| | | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | A Technology Metals Research report asserts the vast majority of rare earths projects will never have properly developed mineral-resource estimates, let alone become profitable mining ventures. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | Venezuela's President has said he plans to nationalise the country's gold industry, and will use the output from the mines to boost the country's international reserves. Also to repatriate country's gold reserves held overseas. Wednesday , 17 Aug 2011 | | Analysts say a decision by Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez to move its international reserves from Western countries could hurt market confidence in the country's ability to repay its debt Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | Despite the criminal indictment of its former CEO, a reorganized French Gulch (Nevada) Mining is rehabilitating and rebuilding its French Gulch property in California, hoping to resume mining this year. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | The Geological Survey of India in collaboration with the Orissa Mining Corporation has found a rich PGM deposit at the Baula-Nuasahi complex in Orissa. Wednesday , 17 Aug 2011 | | Cardero Creek is forging ahead with exploration at its recently acquired coal asset in B.C. in the hopes of proving the potential to produce metallurgical coal, and soon. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | Claude Resources shares jumped on the news that it could mine high-grade gold from a freshly discovered structure at its Seabee mine next year. Wednesday , 17 Aug 2011 | | Following from the Pike River mine disaster, which took the lives of 29 miners, the New Zealand government has announced the establishment of a High Hazards unit Wednesday , 17 Aug 2011 | | Maverick U.S. based gold miner, Gold Resource Corporation, with operations in Mexico, has announced it is minting its own gold and silver coins and holding part of its treasury in precious metals. Wednesday , 17 Aug 2011 | | According to the group's quarterly demand trends report, gold buying in Asia is expected to continue to boost demand while interest in its safe haven qualities is expected to grow. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | Everyone is running to gold, says Frank Holmes: A growing world population continues to stock up on the honeyed metal. He explains where our love-hate relationship with gold is headed. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | According to the Nikkei business daily, the steelmaker said it will grow annual production capacity for tin plate to 4.4m tons by 2020; it will consider upgrading existing plants and the construction of new facilities. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | The labour union active at Chile's Collahuasi mine threatened to down tools on September 2 if the mine's operator does not rehire workers fired after a previous disruption by August 31. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | The Democratic Republic of Congo's minister of mines denied a wire report that the country has sold its share in the Frontier and Lonshi copper mines, formerly owned by First Quantum. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | According to a draft policy document, the Asian giant is planning to increase controls on production of recycled lead and hopes to, by 2013, phase out plants that produce less than 30,000 tonnes annually. Thursday , 18 Aug 2011 | | Julian Phillips' Daily Gold and silver Market Report sees further Eurozone indecisiveness triggering further advances in the gold price and a hint that silver may be beginning, at last, to move up too. Wednesday , 17 Aug 2011 | | Silver's demand as a safe haven investment remains intact with investors in India holding on to the white metal, as slow growth coupled with the ongoing debt issues in the US and the Euro zone support demand. Tuesday , 16 Aug 2011 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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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