Lithium and the sale of half of Kalgoorlie’s aptly-named Super Pit gold mine are expected to be hot topics at this year’s Diggers and Dealers mining conference.

Speaking on the eve of the three-day talkfest in Western Australia’s Goldfields region, Deloitte clients and markets partner Tim Richards said gold and silver had confirmed their status as safe-haven assets in what proved to be another volatile year for global commodities.

Investors flocked to the precious metals amid heightened economic and political uncertainty from Brexit and the forthcoming US election.”

Depending on what happens with the US election, we might even see higher prices,” Mr Richards told AAP.”

If Donald Trump does get in, then people will want to go further into safer assets.”…

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