Please see a little about David Davis
David is an Independent gold and precious metal consultant (including uranium). With a broad base of experience covering the fields of strategic planning, mining asset management, valuation, new business and metals beneficiation.
David has been associated with the South African mining industry for the past 43 years. During this period, he has operated and managed numerous metallurgical operations, which include platinum, gold and uranium beneficiation.
David has also served on executive committees in the industry advising on metals beneficiation, strategic planning, mining asset management and new business. David was twice awarded a gold medal by the Mine Metallurgical Managers Association of South Africa for outstanding work in the South African mining industry.
David held the position of Mining Investment Analyst at Credit Suisse Standard Securities and Standard Bank Securities (from 2001 to 2017), covering gold and platinum portfolios. This included providing precious metal price forecasts and detailed supply-and-demand tables for gold and precious metals. From time to time, David has been involved in corporate IPOs and acquisitions with reference to providing valuations of gold mining companies to facilitate this process. David has recently expanded his knowledge and experience in the field of auditing and advising on company sustainability reporting.
David has been ranked the number one Gold Analyst twice by Financial Mail and over the past years has ranked in the top three position. He had a large international client base in the US, London and Europe, and has been ranked with a number of them.
He has also been published widely in academic journals, financial magazines, and regularly presents at local and international conferences and symposiums.
He holds a number of degrees and professional qualifications, which include an PhD. MSc. MBL. C.Eng. C.Chem. FIMMM. FSAIMM. FRIC.
PhD involved: “Studies in the catalytic reduction and decomposition of nitric oxide 1976”.