Investor Presentaiton
Gold, Silver and Copper
Global investment demand for gold has grown by an average of 15% per year since 2001 and the
gold price has increased almost seven-fold over the same period (1)
Gold Copper and Silver Prices
200%
•
Fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending plans have followed the Covid-19 induced global
economic downturn
175%
•
Gold has long been considered a hedge against inflation, and in years when inflation was higher than
3%, the gold price increased an average of 15% per year (2)
150%
•
Stimulus plans include a focus on green transition and carbon reduction
January 2020:
Beginning of global
coronavirus pandemic
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Battery Electric Vehicles are estimated to require 1.6 to 2.2 times more silver (3) and 3.6 times more
copper(4) than traditional Internal Combustion Engine vehicles
125%
•
Solar and wind technologies need four to six times as much copper as conventional energy (5)
100%
•
The Solar photovoltaic industry consumed 101 Moz of silver in 2020, a 13.3% CAGR since 2015,
compared to total mine production of 784.4 Moz in 2020 (12.9% of mine production) (6)
(1) 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2020. Source: World Gold Council
(2) As of 31 December 2020. Based on y-o-y changes in US dollars for 'gold': LBMA Gold Price PM, and 'inflation': US CPI since January
1971. Sources: Bloomberg, ICE Benchmark Administration, World Gold Council
(3) The Silver Institute, Silver's Growing Role in the Automotive Industry, January 2021
(4) Wood Mackezie, Copper: Powering Up the Electric Vehicle, 13 August 2019
(5) Copper Development Association Inc. and Antofagasta Plc
(6) The Silver Institute, World Silver Survey 2021
75%
7
March/April 2020:
China lockdowns lifted
50%
2019
2020
2021
-Gold
-Silver
Copper
Source: Bloomberg
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