| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | Pan American Silver CEO Geoff Burns said production issues during the first quarter have been addressed and the company will meet its 2011 guidance. Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | Commodity trader Glencore, has confirmed the price of its initial public offering, in the middle of its initial range. It hopes the level will secure a strong performance on debut Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | Shifts in control of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo mines may begin breaking the links between mining and the ongoing DRC conflict, a new Canadian NGO report suggests. Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | While gold ETFs in the US and the UK experienced net redemptions in Q1 2011, the behaviour of investors in the world's largest consumer of gold was rather different Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | Warren Buffett is not always right, indeed has been particularly wrong on precious metals over the years, and this article is a response to his recent comments on gold at the Berkshire Hathaway AGM. Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | A healthy increase in gold production from its Frog's Leg mine in Australia helped propel La Mancha to a record first quarter. Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | Northland Resources sweetened the outlook for its Kaunisvaara iron ore mine, which it hopes to have running by 2013. Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | There will be a changed approach to exploration at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia's far north to focus on finding new underground ore positions to extend the known life of the mine Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | Looking through the gaze of fractal analysis, commodities are likely to come down from here, especially when measured in gold terms; the dollar is closer to a long-term bottom than a long-term top Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | The all-important meeting to decide on Cairn Energy's sale of a majority interest in Cairn India to Vedanta has been scheduled on May 27, exactly seven days after the deal deadline expires Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | According to a senior executive at the exchange, the listing of commodities trading giant, Glencore, will provide a welcome boost to interest by mining companies in listing on the bourse Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | Venezuela's state-run gold miner, Minerven, said production fell significantly to 1.7 tonnes last year, well short of its 4 tonne target, and is now seeking a government bailout of $70m Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | After decades of political turmoil, Guinea's first freely elected government needs to make reforms across the board and many are needed to clean up its mining sector but, too many too soon could scare off investors Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | After a volatile start to the year, Rio Tinto expects global iron ore prices to stabilise in the September quarter and expects only a small change in the quarterly price Thursday , 19 May 2011 | | Hoping to cash in on the explosive growth in gold investment demand in mainland China, the Hong Kong Mercantile exchange launched a gold futures contract on Wednesday Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | An examination of the likelihood of the U.S. Fed (or the Eurozone) raising interest rates and the possible effects on the gold and silver prices of different interest rate scenarios Wednesday , 18 May 2011 | | A look at what has been going on in the gold market since the dip and why it is worth looking at the price of the metal in currencies other than the dollar | | Johnson Matthey which has just launched its platinum survey says the metal is likely to trade on average at $1,870 over the next six months but, could go as high as $2,000 | | There is a potential for a 20% uptick for the whole gold industry | | |
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