Wednesday, November 30, 2011

MINEWEB.COM'S TOP STORIES: Pretium's Quartermain sets stage for high grade Brucejack gold mine

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TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 30 Nov 2011                                                     

Pretium's Quartermain sets stage for high grade Brucejack gold mine

Pretium's president and CEO takes Mineweb through the company's plans for its Brucejack mine a day after it released a new, improved resource estimate    Wednesday , 30 Nov 2011

Alternative financing for mining projects growing as equity funding slows

Experts insist financing is available for good mining projects, but not always from traditional equity markets, such as stock exchanges.    Wednesday , 30 Nov 2011

The people vs gold - a global battleground

Recent public opposition to gold mining developments in Peru and in Bulgaria are indicative of a trend towards opposition to new mines which are accused of threatening water supplies.    Tuesday , 29 Nov 2011

Vast majority of mining projects experience steeper cost over-runs

Mining companies need to admit that a 10% cost overrun for mining projects has become an anachronism as more and more projects are coming in way over budget.    Wednesday , 30 Nov 2011

Politicians are good for gold

Democracy tends to lead to the serious decisions that need to be made to solve the world's economic crisis to be deferred and fudged and gold may be the investor's only saviour.    Wednesday , 30 Nov 2011

Bayfield Ventures hits more high-grade gold next to Rainy River

Bayfield Ventures' shareprice leaps on broad high-grade gold-silver intercepts on property adjacent to Rainy River Resources' 4.4 million ounce gold deposit.    Tuesday , 29 Nov 2011

BHP thinking of selling diamond assets

The transnational miner said Tuesday it is considering whether or not a continued presence in the diamond industry is consistent with its strategy.    Tuesday , 29 Nov 2011

AngloGold upgrades Tropicana resource statement 20%

The gold digger said Tuesday it has increased the mineral resource statement for its Tropicana gold project by 1.05m ounces    Tuesday , 29 Nov 2011

Kumba employees receive R2.6bn

The South African iron ore miner's Envision empowerment scheme is set to pay out just over R2.6bn to 6209 employees    Tuesday , 29 Nov 2011

Gold vs the dollar as the Eurozone wilts

Given the turmoil in European markets, David Levenstein looks at why the price of gold is not higher    Tuesday , 29 Nov 2011

Newmont suspends Conga works for safety reasons

For the safety of employees and the local community, Newmont Mining has suspended construction work at its Conga project, adding it will continue to engage in peaceful talks.    Wednesday , 30 Nov 2011

Australia's Western Areas in short-term nickel deal with Jinchuan

The companies are finalising the terms of a short-term deal which will see Jinchuan receive up to 15,000 t of nickel in concentrate over a one-year period starting next March.    Wednesday , 30 Nov 2011

India seeks uranium mining assets

In a bid to increase its nuclear generation capacity to 60 gigawatts by 2030, India is looking to buy mines in South Africa, Kazakhstan and even Australia.    Tuesday , 29 Nov 2011

Yesterday's Top Story: Pretium leaps on huge Brucejack gold-silver resource upgrade

Pretium added some 4 million ounces gold in measured and indicated resources to its high-grade Brucejack project, all the while pushing grade to over 16 g/t gold.    Monday , 28 Nov 2011

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Mining exploration trends - Jason Goulden, MEG

On the release of Metals Economics Group's Corporate Exploration Strategies, Jason Goulden looks at why green fields exploration is falling and where companies are looking for new ounces

Resting platinum's hopes on jewellery -Atkins

Macquarie's Hayden Atkins says the starting point for the platinum sector going into 2012 is fairly weak, so much of the hope rests with jewellery

Uncertain times for markets make for nervous gold investors - Turner

" The market is nervous and there's a chance of year-end book squaring, but medium term, the solution to the world's debt problems will probably be inflationary and that's good for gold investment."

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