21 November 2022
The Chinese mainland remained the top recipient for re-refined high purity gold exports from the Swiss gold refineries in October which continued to see the yellow metal flowing from West to East. However volumes to India slipped while exports to Turkey remained at a high level. Article updated with country-by-country destination chart.
21 June 2022
A listing of the world's top gold producing companies in 2021 shows some significant changes from a year earlier, partly due to Covid and partly due to mergers. acquisitions and divestments, which have continued into the current year. Higher gold prices have been making this a more profitable investment sector and dividends have been rising accordingly,
10 June 2022
Specialist precious metals consultancy, Metals Focus, has produced its 100 page plus 2022 Gold Focus report covering all aspects of gold supply and demand worldwide. Here we focus on the world's top gold producing nations, plus comments on the consultancy's outlook for the yellow metal over the remainder of the year
22 May 2022
Russia continues to be totally reticent on whether or not it has been adding to its gold reserves despite intimating that it might resume such additions from April after a 2-year gap. We assume its reluctance to come up with new figures is war-related. Meanwhile there are rumours that Russia and China are considering launching a new gold and commodity backed reserve currency to challenge the U.S. dollar.
22 June 2021
Another take-away from the latest Metals Focus Gold Focus 2021 report tabulates the world's top gold mining companies and mines and comments on the likely profitability of these mining companies at current, and higher, gold prices.
21 June 2021
The latest Metals Focus Gold Focus 2021 annual analysis assesses country by country gold output in 2020 and its projections for the current year show that peak gold is still elusive, but remains on the near horizon.
01 July 2020
The world's biggest gold mining companies of last year ranked. These are thye 'blue chip' stocks of the gold mining sector and should be of particular interest to investors wishing to follow the gold equities route.
26 April 2020
The Silver Institute's annual silver survey, this year prepared by UL precious metals consultancy Metals Focus, has been released and the article below looks at the Top 20 producing nations and mining companies.as well as price guidance
18 April 2018
According to the latest silver report from GFMS, global new mined silver output fell by 4% last year, but the consultancy anticipates a recovery in 2018. Last year's silver production winners and losers are tabulated.
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