| 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 | Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | Hecla officials reduced 2012 silver guidance from 9.5 million ounces to 7 million ounces due to the year-long closure of the Lucky Friday mine instigated at the behest of MSHA. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | Analysts say that platinum looks cheap at current levels, especially given recent supply constraints, but concern about growth in Europe is keeping investors cautious Wednesday , 11 Jan 2012 | | Yamana Gold reported total gold equivalent ounce production of 1.1 million ounces in 2011, consisting of 915,513 ounces of gold and 9.3 million ounces of silver. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | Analysts eye Verde's coming commercialization tests and scoping study as a measure of the junior's potential for success in the potash sector. Wednesday , 11 Jan 2012 | | After a year of transition for gold equities, Eric Coffin expects investors will continue their search for dividends, especially if bullion prices remain elevated. Wednesday , 11 Jan 2012 | | Exxaro makes it clear that while dividends are good, it wants to manage its own operations; analysts like the infrastructure parts of the deal. Wednesday , 11 Jan 2012 | | Volatility in the markets isn't going away any time soon and Mike Niehuser expects 2012 to be a year of extreme swings. Niehuser shares his market outlook with The Gold Report. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | The gold miner, with operations in a prolific greenstone belt in Minas Gerais, Brazil, says it has identified and executed confidentiality agreements with interested parties for a potential merger. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | The company warned on Thursday that recent flooding caused by heavy rainfall in northern Australia will continue to restrict its uranium production for the year. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | Australia's Port Hedland, exporting around 240 million tonnes of iron ore a year, has been closed until tropical cyclone Heidi passes over. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | The iron ore miner halted some of its shipments from Brazil on Wednesday as heavy rains continued to affect its operations in the southeastern region of the country. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | The latest figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that the country's gold output rose 2.7% to 32.61 tonnes in November. Thursday , 12 Jan 2012 | | Multinational electrical specialist ABB has won a key contract to supply key medium voltage power technology for one of the world's first commercial undersea mining projects. Wednesday , 11 Jan 2012 | | Canada's Natural Resources Minister says environmental and other radical groups are hijacking Canada's regulatory system with the financial help of jet-setting U.S. celebrities and other foreign interests. Wednesday , 11 Jan 2012 | | 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. | | A look at some of the major potential talking points for 2012, from the US election to oil in the Middle East and how these could affect gold | | |
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