| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | U.S. rare earth reserves are economical to mine, which can help ease foreign policy challenges concerning rare earths, while creating U.S. jobs, says the Center for a New American Security. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | Most recently hitting Silvercorp, a spokesperson for Alfredlittle.com goes so far as to say Chinese investigators have risked being kidnapped in China in making short-selling cases that it publishes on its website. Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011 | | Freeport-McMoRan says it is losing millions of pounds in copper and thousands of ounces of gold daily to the Grasberg strike. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | Austerity programmes across Europe, continued debt problems in the US and further political uncertainty all point to a continued uptrend in gold prices, says Brien Lundin. A Gold Report Interview Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | India's Tata group set a new gold standard for cars to help showcase 5,000 years of Indian jewellery-making and India's craze for gold with a fully functional gold-plated Nano Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011 | | A gold discovery that sparked the gold rush to South Australia's Gawler Craton in 1997 will be used for a new process developed by the CSIRO to extract gold without mining. Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011 | | Speaking on the sidelines of a China Metal Forum in Stockholm, the president of China Non-ferrous Techno-Economic Research Institute said on Wednesday that the country's base metals demand is about 10% higher than the GDP growth rate. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | As it mulls over a production decision at its Cisneros project in Colombia, Antioquia Gold reports strong gold intercepts from a slew of drillholes. Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011 | | The Indian firm has agreed to spend almost A$19 million to acquire a 50% stake in Australian iron ore and gold explorer Legacy Iron Ore. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | In a move to cut costs, Toronto-based Gran Colombia Gold has laid off 603 workers at its Segovia operations, bringing the number of employees down to about 825. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | Aluminium producer Alcoa has announced plans to reorganise its midstream Global Rolled Products businesses to tap growth opportunity in emerging markets. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | Canadian gold miner Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp says it expects to start mining at the Burns Basin mine in Nevada in late 2012, following the board's approval of construction work at the mine. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | Formerly with HSBC, 30 year veteran of the resources sector, Will Rathvon, will now head ANZ's natural resources division globally in a bid to expand the business. Thursday , 22 Sep 2011 | | More than 450 former mine workers have launched court proceedings against Anglo American in London, the latest in a wave of lawsuits and compensation claims over lung disease that could cost the gold industry billions. Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011 | | The diversified Philippine firm says production at its Infanta nickel mine in the southwestern Palawan province can start as early as next year, with all of the output likely to be sold to China. Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011 | | According to a Philippines government official the miner could invest as much as $2bn to develop a gold and copper prospect in the region; the company, however, says it is too early for such estimates Wednesday , 21 Sep 2011 | | 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 | | The Denver Gold Group's Executive Director, Tim Wood takes us through some of the major talking points at this year's forum and looks at why there are no bears in sight | | A growth in mine supply, in the wake of further potential economic weakness in the West and uncertainty around the state of China's stock piles all point to a rising downside risk for the metal | | 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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