October 2022
Perth Mint can help those building ‘offshore financial fortresses’
One of the handy things about being a gold refiner, as opposed to a bank, is you don’t always need to thoroughly check who is buying your gold bullion.
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- Jessica Sier
April 2021
Mining boss warns China stokes risk in Africa
Evolution Mining executive chairman Jake Klein expects sovereign risk will continue to rise in Africa and developing nations as Chinese influence grows.
- Peter Ker
January 2021
Guerilla leader, drug baron, gold magnate … and now social reformer?
Suriname’s vice president, Ronnie Brunswijk, has been many things. Now, he wants to be known as the man who will spread its newfound oil wealth equitably.
- Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ank Kuipers
October 2020
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- Scandal
Perth Mint holding $100m of gold for tax haven clients
Scandal-plagued Perth Mint failed to conduct ID checks on clients of a bank now under investigation in five countries.
- Angus Grigg
August 2020
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- Papua New Guinea
Perth Mint dumps auditor but retains crucial accreditation
A tainted gold scandal has not cost the Perth Mint its most important accreditation, but one fund manager has questioned the rigour of the review process.
- Angus Grigg
July 2020
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- Perth Mint
As gold surges, Perth Mint stumbles into tax havens
WA taxpayers may be guaranteeing gold for Russian mobsters and tax cheats, warns a former police officer.
- Angus Grigg
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- Perth Mint
Two of the world's biggest banks blacklist Perth Mint
The scandal around child-labour and mercury use by small miners in PNG has seen HSBC and JPMorgan stop buying gold from the Perth Mint.
- Angus Grigg
June 2020
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- Perth Mint
WA corruption watchdog looking at Perth Mint
Already under pressure over tainted gold, the government-owned refiner is now facing fresh questions over corruption.
- Angus Grigg
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- Perth Mint
Secret recording reveals Perth Mint CEO knew of corruption advice
The chief executive of the Perth Mint, Richard Hayes, said lawyers were "gung ho" and in favour of calling in the state's corruption watchdog, according to a secret recording that contradicts a statement the refiner issued just a day earlier.
- Angus Grigg
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- Perth Mint
Perth Mint board ignored corruption advice
As pressure builds on the Mint, chairman Sam Walsh has broken his silence and suspended gold shipments from small miners in PNG.
- Angus Grigg
Premier orders urgent review into Perth Mint gold scandal
Former Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh will lead the review into the mint's suppliers and what checks were done on a convicted killer.
- Angus Grigg
- Analysis
- Perth Mint
Sam Walsh MIA as gold industry goes on trial
The Perth Mint chairman has been silent as the government-owned entity is accused of having children labour and toxic mercury in its supply chain.
- Angus Grigg
Perth Mint facing London sanctions over conflict gold
The refiner, owned by the WA government, could lose its responsible sourcing accreditation at the world's largest gold exchange.
- Angus Grigg
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- Perth Mint
Auditor contradicts Perth Mint claims on conflict gold
The WA Premier Mark McGowan has sought an urgent briefing with the Perth Mint, as its auditor admits few tough questions were asked.
- Angus Grigg
Perth Mint was the gold standard
The Perth Mint was established in 1899 to refine newly discovered gold from fields in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie and provide legal tender across the British Empire.
- Angus Grigg
- Investigation
- Perth Mint
Revealed: Perth Mint and the convicted killer
The WA government-owned mint buys up to $200 million of "conflict gold" a year from a convicted killer in Papua New Guinea, a breach of its global accreditation and internal policies.
- Angus Grigg