| 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 , 26 Jan 2012 | | Ironically, as broad safety disclosures for mining under the Dodd-Frank Act goes into effect Friday, Congress did not mandate non-mining employers to meet the same tough reporting requirements under OSHA. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | Ucore Rare Metals says the proposed Alaskan State Budget for FY2013 includes a number of items specifically important to rare earth and strategic mineral development within the state. 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 | | Graphite, once the stuff of pencil lead, figures prominently in post-paper-age consumer electronics, and escalating spot prices reflect its critical role in electric vehicle manufacturing. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | The company saw a 10% rise in Q4 copper output, boosted by its flagship Los Bronces mine in Chile, while platinum - hit by 32 safety stoppages over the quarter - was 9% lower. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | Julian Phillips looks at the ramifications of a Gold Commission being set up in the U.S. as per Newt Gingrich's electioneering rhetoric. Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | According to the professional services firm, an announcement around the introduction of export taxes on select raw materials and resources is expected in this year's annual budget speech in South Africa Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | As major miners scour the globe for ever-rarer multi-million ounce gold deposits, Exeter's Caspiche deposit in Chile makes it a "tantalizing prospect". Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | The Kazakh miner posted output of 299,000 t of copper cathode from its own concentrate in 2011, broadly in line with its target of 300,000 t and expects a similar situation this year. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | The company, which operates four open-pit mines in Russia's Far East, expects its full year output for this year to rise 11% to 680,000 gold ounces. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | Miners at Zimplats' Ngezi platinum mine returned Wednesday to work after embarking on a strike last week, to demand the company pay their personal electric bills. Thursday , 26 Jan 2012 | | The state-controlled Herald newspaper reported on Wednesday the government will soon announce raised mining licence fees, which will mostly target the country's growing platinum and diamond sectors. Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | The company said Wednesday its Rustenburg platinum operations remained shut as it started discussions with union officials representing the 5,000 recently fired drill workers. Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | The revival of Sierra Leone's iron ore sector could potentially create jobs and infrastructure in a nation struggling to recover from a civil war but some are worried that ordinary people may miss out. Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | In a deal supported by both companies, the growing gold miner to merge with another Western Australian company Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | Toronto-based hedge fund manager Eric Sprott is told an investor conference on Tuesday that everyone should make room for the shiny metal in their portfolios. Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012 | | Gold's upward momentum continues and David Levenstein believes that continued buying in China is likely to see prices soon challenging the $1700 an ounce level 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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