Mining’s old guard needs strong medicine
A new report details subpar investor returns in the mining industry over the last decade, particularly big cap diversified companies which have not adapted to new realities.
Gold fell to a six-week low in Tuesday trading, stopping just short of the $1,700 an ounce threshold as investors become increasingly concerned about the state of the global economy.
Reuters reports that the precious metal fell over 1% on widespread concerns over the economy which also dragged down equities by over a percent, saw copper futures tap six-week troughs, and boosted the fortunes of the US dollar.
Spot gold prices fell 1.3% to $1,706.20 an ounce in afternoon trading, while US gold futures for delivery in December shed $16,90 to hit $1709.40 an ounce. Gold also sank beneath the key technical support of the 50-day moving average.
Precious metal peer silver declined 2.2% in Tuesday trading to $31.69 an ounce.
Gold hit its 2012 high of $1,796.69 earlier this month, closely approaching yet failing to breach the $1,800 barrier.
