| These selected stories represent only a fraction of the news and analysis featured and updated all day on Mineweb.com - check out our home page for the rest of the news and expert analysis now available at www.mineweb.com | | | | Investment demand for the yellow metal surged during the third quarter, especially in Europe, but, greater changes are afoot in the greater global gold market. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Friday , 18 Nov 2011 | | Despite strong stakeholder opposition, the Office of the US Secretary of Interior believes a consolidation of OSM within BLM makes good sense administratively in a time of dwindling government resources. Friday , 18 Nov 2011 | | Rio Tinto countered Cameco's sweetened offer for Hathor with a new takeover offer of about $634 million. Friday , 18 Nov 2011 | | From TTT to KFC and onto a very different gold investment market again. The latest Gold Demand Trends report notes some significant changes. Friday , 18 Nov 2011 | | A federal advisory panel report says Canada's natural resources sector uses more than four-times as much water as all other sectors combined. Friday , 18 Nov 2011 | | Iberian fielded questions and comments from some unhappy participants in a conference call following news it had accepted a takeover offer from Trafigura Thursday , 17 Nov 2011 | | As Lake Shore Gold adds ounces at Fenn-Gib, one analyst suggests Lake Shore could produce upwards of 200,000 ounces gold from the deposit near Timmins, Ontario. Thursday , 17 Nov 2011 | | Despite the imposition of government by non-elected technocrats already being seen, the Eurozone problems would seem to be worsening by the day and gold may offer the best form of wealth protection against global economic meltdown. Thursday , 17 Nov 2011 | | In a deal that could be worth up to $6 billion to the Afghanistan government, two Indian companies have charged ahead in the race to win the contract for iron ore mining at Hajigak in Bamiyan province. Thursday , 17 Nov 2011 | | The copper miner said Thursday that Anglo American's decision to sell a stake in its southern Chilean assets to Mitsubishi was putting its future investments in Chile at risk. Friday , 18 Nov 2011 | | Western Areas' Spotted Quoll underground mine in Australia delivered its first nickel ore on Friday, two months ahead of schedule. Friday , 18 Nov 2011 | | SA's mines minister, Susan Shabangu slammed the industry for its culture of non-compliance Thursday and said it is currently reviewing the Mine Health and Safety Act to strengthen enforcement. Thursday , 17 Nov 2011 | | Thomson Reuters GFMS reckons silver's bull run will continue with an annual average in excess of $45/oz next year despite 'large and growing fundamental surplus'. Thursday , 17 Nov 2011 | | Erste Group gold analyst, Ronald Stoeferle, believes that the monetary aspect of gold is becoming more important as investor attitudes toward the global economy shift. | | ICMM President, Dr. Anthony Hodge, looks at the implications of the increasing role being played by governments and indigenous populations in the mining sector | | HSBC's James Steel believes that gold still has a way to run especially in the current environment, wherein, the yellow metal's safe haven status have begun to re-emerge | | |
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