Monday, January 30, 2012

MINEWEB.COM'S TOP STORIES: Emphasize gold miners over bullion ETFs-Don Coxe

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TOP STORIES | Monday , 30 Jan 2012                                                     

Emphasize gold miners over bullion ETFs-Don Coxe

Coxe Advisors' Don Coxe urges gold investors to invest in gold equities suggesting a "huge outperformance" is in the making for gold mining companies with the least endogenous risk.    Monday , 30 Jan 2012

Positive news from senior, mid tier gold miners should give juniors traction: Ker

While current market conditions are affecting the junior mining space, they are also helping investors to identify low-risk opportunities. Gold Report interview    Saturday , 28 Jan 2012

Copper miner Capstone warns of higher costs, just misses 2011 target

Flummoxed by copper recoveries and set to open a higher-strip pit in the Yukon, copper-miner Capstone Mining signalled higher production costs in 2012.    Saturday , 28 Jan 2012

China's Dragon Lunar New Year sets gold buying records

Gold fever swept China during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday with gold bullion and gold jewelry sales exploding since the Year of the Dragon began.    Monday , 30 Jan 2012

Commerce Resources flies on REO intercepts in Quebec

For Commerce Resources, rare earth oxide intercepts proved hot with investors on Friday.    Friday , 27 Jan 2012

Malaysia's opposition party would scrap Lynas Corp rare-earths plant

Malyasia's opposition party has vowed to scrap the controversial $200 million rare-earths processing plant, being built by Australia's Lynas Corp, if it wins national elections expected to be called within months.    Monday , 30 Jan 2012

Central-bank gold holdings reach 6 year high: joining the dots

Central banks are holding more gold but they're holding very much more wood-pulp and although there may ultimately be a change in structure of a global reserve currency this may still be some time away.    Monday , 30 Jan 2012

S. Africa chief mine inspector defends safety closures

David Msiza, chief inspector of South Africa's mines, has defended the safety-related mine closures after leading platinum miners recently reported losses in production due to these inspections.    Friday , 27 Jan 2012

Two killed at Modikwa Platinum's mine - NUM

South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers reported on Saturday that two miners died at Modikwa Platinum's underground mine after a cave-in.    Monday , 30 Jan 2012

Norilsk forecasts flat 2012 nickel, palladium output

The company said Monday it expects its nickel output to be flat or slightly higher this year, while palladium, platinum and copper could show a small decline.    Monday , 30 Jan 2012

JFE Steel downgrades FY profit outlook 60%

After reporting a 58% decline in its April-December profit as exports fell and prices sagged, the Japanese steelmaker has downgraded its full-year profit outlook by 60%.    Monday , 30 Jan 2012

Rallies for and against Gabriel's Rosia Montana gold mine in Romania

Environmentalist demonstrators have taken to the streets in Romania against the Rosia Montana gold mine, while local tonwspeople have rallied in support.    Sunday , 29 Jan 2012

Weekend Top Story: Hold gold and silver and prepare for junior mining stock mania: Alimohamed

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

PODCASTS / RADIO                                                     

Gold, China and Quantitative easing to infinity - Embry

Sprott Asset Management's John Embry believes that the prospect of global "Weimar situation" is very real and bullish for gold

Platinum outlook and difficulties within the PGM basket

Standard Bank's Walter de Wet looks at the reasons behind platinum's recent price performance and the outlook for PGM basket prices

Overcapacity, politics and the global steel sector - Mike Elliott

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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