A horrid year for gold is ending with glimmers of hope

A horrid year for gold is ending with glimmers of hope

The gold price decline this year has challenged the precious metal’s status as a hedge against inflation and a haven in troubled times. But the worst may be over now.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Worker killed at Saint Ives gold mine near Kambalda

Worker killed at Saint Ives gold mine near Kambalda

A worker died after an accident in an underground gold mine late Tuesday.

  • byPeter Milne
Ghana to probe Australian mine theft,question Shaanxi officials

Ghana to probe Australian mine theft,question Shaanxi officials

Our Blood Gold year-long investigation has prompted the Ghanaian Minerals Commission to investigate corruption and murder allegations against a Chinese state-linked company.

  • byPeter Milne,Eryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti
Australian minister to fly to Africa as local leader labels Chinese mine ‘bloodthirsty’

Australian minister to fly to Africa as local leader labels Chinese mine ‘bloodthirsty’

The deadly multimillion-dollar dispute between an Australian and a Chinese state-linked gold mine in Ghana is reaching a tipping point.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti
Is it better to buy gold or just invest in shares?
Opinion
Opinion

Is it better to buy gold or just invest in shares?

When you buy gold you are doing nothing more than having a flutter on a commodity price and hoping you will be lucky.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Ghanaian minister to face Cassius in Australia

Ghanaian minister to face Cassius in Australia

Samuel Jinapor is expected to be confronted by Cassius’ directors over the $395 million lawsuit in Perth.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti
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Look to Africa to see China’s ambitions in the Pacific

Look to Africa to see China’s ambitions in the Pacific

Beijing’s actions in Africa tell us not just about how it views the continent,but about its plans for the rest of the world.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
As equities plunge,could gold and cash be back on the menu?
Analysis
Investing

As equities plunge,could gold and cash be back on the menu?

As global equity markets remain unpredictable,investors are being urged to start looking at more stable investment options,such as gold and cash.

  • byDominic Powell
Russia’s financial lifeline faces a new threat

Russia’s financial lifeline faces a new threat

Russia continues to find ways to sell its oil and fund the war in Ukraine despite the West’s best efforts to strangle its revenues. But a new plan is being hatched.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Eureka!:Is there a new gold rush in these long tubes of dirt?

Eureka!:Is there a new gold rush in these long tubes of dirt?

The search for gold is booming in Victoria as exploration companies hope to strike it rich. But locals fear it will come at a cost.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
A golden audit - RBA to check on its $6 billion in bullion

A golden audit - RBA to check on its $6 billion in bullion

The Reserve Bank holds 80 tonnes of gold beneath the Bank of England in London. An official is being sent to check it is all there.

  • byShane Wright