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Deepest gold mines are on a 'cliff' as virus cuts output
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2020-04-29 12:06 Section: Daily DispatchesNo problem. The paper mills are still operating and people are still buying paper gold.
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By Felix Njini
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
South Africa's gold industry output has dwindled to a fifth of its 1970s' peak as ever-deepening shafts and higher costs take their toll. The coronavirus may pose an even bigger threat.
Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Brighter days for the mining shares
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-04-28 20:31 Section: Daily Dispatches8:30p ET Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Scotiabank to close its venerable metals business, sources tell Reuters
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-04-28 19:57 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Peter Hobson
Reuters
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
LONDON -- Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) told staff today it would close its metals business, drawing the curtain on one of the most venerable names in precious metals trading, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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1:38p ET Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Papua New Guinea threatens to seize Barrick's Porgera gold mine
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-04-28 11:27 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Neil Hume
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Papua New Guinea has raised the stakes in its dispute with Barrick Gold, threatening to take control of the Porgera gold mine if it remains closed.
Shanghai gold boss wants super-sovereign currency for post-crisis times
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-04-28 11:22 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Samuel Shen and Emily Chow
Reuters
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
SHANGHAI -- The president of the Shanghai Gold Exchange has called for a new super-sovereign currency to offset the global dominance of the U.S. dollar, which he predicted would decline long term, while gold prices rally.
Gold buyers are paying lofty $135 premiums for U.S. coins
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2020-04-27 10:37 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Justina Vasquez
Bloomberg News
Monday, April 27, 2020
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-27/gold-buyers-are-forki...
Retail investors can't seem to get enough of gold during the coronavirus crisis, and they are willing to pay staggering amounts to get their hands on it.
Gold revaluation is easiest way to avert deflation, Rickards tells Hedgeye
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2020-04-26 17:02 Section: Daily Dispatches5p ET Sunday, April 26, 2020
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12:40p ET Sunday, April 25, 2020
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John Kim: The persistent gold and silver price illusion
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2020-04-26 12:24 Section: Daily Dispatches12:23p ET Sunday, April 25, 2020
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While Voima Gold's researcher Jan Nieuwenhuijs argued last week that coin demand has little relevance to the prices of gold and silver --