This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
Six tips for buying shares in gold companies
Here’s what investors need to think about when considering buying shares in a gold miner.
- Elio D'Amato
- Analysis
- Mergers & acquisitions
Genesis’ Dacian dramas give Albemarle a peek at an alternate universe
If Albemarle executives ever wonder what might have been at Liontown, they need only look to Dacian Gold, where minority holders have held a suitor to ransom.
- Peter Ker
The bitcoin v gold tussle is just gearing up
Bitcoin has thumped gold’s returns over the past 14 years, but the jury is still out on which is a better inflation hedge.
- Tom Richardson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Inside Newmont’s copper-tinged pitch to Aussie investors
On the eve of his takeover of Newcrest, Newmont CEO Tom Palmer wants to make it clear the gold giant has more than one string to its bow.
- James Thomson
September
Gold-mining Collingwood legend has more on his mind than a flag
Former Collingwood captain Peter Moore will spend grand final week mixing business and sport, as he prepares to watch son Darcy lead the Magpies into battle.
- Peter Ker and Gus McCubbing
Australia’s next big gold mine comes with new $1.3b price tag
De Grey Mining says an increase in cost forecast for its new gold mine is line with the inflationary pressures at play in the resources industry.
- Brad Thompson
Short interest spike at Genesis Minerals pricks investors’ ears
The short interest in Genesis sat at a benign 2.8 per cent on September 14 but within a week had shot up to 9.4 per cent.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Newmont $29b takeover to spur massive liquidity event (that few are watching)
Success is judged by liquidity – the degree to which trading occurs on the ASX. There have been plenty of failures.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Kiwi gold: Federation Mining’s Snowy River project hits the market
AustralianSuper-backed Federation Mining has called in Jarden to find a new owner for its New Zealand gold project.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Silver Lake snaps up Red 5 stake as gold miners position for mergers
The raid on 11 per cent of the smaller West Australian operation is a signal to Genesis Minerals that it won’t consolidate the Leonora district without a fight.
- Peter Ker
Macquarie bullish on gold as central banks lift buying
The investment bank is tipping the precious metal to reach $US2100 an ounce as China leads central bank buying of the safe-haven asset.
- Tom Richardson
Rising gold star Perseus shakes up mining’s establishment
The miner has outperformed Northern Star and Evolution Mining on most financial metrics. What will it take for investors to get onboard?
- Peter Ker
August
Gold explorers Matsa rattles the tin; Wentworth in tow
Funds will be centred on its Lake Carey gold project in Western Australia.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
WA gold explorer Black Cat seeks equity top up; taps three brokers
A trio of stockbrokers – Shaw and Partners, Bell Potter and Canaccord Genuity – were rounding up investors at 22.5¢ per share.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Meet the Finlaysons: Rio’s lithium star and her gold guru brother
Marnie Finlayson is Rio’s battery minerals boss – her brother Raleigh runs Genesis. They are children of WA’s Goldfields.
- Brad Thompson
Gold miner’s rubble now worth ‘a couple of billion’
Northern Star’s Kalgoorlie gold mill expansion lowers future processing costs, and turns sub-grade stockpiles into money spinners, investment bank Barrenjoey says.
- Elouise Fowler
Small caps Rox, Battery Age, Pantera and Ecofibre rattle the tin
Fund managers were assessing a rush of capital raises on Tuesday morning from Rox Resources, Battery Age Minerals, Pantera Minerals and Ecofibre.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
A private jet loaded with fake gold sparks international mystery
When Zambian officials discovered millions of dollars of cash, weapons and hundreds of bars of gold in a Bombardier jet, the haul stirred wild speculation in Egypt and Zambia.
- Lynsey Chutel and Vivian Yee
Lunnon Metals raising $20.5m; Euroz, Argonaut on ticket
Western Australia gold and nickel explorer Lunnon Metals was drumming up interest in a $20.5 million equity raising.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Gold hits five-month low, threatens ‘key support’ level
If the price of the precious metal falls below $US1900 an ounce, it could trigger a sell-off, strategists warn.
- Joshua Peach
