| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | As China becomes the dominant presence in global commodities markets, S&P feels downside scenarios are unlikely to occur, "but the shocks will be felt around the commodities world." Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | Bringing more prospective land under its umbrella, Endeavour Silver looks for more high grade silver-gold not far away from its Porvenir silver-gold mine. Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | While Nevada explorationists get a $37.4 million tax break, thanks to a new court decision, Nevada's mining operators will pay an extra $24 million over the next two years. Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | An aggressive step-out program expanding mineralization lends support to African Gold's goal of growing resources at Kobada to two million ounces gold. Wednesday , 01 Jun 2011 | | The next few months are likely to see gold continue higher on the back of continued concerns about debt, not just in Europe but also the US after which a modest correction is on the cards Wednesday , 01 Jun 2011 | | The new contract should fetch the company higher prices this year but will limit the extent of further increases. The contract also raised the quantity of silicon to be delivered by its Becancour Silicon unit Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | Shares in the Canadian miner jumped as much as 8% on the announcement that it has found a new porphyry-gold style target on its Venecia and Fredonia projects in Colombia Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | The European Investment Bank has frozen all new loans to the commodities trader because of serious concerns about the group's corporate governance Wednesday , 01 Jun 2011 | | South Africa's Mineral Resources Minister, Susan Shabangu says the new regulations will help to tackle rising mine deaths in the country Wednesday , 01 Jun 2011 | | The Canadian miner said it has reached a start-up production rate of 1,000 tonnes per day as opposed to the expected 750 tpd and expects to more than quadruple metal production by 2019 Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | According to the country's resources minister, pumping out the mines and returning to production has required enormous efforts and industry is to be commended on the speed at which production has resumed Wednesday , 01 Jun 2011 | | Copper prices in London fell on Thursday, extending the previous session's losses as disappointing data out of the U.S. raised concerns about global economic recovery Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | The loss-making stainless steel group said it will sell its 4.3% stake in the miner to the Finnish state as part of a deal to cut debt and boost its finances. Wednesday , 01 Jun 2011 | | Metso has been contracted to supply and service key equipment for a major mineral processing plant being constructed by Russia's third largest copper miner. Thursday , 02 Jun 2011 | | As anti-mining protests in Peru threaten the upcoming presidential elections, President Alan Garcia Pérez has suspended mining concessions in several provinces as a new commission examines possible reforms. Wednesday , 01 Jun 2011 | | 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 | | Investec's Michael Power takes us through the impact of the end of QE2, the continuing escalation of the euro zone's problems the rise of Indian and Chinese coal demand | | Hong Kong based Puru Saxena sees Eastern precious metals demand continuing and rising as wealth grows - and sees the recent downturn in prices reversing. | | |
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