Wednesday, September 21, 2011

MINEWEB.COM'S TOP STORIES: McArthur, Tahoe Resources have eyes only for Escobal and silver

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TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011                                                     

McArthur, Tahoe Resources have eyes only for Escobal and silver

Developing at least two world class silver mines in a single location may not be a pipe dream for Reno-based explorer Tahoe Resources.    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Positive prognostications on palladium prices

In a presentation to the Denver Gold Forum, North American Palladium CEO William Biggar presented a picture of palladium demand exceeding supply for the foreseeable future leading to strong upward price pressure.    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Is copper heading for a fall?

While expectations of a deep supply deficit in the copper market led by strong demand from China have buoyed prices in the first half of the year, the reality of the situation doesn't bode quite as well.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

South African Platinum: Stuck between a rock and a hard place

If PGM basket prices don't rise by at least 10% in the next 6 to 12 months to help alleviate rising costs, the South African sector could well begin cutting back and closing operations.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

MMTA seeks member opinion on neutral warehousing criteria

The Minor Metals Trade Association has asked its members' opinion on its criteria requiring warehousing companies to be neutral and not owned or associated with any trading company.    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Magellan Minerals surges on gold intercepts from Brazil

Shares in the miner rose as much as 8% on drilling intercepts that one analyst says, bode well for future exploration at the Cuiu Cuiu project in Brazil.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

Timmins Gold doubles reserves at San Francisco gold project in Mexico

Following a nearly 100,000-metre drilling campaign, Timmins Gold pushed reserves to 1.3 million ounces gold from 780,000 contained ounces, adding to mine-life at the project in Mexico's Sonora state    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Miners bullish on silver; see price above $50/oz

Silver prices have more than doubled to roughly $40/oz in the past 12 months, and most executives expect prices to strongly rise within the year due to a worsening economic landscape.    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Mongolia may alter Oyu Tolgoi copper deal

Mongolia's finance minister, S. Bayartsogt, was quoted by local media as saying that the government is discussing possible changes to a 2009 investment agreement for the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit.    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Swiss right-wing party wants legal ban on SNB gold sales

The right-wing Swiss People's Party has put forward a proposal, dubbed "Save our Swiss Gold", aimed at preventing the country's central bank from selling its gold reserves.    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Gold to rise beyond $2,000/oz in 2012 - LBMA poll

In an anonymous poll at the conclusion of the LBMA's annual conference on Tuesday, gold investors and analysts reckon bullion will rise to $2,019 an ounce by November 2012.    Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011

Steady and relentless demand for gold behind James West's unrestrained bullishness

The author of the Midas Letter explains why copper is acting like a canary in the global financial coal mine and why he likes gold and silver as much as he does. A Gold Report interview    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

Argentine steelmaker's shares up on plan to raise capital

Shares in Siderar were trading up 2% after the company called a November shareholder meeting to discuss a proposal to raise capital by issuing about 4 billion new shares.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

Lakeland Resource's shares jump 33% on high-grade gold find

The company encountered a high-grade gold zone on its Midas Gold property in Ontario, sending its shares up as much as 33% on Tuesday morning trade.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

POSCO lifts stake in Thainox to 75%; appoints new president

The South Korean steelmaker has acquired shares held by Thainox Stainless's president, Prayudh Mahagitsiri, and his family, lifting its stake from 15% to 75% under a tender to buy the Thai company.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

FLSmidth acquires gold concentrator company Knelson

Minerals processing giant FLSmidth has acquired another manufacturer in the sector with the purchase of Knelson of Langley, BC, Canada    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

Gold Fields upgrades Chucapaca resource estimate

The gold major has raised the mineral resource estimate for its Chucapaca joint-venture project in Peru by 35% to 7.6 million ounces.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

CEOs bullish on gold price

If the heads of the world's major gold miners are to be believed, gold prices have nowhere to go but up with some even saying that conditions have never been better for the yellow metal    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

Yesterday's Top Story: Major gold stock promotion now seems to be a competitive sport

The major gold company CEO presentations at the Denver Gold Forum saw the CEOs taking a rather aggressive stance in promoting the merits of investment in their own company over that of its peers.    Tuesday , 20 Sep 2011

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Mine supply and the gold bubble myth - Paul Walker

While increased mine supply is likely to cause problems for the gold sector longer term, Thompson Reuters GFMS MD Paul Walker does not believe the metal is in bubble territory

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