Gold was used as an element of beauty and value four thousand years ago – and today, the precious metal is still treasured as a commodity of enduring significance. Tutankhamen’s burial chamber revealed many secrets but what the world remembers most is the hoard of treasure that it contained, including the ornate golden death mask weighing 22 pounds. At today’s…

The Olympic games have started in Rio with a blaze of green and the one element foremost in the minds of competitors and spectators alike is gold. The first recorded evidence of Olympic games shows that an event was held in Olympia Greece in 776BCE. The only event was the men’s 200m sprint. The first marathon was run 286 years…

Global events over the last few months have demonstrated that gold remains a safe haven in times of uncertainty. From the impact of Brexit, followed by terrorist atrocities in France, right through to the attempted military coup in Turkey, the world is experiencing turmoil. And during times of uncertainty and turmoil, the price of gold rallies to inject its aura…

An interesting article posted on the NBC News website regarding forgery in the coin market. Have a read at the article and consider what our Minted bars have on offer. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/glitters-not-gold-fake-gold-silver-coins-flooding-market-n591201 With our tamper resistant packaging, unique engraved serial number & the certificate of authenticity we have the knowledge that your MetCon minted product is genuine. You can count on our…

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More effort should go towards helping African informal gold miners formalize their activities and become part of the mainstream gold supply chain. This is in the best interest of all parties involved, argued South African gold expert Bernard Stern in his address during the recent Dubai Precious Metals Conference, which was themed “Engaging with Africa.” On paper, Africa’s total gold…

Load shedding and the impact of the ongoing power crisis on South Africa’s mining and metal extracting sectors featured high on the agenda during the 2015 Africa Mining Indaba. Industry leaders, including periphery players such as metal refiners, are worried and are hoping for a sustainable solution. As South Africans were subjected to another week of load shedding and insecure…

As the world’s major economies are well on their way to recovery from the global economic crisis, the international gold price has started to come down. Aided by a stronger dollar versus a weakened rand, this poses an interesting opportunity for South Africans who seek to invest, experts say. It seems a lifetime ago since the world plunged into what…

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