| 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 | Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | Another death has occurred in a standoff between mineworkers and police as the strike at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg ops turns nasty with fears that it may spread to neighbouring Amplats. Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | Focus relays some eye-catching silver intercepts at a past-producing mine in Peru, with as much as 0.35 metres @ 9314.6 g/t silver. Monday , 20 Feb 2012 | | As it raises new monies after releasing a batch of hot drillholes, GTA looks to see just how much more gold mineralization it may have on its Northshore property. Monday , 20 Feb 2012 | | Greg McCoach feels gold is ultimately headed above $6,000/oz and silver into the hundreds of dollars and gives reasons for his optimistic projections. Interview with The Gold Report Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | Impala Platinum said Monday the violent industrial action at its Rustenburg operations in South Africa has resulted in 80, 000 ounces in lost production to date. Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | Is it possible that the central bank of China was really really buying gold at the rate of 1 ounce in every 8 sold worldwide last quarter...? Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | Shareholders of Quadra FNX approved the takeover offer on Monday, a deal that gives KGHM control of Quadra's Sierra Gorda copper project in Chile. Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | A report by Guinea's finance ministry showed Monday that although work stoppages and softening global demand prevented a larger increase in production, both bauxite and alumina rose last year. Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | Copper rose $79.25 to $8,314.75 a tonne on Tuesday after debt-ridden Greece signed off its second bailout deal, a move that brought relief to markets, fuelling appetite for riskier assets. Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | With Western banks, trading houses and producers keen to grow their footprint in China, the question is, how tight is Beijing's grip on its currency and commodities trade. Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | The steelmaker has outlined plans to changes its name to reflect its growing mining unit and attract new investors, with its first iron ore sales planned for late 2012. Tuesday , 21 Feb 2012 | | Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines said Monday the newly hiked mine licence fees will seriously hurt miners who have yet to fully recover from a decade-long economic crisis. Monday , 20 Feb 2012 | | Key shareholder in Bumi Plc, Bakrie group, expects financier Nat Rothschild to remain on Bumi's board after a March meeting at which he was expected to be removed from his role as co-chairman. Monday , 20 Feb 2012 | | The addition of Bank of China International to the world's biggest metals market is expected to increase trading volumes, which in turn will boost its attraction as a takeover target. Monday , 20 Feb 2012 | | The company said Monday it was worried by comments made by Zimbabwe's empowerment minister suggesting it should sell more of its stake in the Mimosa JV with Aquarius Platinum. Monday , 20 Feb 2012 | | At last count four law firms say they are filing class action lawsuits stemming from Kinross Gold's decision to take a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of nearly $3 billion. Monday , 20 Feb 2012 | | Anglo American CEO, Cynthia Carroll, talks to Mineweb about the prospects for iron ore, copper and why she is not concerned about Glenstrata | | The World Gold Council has just released its Gold Demand Trends for the full year 2011 and the MD for Investment, Marcus Grubb, picks through the main trends | | The yellow metal is currently range-bound and, while the pressure is upwards, Edison's Charles Gibson says, there is a feeling that the upward only trend is coming to an end. | | PGM CEO Michael Jones talks about the prospects of a new reef with "interesting" metal ratios the company has discovered on north limb of the bushveld complex | | |
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