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The world in July continued to be defined by ‘Delta’, as the Coronavirus ‘third wave’ grew rapidly.  This has impacted Australia of course, and the other 131 countries that it has spread to bringing with it the appearance or possibility that it…

Nick Frappell Global General Manager, ABC Bullion  16 July 2021 Summary: UK’s Prudential Regulator allows for unallocated deposits to be offset by unencumbered physical stocks, easing concerns over clearing. Gold still not considered a High-…

The Impact of Basel III on the Gold Markets Nick FrappellGlobal General Manager Key points: Basel III aims to reduce systemic risk via better controls on liquidity exposure. NSFR and HQLA (explanations below) are the two mechanisms that …

Refining the gold standard   In spite of a disruptive 2020, the Australian mining sector overcame adversity and continued to operate. Very few international mining economies could replicate our success. No doubt this achievement will be a hot top…

ABC Refinery operates the largest silver refinery in the southern hemisphere, refining over 70% of Australia’s annual silver production in the heart of Sydney.   ABC Refinery Chief Commercial Officer, David Woodford, said that demand for ABC Refin…

ABC Refinery and its parent Pallion are focused on exceeding the highest international environmental, community, health, and industry standards. It is this approach that informs our position as a global leader in the vertically integrated and transp…

ABC Refinery proudly reached 24.6 per cent market share in the Australian Gold Refining Industry and is gaining momentum. Since its accreditation from the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) in 2015, ABC Refinery has gone from strength to stren…

  ABC Refinery is proud to announce it has received accreditation from the CME Group for its premier gold product, the COMEX “GC” gold futures contract, effective 05 June 2020.  The accreditation sees ABC Refinery bars added to the COMEX good deliv…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 1st May 2020) JP Morgan says US money printing may ignite an inflation bomb. This week we also look at the: China calls for new super-sovereign currency to counter the US Why Scotiabank closed its bullio…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 24th April 2020) Gold edged higher this week to $1,726 and silver is tracking sideways around the USD $15 per ounce level, yet to make up its mind on whether to join gold or remain uncoupled as the AUD/USD tr…

Earth Day 2020 at ABC Refinery  Earth Day 2020 focuses on challenges associated with climate change, especially surrounding air and water pollution. At Pallion, we pride ourselves on instilling processes and practices to reduce our carbon footprint…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 17th April 2020) Gold reached a high of $1,747 this week and silver consolidated currently trading around the $15.40 level. With the Australian dollar trading within a 1.8 cent around 0.6354 the AUD metal pri…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 10th April 2020) Gold advanced to $1,648 this week on US dollar weakness and silver battled with the $15 level after adding around 7% from the start of the week. The USD index retreated, putting the AUD back …

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 3rd April 2020) A bit of a mixed week for the metals, with gold initially falling but recovering back above $1600 and silver to $14.56. The Aussie dropped to 60.5 cents this week helping local prices recover …

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 27th March 2020) A good week for the metals with gold staging a recovery above $1,600 and silver outperforming to over $14.50. For Aussie investors, we saw the $A gold price reach a new high of $2,766.95 but …

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 20th March 2020) Another tough week for precious metals with gold falling to the $1,450 level and silver near $12 however with the Aussie dollar also getting hit Australian gold prices have held up in the $2,…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 13th March 2020) Stock markets have seen the most vicious sell-off since the 1987 “Black Monday” crash and the precious metals were dragged down on liquidating longs. However, with the AUD taking a beating to…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 6th March 2020) The metals recovered this week with equity market volatility sending gold to $1,670 and silver $17.45. The Aussie dollar’s recovery cut into local price gains but gold was still up from recent…

3 March 2020 Evolution Mining and ABC Refinery Partner with the University of Queensland for Breakthrough Cancer Research In a revolutionary partnership, Evolution Mining and ABC Refinery have donated their resources to the Centre for Personali…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 28th February 2020) The US stock market finally woke up to coronavirus risk with the S&P 500 crashing 11.60% in less than a week, and gold jumping to highs of $1,687. Silver fell back this week to $17.80 …

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 21st February 2020) Gold broke above the crucial $1,586 level this week, trading above $1,620; silver moved above $18 into a resistance zone between $18.40 and $18.50. The Australian dollar busting down past …

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 14th February 2020) US gold rallied to $1,577 and silver fell back to $17.66 this week. The AUD/USD was on struggle street last week, hitting an 11 year low and pushing AUD gold higher to $2,346. This week, …

  ABC Refinery announced the significant expansion of its Treasury & Precious Metals Trading capability with the recruitment of Joe Metcalfe as Treasurer (formerly Perth Mint Deputy CEO), Nishan Kodituwakku as Deputy Treasurer (former Perth Min…

Precious Metals Commentary (week ending 7th February 2020) The metals eased as markets accepted the official coronavirus numbers, with gold lower to $1,565 and silver to $17.80. A RBA rates hold pushed the AUD higher to 0.673 and the local gold pri…

At a time of low-interest rates, the global stash of gold in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit the highest level in seven years as the impact of the coronavirus on markets and sentiment reinforced demand for havens The latest influx into bullion-bac…