| | | | Gold continued its upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2011 and did so with remarkably low volatility. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | Agnico-Eagle CEO Sean Boyd forecasts a 20% increase in gold production during the second half of this year. Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | Barrick looks more like a Freeport-McMoRan, which operates the world's biggest gold mine than a "pure" gold miner but, is that a bad thing. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | The aborted merger with Lundin Mining cost Inmet Mining $6 million in expenses during the first-quarter 2011, Inmet estimated. Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | More gold resources could generate extra cash flow for Nevsun in the short term while more base metals could add years to Bisha's mine life. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | On the heels of adding some one million ounces gold to its Amulsar resource, Lydian announced plans to try and find more in relatively uncharted territory. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | The latest figures from the World Gold Council show that Central Bank Sales under CBGA3 are negligible while Russia and Bolivia have increased their holdings. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | For the world's largest gold miner, its decision to buy Equinox Minerals seems to highlight its narrow range of growth options - diversification or a costly mega-gold deal Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | The gold mine, which was worked briefly in 1999-2000 before being overrun, could be the beginning of a mining boom the nation's prime minister is hoping will be its new growth engine Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | According to the China Iron & Steel Association, China's total steel capacity will hit 768m tonnes by year-end and that controlling excess capacity is one of the biggest tasks facing the sector Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | The group exceeded analyst-estimates to produce net earnings of $423m during the quarter adding that it has increased it 2011 sales volume expectations for North American iron ore Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | According to Rand Uranium CEO, John Munro, the deal comes at a time when, for well-known reasons, uranium prospects are finding financing challenging, Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | An increase in customer spending following the recession is expected to push up Caterpillar profits more than three fold. Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | The Montreal-based gold digger says the extension comes on the back of a recently increased gold reserve estimate. The mine is now expected to produce 574,000 per year Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | In a further step toward electricity self-sufficiency, Brazil's largest electricity user has joined the consortium that is building the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | Buenaventura, which controls, 43.7% of the Yanacocha gold pit, said higher sales and stronger metals prices helped push up earnings Friday , 29 Apr 2011 | | Kennametal exceeded analyst estimates reporting higher-than-expected profits of $64.7m in the March quarter on the back of rising demand from the engineering and transportation sectors. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Whether gold bugs and metals analysts like it or not, Barrick could be mining up to 1.4 billion pounds of copper annually within a few years. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Haywood Securities analyst, Kerry Smith, says, while he understands the numbers behind the deal, the implication that Barrick sees very few or no opportunities in the gold space is worrying | | RBCCM's Leon Esterhuizen says low stock valuations and a positive outlook for metal prices mean a few interesting investment scenarios for PGM stocks | | A look at the reasons behind the rare earth miner's latest deal, how it fits in with the AS Silmet deal announced earlier and a view on why the rare earth supply squeeze could last longer than many expect | | |
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