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What is the ultimate physical metal investment?

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities

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Unlike most metals, a large proportion of gold's 'consumption' is to hold it as a physical investment. What is it that makes gold a good physical investment, and with gold at its current highs, are there alternative metals, or even any other elements, that could provide an alternate investment opportunity? If so, what are the implications for the mining industry…
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Mining Journal Gold Seminar raises political risk worries

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Conferences, Exploration, Mining, Travel

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London's mining scene gathered in force at the Mining Journal's Gold Day. However, we left with concerns about the extent to which gold prices are being supported by investors, and about increasing political risk for gold miners, which is reducing some miners' leverage to the booming gold price. Investor-supported gold Just how much the current high gold price has been…
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