Headline news on Monday was the approval by the Department of Conservation of an extension of Oceana Gold’s Reefton mine by “34 rugby fields” as we heard one news story put it so kiwiana-ishly. Our (likely controversial) take is that the Greens should actually be embracing gold. Why? Because gold would likely have a dramatic […]
Category Archives: New Zealand Articles
This category includes all the articles on gold, silver and related topics written by Gold Survival Guide, often with a New Zealand focus.
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Jun
Jun
This week we had an email from a reader (and well informed reader at that) asking about the possibility of governments confiscating citizens gold or even the possibility according to James Rickards that “the government won’t need to confiscate gold, they will deem that the citizen has made an unfair windfall profit and impose a […]
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Jun
Jun
With gold mining shares having bounced up significantly in the last week or so, this latest free gold mining stock report from Fat Prophets we have for you this week could be timely. This features an Australian listed junior gold mining stock Saracen Mineral Holdings. If you’re looking at gold mining shares in Australia, then […]
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May
May
We received the following question from a reader during the week and thought our answer might be worth sharing for people who didn’t hold any gold during the 2008 market turmoil… “Just wanted to get your view on why the gold price is falling. I thought it was regarded as a safe haven in turbulent […]
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Apr
Apr
Following on from the first free Aussie gold mining stock pick we featured a couple of weeks ago we have another free report this week from Fat Prophets. Founded by New Zealand born Angus Geddes in 2000, Fat Prophets is an Australian based stock market research house providing insightful reports, recommendations, and investment / wealth management services. They […]
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Apr
Apr
There’s plenty of talk around about the gold bull market being over. Mostly from those who also proclaimed it over at $600 an ounce and $800 and $1000. We actually had an email forwarded on from a reader recently which covered much the same ground as always. We thought it might be useful to […]
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Jan
Jan
With another year past it’s time to reflect on the performance of gold and silver in New Zealand dollar terms. You may have read recently about how gold has again ended the year higher than it began. No big deal except for the fact it is the 11th year in a row that gold has […]
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Dec
Dec
It’s a question we get a lot from people we know (and those we don’t for that matter): “Is now a good time to buy silver bullion when holding New Zealand dollars?” Better buying silver now than 8 months ago Well, the first answer and one that doesn’t require a huge amount of insight is […]
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Dec
Dec
A highlight of the recent Sydney Gold Symposium we attended was the panel discussion at the conclusion, which featured the 4 big names of the event: Eric Sprott – Sprott Asset Management John Embry – Sprott Asset Management Egon Von Greyerz – Matterhorn Asset management Ben Davies – Hinde Capital This […]
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Nov
Nov
Very apocalyptic indeed was the title of Egon von Greyerz of Matterhorn Asset Management’s presentation at the Sydney Gold Symposium… “A Return to the Dark Ages” However given his gloomy title he had a collection of somewhat edgy but humorous slides to lighten the mood. We’ve seen von Greyerz perform pretty well on CNBC in […]