| | | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold CEO Richard Adkerson told analysts the partners at the Tenke Fungurume operation in the DRC are considering building a cobalt refinery. Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | Spinning out assets is proving popular this year, with Canaco Resources the most recent to announce plans to forge a new exploration company. Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | Large cap gold stocks will continue to move with the gold price as it heads higher but, the significant premiums that investors attached to the companies are getting smaller and smaller Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | The EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice say a $1.4 million settlement involving pollution in Southern Idaho's phosphate patch "resolves a long-standing hazard to fish, wildlife and the environment." Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | Anglo American said coal output fell 37% on the back of heavy rains in Australia and said that its iron ore and copper production numbers also suffered from freak weather Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | Drilling beyond the open-pit shell of an already massive gold deposit, Detour Gold is pushing the limits of gold mineralization with new discoveries. Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | The DRC's Katanga Province is the world's principal supplier of mined cobalt but exports are beset with drastic transportation problems which will continue until the Benguela Railway is rebuilt . Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | The various options for a U.S. investor to hold gold are discussed in the light of the University of Texas' decision to replace its 'paper' gold with bullion. Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | The Australian coal miner said Thursday that China's Yanzhou Coal is one of a short list of potential buyers for the $3.6bn company Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | African Barrick Gold said Q1 net profit fell 5% to $50.4m as production fell 2% and cash costs jumped 28% Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | The Finnish steelmaker said robust sales and higher prices helped it produce stronger-than-expected results for the quarter Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | The Japanese steelmaker said the drop in quarterly profits came after a devastating earthquake on March 11th curtailed shipments but, provided no guidance for the full year Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | The Gem producer said sales rose almost half to $3.96m over the quarter while production grew at 8% over the same period Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | China's closure of a part of the border between the two countries on Tuesday, as a result of a technical glitch has resulted in a ban on trucked coal deliveries that is expected to last about two days Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | Equinox Minerals said it has postponed a vote on its bid for Lundin to May 6th, as it awaits a formal offer from Minmetals Thursday , 21 Apr 2011 | | Russia's top gold digger said it produced 323,000 ounces of the yellow metal in Q1, 60% more than the same period the year before Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | The cost of developing the huge Wafi-Golpu gold-copper project in PNG could be as much as $4billion according to Harmony CEO, Graham Briggs. Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | Brazilian steelmaker CSN has agreed to sell its 19.9% stake in Australian coal miner Riversdale, to Rio Tinto for $830m Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | Demand for lithium is rebounding from a dip in 2009. Byron Capital Markets Battery Materials and Technology Analyst Jonathan Lee reveals his forecast for prices, supply and demand. Energy Report interview Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | Strong industrial markets, of which mining will be a key component, have Metso upping its earnings outlook for 2011. Wednesday , 20 Apr 2011 | | Rising silver prices lead Canadian junior Aurcana to cancel debt financing proposal with two Sprott companies - and it gets sued as a result. Tuesday , 19 Apr 2011 | | 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 | | Gold Fields to buy IAMGOLD's nearly 19% stake in two mines in Ghana | | A look at the staggering increase in US money supply this year and its implications for both inflation and the gold price as well as a look at the effect of 'poor man's gold' on silver | | Hard Rock Analyst co-editor, Eric Coffin sees gold prices well underpinned currently but says there are some changes at work within gold equities | | |
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