Our panel of gold experts reviews the price increase to far in 2019, what would drive the price into 2020, and how precious metal equities were likely to respond, including the likelihood of M&A. They also touch on how the rise in responsible gold mining is changing the behaviour of miners and how they are viewed by the market, and the threat from cryptocurrencies.

Mining Journal head of research Chris Cann puts the relevant questions to Gervais Williams, author and head of equities of investment firm Premier Miton; John Mulligan, head of member and market relations at the World Gold Council; and Charlie Gibson, gold and equity analyst and Edison Investment Research director of mining.

Mining Journal: Gold Panel - M&A Inevitable with creeping gold price