| 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 | | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | PotashCorp estimates last year's total global potash shipments at 55 million tonnes, and forecasts this year's total global shipments at a range of 55 million to 58 million tonnes. Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | According to a U.S. filing by the Canadian miner, Rio Tinto may push for a change in ownership at the massive Mongolian copper and gold mine and also plans to replace some Ivanhoe senior managers Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | Investment banker Dahlman Rose has picked Freeport-McMoRan, Rio Tinto and Cliffs Natural Resources as its top ideas for 2012. Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | Daniela Desormeaux takes a global macroeconomic view of the lithium industry and sees a promising future for demand, but matched by supply growth. Energy Report interview. Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | Fayyaz Alimohamed foresees a "mania" in junior mining stocks and recommends holding physical gold outside the banking system as a safety net. Gold Report interview. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | Better Q4 figures for Anglo American, one of the world's top diversified miners, helped bring the company back on track after some disappointing setbacks during the year. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | The group's sales fell 2.6% last year as strength in its mining unit helped cushion declines in its core reactor businesses as it restructured after the Fukushima disaster Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | The miner forecast 2011 sales of 7.4 million tons in its Eastern Canadian iron ore segment, down from its prior estimate of 8 million tons, hurt by lower pellet sales and delayed shipments. Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | The company plans to capitalise on its flagship Cosmo mine in Australia, which contributes more than 70% of total output, to increase production this year. Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | After booking a 44% fall in quarterly profit on Friday as exports and prices tumbled, Japan's Nippon Steel Corp cut its outlook for this year by one-third. Friday , 27 Jan 2012 | | First Uranium's gold sales in third quarter fell 5% to 38,548 ounces, owing to fatal accidents at its Ezulwini mine in South Africa in the latter half of 2011. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | The platinum miner said Thursday an uncharacteristically high level of safety inspections in South Africa interrupted operations last year and reckons current trends could threaten full-year targets. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | While not something he wants to see happen, Sprott Asset Management's John Embry says, he can't see the global financial situation improving, which has bulilsh implications for gold. Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | Sprott Asset Management's John Embry believes that the prospect of global "Weimar situation" is very real and bullish for gold | | Standard Bank's Walter de Wet looks at the reasons behind platinum's recent price performance and the outlook for PGM basket prices | | A look at the Ernst & Young's 2012 outlook for the global steel sector and how it can weather a self-created storm of overcapacity | | |
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