| 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 | | | | Julian Phillips looks at some of the major talking points in the gold market currently and why the long term outlook for the metal remains buoyant | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, contends gold standards are "far from perfect monetary systems" that can generate "an awful big waste of resources." Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | While soaring mining taxation will pluck a few more feathers off the mining golden goose, the Québec government plans to shoulder some risk in exchange for higher fiscal rewards. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | India's duty hike has made domestic gold jewellery more expensive than imported jewellery, with retailers stocking up on cheap imports from Thailand and China to quell demand. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | The world's second deadliest infectious disease is a major problem in South Africa and, in particular its miners and plans are now afoot to end the scourge Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | In what opposition parties call the "mother of all scams", a government auditor's draft report says India lost up to $210 billion in revenue by selling coal deposits too cheaply. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | The miner's loss rose to C$105.4 million, hurt by impairment charges at its Ezulwini mine in South Africa and Podolsky mine in Canada. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | The world's fourth-largest bullion producer acquired the stake after making a $110 million down payment this week and retained the option to acquire an additional 20% in the Far Southeast Project. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | David Levenstein looks at some of the more common gold scams in the market at the moment and how best to avoid being duped. Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | Thousands of Ecuador's indigenous people marched towards the capital Quito on Wednesday, underlining the threat such protests could have on the country's future plans to develop large-scale mining with foreign companies. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | Prices were little changed on Thursday as investors weighed a recent improvement in the U.S. economy against China which is seeing a slower growth. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | Analysts are concerned Australia's long-awaited mining tax may pose a hurdle to Indian companies, investing in the country's coal mines. Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | Shrugging off signs that steel demand from the Asian giant might be slowing, Australia predicts that it will produce record tonnages of iron ore through much of the decade Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | The RBI has said that all non-banking finance companies that lend against gold jewellery should keep loan to value ratios below 60% Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | Russia's third largest steelmaker said the credit facility will keep the firm within its agreed debt limits but needs the funds to cover the cost of the $591m acquisition of Flinders Mines announced last year. Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | According to the country's mines minister, the existing mining code, which is 10 years old, was not giving the government enough revenues from the mining sector. Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | Hubert Moolman maintains that both gold and silver are rather close to entering the mania phase of the bull market but, in order to get there value needs to be diverted from somewhere - most likely equities Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012 | | The implications of a silicosis class action suit for the South African mining sector are "damn serious" but, no one yet knows how it will all play out Tuesday , 20 Mar 2012 | | Johnson Matthey's Publications manager looks at the reasons for the metal's strong run and its relationship to gold | | The President and CEO of Hudbay Minerals comments on the Canadian mining sector M&A scene, leveraged buyouts and asset spin-offs. | | President of the Ecuadorian CoM talks about the signing of the first mining exploitation contract with Chinese-backed EcuaCorriente and efforts by government to improve the tax regimen for foreign miners. | | Fund portfolio manager Michael Cuggino sees commodities continuing to trend upwards with demand growing faster than supply, with gold, and to a lesser extent silver, providing an alternative to paper currencies. | | |
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