| 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 , 06 Jan 2012 | | Newmont has released details regarding the positive social and environmental investments made in the controversial Conga copper-gold project in Peru. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | A hot drillhole showing strong gold and silver grades with base metals helped catapult Brixton Metals' shareprice more than 50 percent. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | In what CEO Klaus Kleinfeld described as "difficult but necessary steps", Alcoa has announced plans to cut its global smelting capacity by 12% due to low metal prices. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | Despite U.S. hardrock mining's efforts to limit pollution, naturally occurring substances in minerals and metals still deliver a serious blow to its overall ranking in EPA's TRI data. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | The two banks have lowered their gold price forecasts for this year by more than $100/ounce but both still maintain their bullish view of the yellow metal. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | MSHA reports that 37 miners died last year at U.S. mines with Kentucky recording the largest number of mining fatalities. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | As it ramps up gold production at its La Arena project in Peru, Rio Alto Mining substantially increases gold resources. Thursday , 05 Jan 2012 | | The Federation for a Sustainable Environment's lamented the lack of consultation; First Uranium said the ruling vindicates its decision to continue operating the Mine Waste Solutions project Thursday , 05 Jan 2012 | | Share prices of both companies jumped on the announcement of a settlement over the Kolwezi Tailings Project and Frontier and Lonshi copper mines in the DRC Thursday , 05 Jan 2012 | | How a lump of gold bullion has beaten the City of London's brightest and best since 2007. Adrian Ash looks at gold's performance against the best UK funds. Thursday , 05 Jan 2012 | | The state-owned Chinese firm has established a Feb 2 deadline on its offer for Kalahari Minerals, which could trigger a $2.2 billion bid for the latter's subsidiary Extract Resources. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | Following a power cut in December which knocked out more than half its capacity, the 175,000 tpy Lynemouth aluminium smelter is still operated at a reduced rate. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | Union spokesman Virgo Solossa said Friday the miners will stop returning to the mine on Saturday if they are not paid salaries owed to them during a recent three-month strike. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | According to the newest data by Australia's port authority, Port Hedland saw iron ore shipments rise to 21.4 million tonnes in December compared with 19.8 million tonnes in November. Friday , 06 Jan 2012 | | Miners at First Quantum Minerals' Kansanshi mine in Zambia called off their two-day wage-related strike on Thursday and returned to work, the mine workers' union reports. Thursday , 05 Jan 2012 | | Where is gold headed in 2012. If Mineweb readers are anything to go by, and they have done well in past years, the yellow metal is headed sharply higher yet again. Thursday , 05 Jan 2012 | | TRC Capital's Lorne Albaum says he's in it for the long-run after Osisko rejects the would-be buyer's mini tender. Wednesday , 04 Jan 2012 | | Adrian Day examines some of the trends that impacted the gold market in 2011 and looks at how the market is positioned as we head into 2012 | | ASA's David Christensen provides a view on how to invest in commodities over the very long term and gives gold's recent moves a longer term context | | ETF Securities' head of Research and Investment Strategy looks at the trends seen currently in the gold ETP market, the impact of Europe and what we might expect in 2012 | | |
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COMPANY | ENGINE ROOM Editorial Europe Lawrie Williams, London
Geoff Candy, Groningen
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Kip Keen, Halifax, NS
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Ross Louthean, Perth
Kerry Stevenson, Sydney Africa Christy Filen, Johannesburg
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Jan Chadwick, International
Wendy Hora, Australasia
Production Lindiwe Molekoa, Johannesburg Editor in Chief Alec Hogg, Mooi River, SA | | |
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