| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | The big market, and high prices, for iron ore has Australian miners and prospectors searching for more big new deposits that could rival those of mega miners BHP and Rio Tinto Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | As concerns grow once more about the health of the global economy and the nature of gold demand shifts, so the yellow metal is likely to shrug off its traditional summer funk. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Whatever happened to the 33 rescued Chilean miners? Currently they're too busy speaking about their ordeal to return to mining, says one of the drillers who helped rescue them. Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | Tier 1 gold miner, Newcrest, cuts gold guidance for second time due to power failure at its major Lihir mine which will take 3 weeks to fix but says cost guidance remains unchanged. Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | Mann, a senior analyst with Freestone, explains why about one third of $2.1 billion in assets under management are invested in non-traditional assets, including precious metals. Gold Report interview Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | As part of drilling for an updated resource of its high-grade Brucejack project, Bob Quartermain's Pretium Resources hit another enormouslyy high-grade intercept @ 18,755 g/t gold and 9,312 g/t silver. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | By taking a hard second look at its Monterde gold/silver project design, Kimber Resources has made deep savings on projected mine costs by attacking stripping ratio. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Bear Creek stock has fallen back again as protests resume in Peru's Puno region with protestors seeking an end to all mining in the province Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | An international patent has been applied-for for what is to be called the TIVAN hydrometallurgical process developed to extract vanadium and titanium from Mount Peake ores Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | Noble Group has offered A$0.50 a share for iron ore junior Territory Resources outbidding South Africa's Exxaro by 9% Thursday , 09 Jun 2011 | | Despite high metals prices mining company earnings are likely to be adversely impacted by ever-rising capital and operating costs Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | AngloGold Ashanti reckons that its tax agreements with the Tanzanian government will mean any super profits tax will not apply to it Geita mine. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Documents seen by Reuters show that Tanzania is mulling a "super profits tax" on mining to help fund its five-year development plan. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | South Africa's Thoroughtec has secured an order from Rio Tinto for its CYBERMINE mining simulators for the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold mine in Mongolia Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Miners at Australia and the World's biggest metallurgical coal exporter have voted to strike in a move which could put further upwards pressure on coal prices Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | African Barrick's shares dropped on reports that Tanzania would impose a super tax on miners' windfall profits. Company says it has not been involved in any discussions on the issue Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | India, which was in fourth position in terms of purchasing power parity in 2009, is set to climb to the second spot after China, with the US slipping to third Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Comments by Ben Bernake in a speech have punctured expectations for imminent QE3, leading to reduced pressure on dollar and gold price slipping Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | A recent drop in iron ore prices has led to Chinese steel mills restocking after record steel production in first five months of year. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Alcoa's CEO welcomes the current high prices for copper seeing at even more reason for much cheaper aluminium to be used to replace the red metal in many applications. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Newly elected Peru President Humala appears to be softening his approach on mine taxation but still says mining profits should help pay for social programs for the poor. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | China is restructuring its rare earths mining activities in Inner Mongolia - its main source of rare earths - giving Baotou, the principal producer, a virtual monopoly in the region. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | PwC says mining demand continues to be stoked by strong emerging markets growth although the cost base of the industry permanently changed as lower grades and labor shortages take effect. Wednesday , 08 Jun 2011 | | Problems in both the U.S. and Europe as well as continued growth in investment demand are some of the reasons why Sprott's John Embry believes gold is likely to have a good summer. | | Steve Kidd, deputy director general at the World Nuclear Association, takes a look at the long term outlook for nuclear power in a post Fukushima world without Germany as a major player | | This year, selling in May and going away might not be the best strategy for the gold market as there are some rather important macroeconomic events occuring over the next few months that will have a bearing on the metal | | |
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