| 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 , 13 Mar 2012 | | A PKF/University of Portsmouth Centre for Counter Fraud Studies report suggests mining companies' haste for social acceptance in developing nations could cost them dearly. Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | Trading in the aluminium giant's shares was halted on Tuesday after the group's chairman quit stating that the company had, among other issues, become mired in debt Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | Rye Patch Gold is asking a Nevada court to keep Coeur geologists from exploring forfeited claims surrounding Nevada's only primary silver producing mine, now in the hands of Rye Patch. Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | Gold may be back above $1,700 an ounce but there are a number of indications that 2012 is unlikely to be a stellar year for the yellow metal, albeit still probably a positive one. Monday , 12 Mar 2012 | | Azumah Resources commits to further aggressive drill program on its Ghana greenstones as it works on a feasibility study for a 100,000 ounce per year gold mine at Wa in Ghana. Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | A Canadian junior and a major automaker take another step in the assessment of the potential for developing a joint venture on the latter's Kipawa rare earth project in Quebec. Monday , 12 Mar 2012 | | US$44m in Foreign exchange losses weighed heavily on Coal of Africa's H1 results but the group said, assuming a stable rand dollar exchange rate over the next six months, a recovery was on the cards Monday , 12 Mar 2012 | | The miner said profit for the quarter was $2.6m compared with $21.8m in Q3 as a result of shut downs at its Pirquitas mine in Argentina Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | The firm says it will go ahead with its plans to expand its stake in the Roy Hill iron ore project, despite a feud brewing between its partner, Gina Rinehart, and her children over the family business. Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | The man was struck by material from the mine's side wall during the evening shift on Saturday at the Kingston #2 mine in Fayette County, Alpha Natural Resources said Monday. Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | The company resumed work at its massive Grasberg mine as expected on Monday for the first time since a suspension on Feb 23. Monday , 12 Mar 2012 | | Accessing a sustainable, and secure, supply of raw materials, particularly critical ones like rare earths, for industrial development, is going to become the number one priority for all countries. Monday , 12 Mar 2012 | | Prices firmed early Thursday, although most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a key U.S. Federal Reserve meeting on possible monetary easing. Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012 | | With serious inflation seen as inevitable by most analysts perhaps now is the time to buy gold as an inflation hedge - but data shows that gold has been moving up regardless since it was freed from its fixed $35/oz price in 1971. Monday , 12 Mar 2012 | | 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. | | U.S. economic growth, China's social housing programme, Eurozone difficulties and oil prices all likely to impact metals demand in 2012. | | Kerry Smith of Haywood Securities talks about financing in the junior mining sector and the interface between juniors and bigger companies in JV situations and gives his views on the gold price in 2012. | | Luquman Shaheen, CEO of Peruvian explorer Panoro Minerals, explains the political and social complexities facing miners and explorers in Peru | | |
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