| | | | A look at Harmony Gold's quarterly numbers, the group's dividend plans and Wafi Golpu which, Briggs says, is going to be rather reminiscent of Freeport's Grasberg mine | | | | | TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | As FCX officials continue to grapple with the Grasberg strike and demands to re-negotiate the operation's contract of work, its Tenke Fungurume operation will undergo another expansion. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | Drilling results return higher than expected gold grades at Courageous Lake for Seabridge Gold; it hopes these could translate into a bigger, better multi-million ounce gold deposit in Canada's North. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | The World Diamond Council said Tuesday the US, Canada and the EU had finally dropped their objections to the sale of diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Marange fields, following verification by the Kimberley Process. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | An analysis of the performance of gold mining stocks vs the gold price shows that those which look to have performed best in the year to date are small and microcap pure gold plays. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | With potash prices strong and Western Potash making solid progress at its Milestone project, the question of a takeover has raised its head again but, who might want to build $2.8 billion potash mine? Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | The latest move from Greece, which has put the whole Eurozone Greek rescue package in doubt again, could have a dramatic effect on the gold price. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | The controversial 30% mining tax, which Australia's minority government plans to apply from the next fiscal year starting in July, was brought to parliament on Wednesday amid growing risks that it will be blocked or get bogged down in a renewed debate. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | The West African-focused miner said profit for the third quarter rose to $122.9m on the back of higher prices for the metal and an 80% jump in gold production Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | The DRC's Gecamines has refused a request from the mines ministry to publish all revised mining contracts, saying it has no legal basis and doubts the firms and mining partners involved would consent to it. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | While coal is often considered a dirty word, it still has a major role to play in South Africa but, development and economic freedom need to be prioritised. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | Kimberley Metals has announced an expanded resource at its Mineral Hill property in NSW - This expansion includes high grade gold, broader copper-gold and separate lead-zinc resources. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | The company's decision to cut its earnings expectations for November and December due to the recent collapse in iron ore prices saw its shares fall 17% to an 11-year low on Tuesday. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | Mandatory production limits of rare earths have been broken each year due to lack of strict enforcement within China, thus a new invoice system is set to curb overproduction and force speculators to exit the market. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | In an effort to avoid a loan default, the Bakrie Group will sell a 23.8% stake of its London-listed JV Bumi Resources to coal miner PT Borneo Lumbung Energi in a $1 billion deal. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | De Beers' newly signed $2 billion debt deal will be used to refinance an existing $3 billion multicurrency revolving facility and a $200 million loan agreement. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | Freeport Indonesia says it will take a month to fix the main 120 km long pipeline that takes concentrate from its strike-hit Grasberg copper mine to the port, after it was cut on Oct 17 in what the company described as sabotage. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | Despite posting a slightly bigger rise than expected in its third-quarter core operating profit, Swedish firm Sandvik anticipates the economy to weaken in forthcoming quarters and is readily preparing itself. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | South Africa's Thoroughbred Technologies, the specialist simulator manufacturer with a section specialising in mining equipment simulation for training, has sold a new simulation system to Anglo American's Peace river Coal operation in Canada. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | The Royal Canadian Mint is taking the gold ETFs head-on with the introduction of the new Canadian Reserves gold ETR program aimed at eliminating the middleman in direct gold ownership. Tuesday , 01 Nov 2011 | | A look at the reasons behind the 34% drop in iron ore prices during October and what this means for earnings going forward | | Goldforecaster founder, Julian Phillips looks at the likely implications of the ongoing European crisis on the gold market and the longer term outlook for the yellow metal | | Petmin's, executive chairman, Ian Cockerill looks at the reasons behind the diversified mining group's recent acquisitions given the macro-economic environment facing miners | | |
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