PEAK GOLD - GOLD PRODUCTION COLLAPSE CONTINUES IN SOUTH AFRICA

"Mine supply [is] not increasing sufficiently to meet demand ... South Africa produced over 1,000 tonnes of gold in 1970 but production has fallen to below 250 tonnes in recent years ... despite the massive technological advances ... Geological constraints may be leading to lower production ... Peak oil is a phenomenon many will be aware of – peak gold remains a foreign concept to most. Peak gold is the date at which the maximum rate of global gold extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline ... In 2001, the world saw what was believed to be record global gold production of 2,649 tonnes. Production then fell in the coming years despite the rising gold price ... Ore grades have fallen."

Ein Artikel mit bemerkenswerten Parallelen von Peak Gold zu Peak Oil. Erschienen auf GoldCore (13. Juli 2012).