| | | | Randgold CEO, Mark Bristow, talks about the direction of the gold price, cash costs and the group's latest set of quarterly numbers | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | The U.S. Department of Justice has been asked to investigate if Freeport-McMoRan has violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act through alleged bribery of Indonesian security forces. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | With a 19% increase in GEO for the first nine months of the year, Kinross remains on track to meet forecast guidance of 2.6 million to 2.7 million GEO this year. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | Fortescue Metals Group founder Andrew Forrest says the Australian government has to rethink the 30% mining profits tax, because it will force junior miners to shoulder the tax burden while global miners pay nothing. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | Yamana Gold expects to meet both gold equivalent ounces guidance and copper guidance this year as cumulative GEO is already up 8.5% this year. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | Shares in Torex Gold jumped on Wednesday after its latest set of drilling results added intrigue to its Morelos gold deposit and reconfirmed its target of five million ounces of gold Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | Dr. Michael Berry looks at the impact of the EU crisis on the gold market and the types of questions that investors should ask before making decisions. A Gold Report Interview Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | The United States says its decision to abstain from Tuesday's vote allowing Zimbabwe to export diamonds from its controversial Marange fields was in fact a compromise, and hopes Mugabe's government will live up to its commitments under the Kimberley Process. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | Eritrea took another step towards making the country's second major mine a reality, Chalice Gold's 60-percent-owned Koka gold mine on its Zara project. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | State efforts to broker a formal dialogue between US miner Newmont Mining and locals opposing the company's $4.8 billion Minas Conga project continued on Wednesday, with the government calling for calm as protests turned violent. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | While newspaper headlines may tell you otherwise, Jeb Handwerger says supply shortages remain the issue of the day for rare earth-intensive industries. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | The Vancouver-based silver miner posted a $3.1 million profit in the July to September quarter and expects further gains in the next quarter from high silver and gold prices ramp-up in production at its Guanajuato plant. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | The company says its third-quarter loss was due to higher costs and lower steel prices, but expects earnings to improve in the next three months on the back of the weaker exchange rate and higher production volumes. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | The Russian metals company said Wednesday it had successfully completed its offer to buy 14.7 million of its shares representing a stake of 7.7% for $4.5 billion. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | Global financial services firm UBS has cut its realised price forecast for iron ore sold by miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto for the December quarter, citing an industry shift by some consumers in the market seeking shorter term pricing. Thursday , 03 Nov 2011 | | Global diversified mining group Xstrata has reached an agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers in South Africa to equally compensate workers under its employee share ownership scheme, ending a dispute that disrupted operations. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | Versant Partners analyst Rob Chang discusses the changes in market sentiment toward uranium post Fukushima, particularly the long-term growth and price prospects. An Energy Report interview Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | Coal miner New Hope Corp, which put itself up for auction in October, is said to have captured the interest of India's Aditya Birla Group, with the latest reports suggesting the group will soon appoint an adviser to start the bidding process. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | The Russian iron ore producer saw a 2.5% drop in its third quarter production, achieving 10 million tonnes due to a drop in sintering ore output. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | The Swiss bank reported a slump in commodities trading revenues in the third quarter, failing to repeat its success of the previous quarter, joining its U.S. and European peers that have already reported weaker contributions. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | The Bolivian government has awarded the Henan Yuguang International Economic & Technical Cooperation consortium the contract to build two zinc smelters in the highland regions of Oruro and Potosi, at an estimated cost of $500 million. 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. Wednesday , 02 Nov 2011 | | 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 | | 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 | | |
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