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MINEWEB.COM'S TOP STORIES: U.S. rare earths RESTART Act legislation re-introduced in Congress

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TOP STORIES | Thursday , 07 Apr 2011                                                     

U.S. rare earths RESTART Act legislation re-introduced in Congress

H.R. 4866, the Rare Earths Supply Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2011, which died in the waning hours of the 111th Congress, has been resurrected by its Colorado sponsor.    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Copper prices to fall but demand to recover in H2

China's absence from the copper market dampened bullish expectations at the annual CRU Copper conference but many remain positive on the demand story    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Gold and silver royalty companies and under-covered stocks offer opportunities

Investment analyst Ima Casanova describes several situations on little-covered gold and silver companies, including the unique field of royalty companies. Gold Report interview.    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

If the world around us collapses, gold may be our only saving grace

In an increasingly worrying world there are numerous factors that could bring stock markets crashing back to earth, but gold has stood the test of time as a wealth insurance policy    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

More firepower deployed as Nevada's mining tax war escalates

Record mining production and profits to shareholders, leave cash-starved Nevada governments and school districts salivating at the prospect of increased taxation revenue despite constitutional caps.    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Gold and silver stocks boosted by record prices

With gold breaking through $1460 and silver settling well above $39, mid tier and junior gold and silver mining stocks in particular have been strong beneficiaries    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Riversdale Mining appoints 3 Rio-nominated directors

Riversdale said in a statement on Thursday it had appointed senior Rio Tinto executives, Douglas Ritchie, David Peever and Matthew Coulter to its board.    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Global copper supply deficit could be 500,000 tonnes in 2011 - Rio Tinto

Head of Rio Tinto's copper unit, Andrew Harding, says the world copper market could see a supply deficit of half a million tonnes in 2011 and the shortage may extend beyond 2013    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Rio Tinto close to Riversdale majority

After receiving acceptances just before a key deadline for its $4bn bid for the Mozambique-focused coal miner, the global miner said on Wednesday it now holds 49.49% of Riversdale    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Brazilian copper output set to more than double in 3 years

The country, which currently ranks 21 among copper producing nations is planning to boost annual output to 500,000 tonnes by 2014 in a bid to capitalise on current tight global supplies for the in-demand metal    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Aurubis expects higher copper refining charges

Europe's biggest copper producer says smelters will hold some of the power in the latest round of annual treatment charge talks as the growth of mines is higher than that of smelting capacity currently    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Strong interest seen in proposed copper ETF - BlackRock

BlackRock says it has seen strong interest in the copper-backed exchange traded fund it is hoping to launch at the end of 2011    Thursday , 07 Apr 2011

Yesterday's Top Story: Silver's perfomance to treble that of gold over 3 to 5 years - Eric Sprott

Silver is likely to be the investment of the decade in the same way that gold was the investment of the last one as both industrial and investment demand come to the fore, says Eric Sprott    Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011

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Gold's upward trend to continue throughout 2011 - Nicholas Brooks

ETF Securities head of Research and Investment strategy says the key risk to the gold flows this year would be a substantial and sustained rise in global interest rates but this, he says is unlikely

Silver the investment of the decade - Eric Sprott

Silver's performance over the next three to five years is likely to treble that of gold, says Sprott Asset Management Chairman, Eric Sprott, and he is still bullish on gold as well

Gold through $1,500 by year end as key drivers remain in place - Walker

While we may see trade in gold get choppier over the course of the year, negative real interest rates and other factors will continue to support gold through the course of 2011, says GFMS CEO , Paul Walker

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