| 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 , 23 Mar 2012 | | Silver Wheaton CEO Randy Smallwood says the company finished 2011 "with its strongest ever quarter of production and sales." Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | The governments of all three countries are facing weakening currencies and trade deficits and all three feel gold should bear much of the blame Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | The first nationwide protest by India's bullion industry in seven years, to oppose the introduction of additional tax on gold imports has come to an end, but jewellers say they are still considering their options Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | Randgold Resources shares dropped sharply on the LSE on news of a coup attempt in Mali but information coming out of one of West Africa's leading gold producing nations remains confused. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | To discourage ever-growing domestic coal production in China, the country's National Energy Administration hopes to encourage coal companies to explore for coal outside of China. Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | While there are valid reasons for gold's recent weakness, Frank Holmes maintains that there are just as many reasons to be bullish on the yellow metal Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | Chinese investors are turning their focus to emerging economies as they look to expand their demand for commodities and switching away from Australia and Canada, which are getting too expensive. Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | Duluth Metals' huge copper-nickel-pgm-gold resource on the Duluth complex in northern Minnesota moves on a stage with top engineering company Bechtel being given the parameters on which to base a PFS Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | After spectacular first pass drilling results, Silver Lake is going to start one of the largest modern exploration campaigns W. Australia on a VMS target north of Meekatharra Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | The bank is presently betting heavily on gold which it expects to rally around 15% to a lofty $1,850 an ounce by the second quarter due to inflation worries. Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | President Rafael Correa insisted Thursday he will push forward with plans to develop major mining deals with foreign companies, despite the arrival in Quito of indigenous protestors who fear their lands will be wrecked. Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office released a letter from the auditor's office on Thursday describing earlier media reports of a $211bn revenue loss as "exceedingly misleading" Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | Finance minister Alexander Chikwanda says the country will not bring back the 25% mining windfall tax it scrapped in 2009 because it may force mine closures. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | The proposal comes more than a week after Impala Platinum bowed to Harare's demands that it transfers a similar stake in its Zimplats operation to locals. Thursday , 22 Mar 2012 | | China's benchmark steel futures slipped on Friday on lingering concerns about weak demand growth but many market participants are relatively confident that demand will remain firm. Friday , 23 Mar 2012 | | According to the Australian, investment banks are further and further apart in their views on the outlook for commodities, China and metal prices. Friday , 23 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 | | 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 | | 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. | | |
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