| | | | Petmin's, executive chairman, Ian Cockerill looks at the reasons behind the group's recent acquisitions given the macro-economic environment facing miners | | | | | TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | Proponents say Congressional Rare Earth Caucuses would help focus the emerging policy debate about how to expand domestic and foreign production of rare earth minerals and metals. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | A Colorado-based federal court has halted a DOE uranium leasing program in the Uravan Mineral Belt of in southwestern Colorado, pending a full environmental review under the NEPA and ESA processes. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | The asset manager sees big opportunities in oversold mining equities, as "valuations are at very low levels" and predicts the recent fall in iron ore prices could lead to drop in supply and, later, to a rebound in prices. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | As part of efforts to dispel damaging allegations made by anonymous shortsellers, Silvercorp relates findings of a KPMG audit that it says shows its revenue is in the clear. Monday , 24 Oct 2011 | | CB Gold share price surged on Monday after an announcement that it had racked up an intercept that included a 300-plus gram per tonne interval near to surface at its Vetas gold project in Colombia. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | David Levenstein argues that the meddling by politicians both in Europe and the US means the end game for the global monetary system is now total collapse, which will be good for gold Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | AngloGold CEO Mark Cutifani thinks the gold price reflects current market fundamentals and could easily rise further, given the current financial uncertainty. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | Rio Tinto's iron ore division head, Sam Walsh, says the move by rival Vale to divert shipments destined for Europe into China has lead to the softer market, which has seen prices shed 19% so far this month. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | Steelmakers JFE Holdings and Sumitomo Metal Industries are not looking to cancel their current, long-term but more expensive iron ore purchasing contracts despite a plunge in prices on the spot market. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | Analysts reckon current global uncertainty means New Hope Corp needs to consider options such as breakup and asset sales, because possible suitors may struggle to raise the full amount for a takeover. Tuesday , 25 Oct 2011 | | The miner reported Monday that it sold 27% less gold sequentially in the third quarter from its Hollister and Burnstone properties in Nevada and South Africa respectively. Monday , 24 Oct 2011 | | The red metal fell almost 25% during September but sentiment seems to be picking up of late as politicians try to reach a solution to the debt crisis in Europe and China put out strong manufacturing data Monday , 24 Oct 2011 | | Tin smelters in Indonesia's Bangka island will gather on Saturday to discuss their self-imposed shipping ban which began Oct. 1 in a bid to push benchmark prices above $25,000/t. Monday , 24 Oct 2011 | | The company will start building its second gold-ore processing mill in Peru next year and expects the facility to produce about 60,000 gold ounces a year. Monday , 24 Oct 2011 | | The war of words between GATA and CPM's Jeff Christian is getting increasingly bitter coming to a head after a debate at the Silver Summit conference in Spokane (Link to video of the debate attached). Sunday , 23 Oct 2011 | | Ernst & Young's Africa transactions head, Adrian Macartney, looks at some of the major challenges facing the South African mining sector. | | Franco Nevada Chairman, Pierre Lassonde, looks at the macro economic reasons why gold is still likely to go higher, the financialisation of the market and the state of exploration | | Natixis's Nic Brown believes that while there are a few similarities between the current situation and 2008, the differences mean that base metals are unlikely to fall as hard, even in a worst case scenario. | | |
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