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Evolution boss sees global uncertainty underpinning gold price

Published 06/10/2016, 01:10 pm
Updated 06/10/2016, 01:20 pm
© Reuters.  Evolution boss sees global uncertainty underpinning gold price
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MELBOURNE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Evolution Mining EVN.AX , Australia's no.2 gold miner, expects gold prices to remain strong due to geopolitical and fiscal uncertainty, despite a recent drop on prospects of a U.S. rate hike in December.

"Until global economies can address the underlying systemic reality that we are all spending more than we can afford, it may be good for gold but not much else," Evolution's executive chairman, Jake Klein, said at an industry event.

Terror attacks, civil wars and political upheaval, including the potential election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, all created uncertainty that was driving investor demand for gold, which was good for gold miners, Klein said.

"So if we are in a traditional bull cycle like the last seven - and I don't think there is any reason to believe we are not - there is still likely a long way to go for gold equities," he said.

Evolution has expanded over the past five years to become Australia's second-largest gold miner behind Newcrest Mining NCM.AX , acquiring mines or mine stakes from majors like Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO and Glencore GLEN.L .

Its shares have jumped 75 percent over the past year, but slid to a one-month low on Thursday following a drop in gold prices. Gold GCc1 prices hit a more than two-year high of $1,375 an ounce in July and have since fallen to $1,266.

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