| 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 | | | | Thomson Reuters GFMS's Philip Newman looks at some of the standout trends from 2011 and why the consultancy thinks we could see a drop off in prices in 2013 | | | | | TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | Kinross shares took a beating Tuesday as news broke of possible project delays which would impact the Tasiast mine, and two of the company's major South American gold projects. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | Exeter Resource has published results of a positive pre-feasibility study on its massive Caspiche gold-silver-copper project in Chile's Maricunga region. Tuesday , 17 Jan 2012 | | Newmont predicts attributable gold production of 5 million to 5.2 million ounces and copper output of 150 million to 170 million ounces this year. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | Fresnillo Plc expects its 2012 silver production to remain stable at 41 million ounces despite lower grades at its flagship Fresnillo silver mine. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | Great Panther outlines plans for the coming year on the back of improved output and grades at its Mexican silver mines at the close of 2011. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | With India's gold imports for FY12 expected to touch $55 billion, the government has hiked import duties in a bid to slow the rate of imports. Tuesday , 17 Jan 2012 | | The Argyle diamond mine, long a dominant force in the global diamond market saw production drop 14% year on year during the last quarter of 2011. Tuesday , 17 Jan 2012 | | Centerra Gold says it expects 2012 consolidated gold production to come in between 635,000 to 685,000 ounces. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | While investment-led demand could see prices reach a record above $2,000 an ounce late this year or early next, the consultancy expects this demand to decline once macro economic conditions start to improve. Tuesday , 17 Jan 2012 | | The miner has forecast record iron ore production in 2012 after quarterly output jumped by a fifth, shrugging off concerns that top buyer China is facing an economic slowdown this year. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | As Chinese gold demand gathers pace alongside internal income growth, the country may move to exert dominance over the global gold market. Tuesday , 17 Jan 2012 | | In back to back updates of its chief exploration projects in Mali and Burkina Faso, Avion Gold outlines new resources Tuesday , 17 Jan 2012 | | The company has announced plans to shut down one of the three production lines at its Kurri Kurri aluminium plant, taking 60,000 metric tonnes a year off the weak metals market. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who owns a 37% stake in Polyus Gold, expects the miner will have no problem getting approval from the Russian government to seek a premium listing in London. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | The miner confirmed Tuesday it will cease production at its Sleeping Giant gold mine in Quebec, adding that it was unable to achieve its objective of returning the operation to profitability. Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012 | | When it comes to picking gold mining names in the current market environment, John Stephenson believes that buying quality is the way to go and predicts $2500 gold this year. Tuesday , 17 Jan 2012 | | Macquarie's Duncan Hobbs looks at the likely impact of China's growth outlook on base metals demand. | | HRA's Eric Coffin speaks about the normalisation of the gold sector, the stigma of copper and why cash burn is likely to be an issue this year. | | Nic Brown looks at how China's new 5-year plan is likely to impact base metals markets, why copper should end the year in deficit and why platinum is so much cheaper than gold. | | |
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