Veteran investor ramps up bet on Irish gold

Veteran mining investor Paul Johnson has pushed his stake in Irish gold exploration company Conroy Gold to more than 6 per cent – worth around £250,000 - and expects to build it higher as the Irish gold rush builds.

Johnson – who has acknowledged that the company “has been a serial poor performer” in the past – said that he believes that Conroy has been substantially undervalued by the markets.

He pointed out ...