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TOP STORIES | Monday , 22 Aug 2011                                                     

Many uranium, lithium and REE juniors may not survive-Hallgarten

Metals analyst Christopher Ecclestone says the overcrowding in the "TSX's mining sub-sectors du jour" might remind investors of the "March of the Lemmings."    Monday , 22 Aug 2011

Be afraid! Gold's move symptomatic of total loss of confidence

The stellar gold price rises of the past few weeks are an extremely worrying sign that perception that the global economy is collapsing is growing - and markets thrive or crash on confidence.    Sunday , 21 Aug 2011

Australia's Adamus and Canada's Endeavour Mining to merge

The M&A action continues with the announcement by Australia's Adamus Resources and Canada's Endeavour Mining of a merger-of-equals agreement that will see the two combine their assets in West Africa    Monday , 22 Aug 2011

Mines Minister confident SA will exceed black ownership target

Susan Shabangu, South Africa's mines minister, said this weekend she is confident that the mining sector will meet government-set ownership targets by 2014 and, if done right, the policy would soon no longer be needed    Monday , 22 Aug 2011

Silver had moved nervously in pursuit of gold but is now starting to fly again

With Sprott planning to buy another $32 million worth of silver, is the price going to take off again, or continue its pattern of a nervous advance alongside any gold price increase?    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

SAIL teams up with competitors for 1.8 bn tonnes of Afghan iron ore

The Steel Authority of India has teamed up with rival domestic firms to bid for Afghan iron ore mines with reserves of around 1.8 billion tonnes, envisaging an investment of $3billion over 30 years.    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

Investors play down Macarthur Coal bidding war prospects

Despite a report in a UK newspaper that said Anglo American was considering a rival bid for Australia's Macarthur Coal, investors remain cautious as to the actual likelihood of a second bid.    Monday , 22 Aug 2011

$5,000 gold and $200 silver lie ahead within four years - Rob McEwen

Rob McEwen explains his rationale for $5,000/oz gold and $200/oz silver and how factors leading to those prices will affect the industry and comments on some of the companies with which he is currently involved.. Gold Report interview    Saturday , 20 Aug 2011

Gold imports into India set to cross the 1,000 tonne mark this year

India's investment demand for gold jumped 78% to 108.5 tonnes, while jewellery demand rose 17% in the second quarter till July 2011 to 139.8 tonnes, while in value terms demand rose 70% in India.    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

Terramin to resume full production at Angas mine by month-end

The Australian firm said it would resume full operations at the lead and zinc mine by August 31 after repairsan electrical incident last week forced it to halt milling work.    Monday , 22 Aug 2011

Iron ore prices steady after two sessions of losses

Prices of the most-traded iron ore contract on the Shanghai futures exchange were steady after falling for two sessions, a sign, analysts say, of expectations that demand will remain strong in China    Monday , 22 Aug 2011

Gold price set to gain most in over 30 years - Bloomberg survey

Even BoA Merrill Lynch is now forecasting $2000 gold for this year as the metal price soars as deep-rooted debt problems will take years to work out of the system.    Monday , 22 Aug 2011

Vale indonesian nickel unit sees fall in output

International Nickel Indonesia sees output falling as expected as it rebuilds after earthquake and storm damage    Saturday , 20 Aug 2011

World No. 1 platinum miner raises pay offer as union threatens strike

Anglo American Platinum has, according to South Africa's National union of Mineworkers, raised its pay offer to workers in attempt to ward off threatened strike action    Saturday , 20 Aug 2011

Dow/Gold ratio falls to post-'87 crash low

For followers of significant ratios that of the Dow Jones Index to gold may be of particular interest in today's 'interesting times'. Will it fall to the 1.0 level last seen in 1980?    Saturday , 20 Aug 2011

Canaco gears up for busy year at Magambazi gold project in Tanzania

With a scoping study due out next year on the heels of an initial resource estimate, Canaco Resources' Magambazi gold project is coming of age.    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

Venezuela's gold move highlights the country's reliance on gold - analysts

Analysts have raised concerns about the proportion of Venezuela's reserves held in gold and say the country could be at risk were prices to fall.    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

Kinross looking for growth at Tasiast mine

The gold digger says exploration at its massive West African gold mine is showing promising results and the company is confident it will be able to expand the scope of the project significantly    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

Gold, silver, emeralds, diamonds..Indian $22 bn temple treasure presents challenges

Estimated to be worth around $22bn, the treasure, discovered earlier this year in vaults below the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, is proving a challenge for those trying to get it out    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

Remarkable times for gold make Chavez policy path of wisdom!

Gold and silver have been rising fast which emphasizes the tribulations of the global economy and makes Venezuela's policy of repatriating its gold and holding its reserves in BRIC currencies look really smart.    Friday , 19 Aug 2011

Weekend Top Story: Gold still good, but silver better! - Sprott selling his gold to buy silver.

Following his oft repeated comments that gold was the investment of the past decade and silver of the current one, Eric Sprott has been moving some of his gold holdings into silver.    Thursday , 18 Aug 2011

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Gold prices to average $1,600 in Q4 as investor demand slips - Westmore

Gold is curerntly pricing in a good probability of a further global recession but, if this doesn't happen then demand by investors is likely to be pared in the second half of the year says National Australia Bank's Ben Westmore

Silver Wheaton and the prospects for the silver market - Randy Smallwood, Silver Wheaton's President & CEO

A look at some of the reasons behind the strong performance by the silver royalty company and a view on what one can expect from the silver market going forward

Gold stocks valuations in the current macro environment - Joe Mazumdar, Hayward Securities

A look at some of the factors behind the difference in valuations between gold stocks and gold bullions in the context of the significant macro economic turmoil

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