| 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 , 09 Mar 2012 | | The Silver Institute says, "Silver is proving its mettle in 2012", thanks to solid investment demand so far this year outperforming other precious metals. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | The Texas Attorney General's Office is cracking down on an Austin gold and silver company accused of bilking customers through sales of silver and gold bullion and coins. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | Colorado's Molycorp has proposed making its third major deal in a year, this time with the cash and share acquisition of rare metals processor Toronto's Neo Materials Technologies. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | Continental Gold announces important high grade gold extensions to its chief vein families at Buriticá and shows strong continuity of gold grades in underground sampling. Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | Solid Energy Ltd, the New Zealand Government-owned coal miner has reached a sales agreement with receivers of Pike River Coal Ltd which owned the Pike River coal mine where methane blasts killed 29 miners and contractors late in 2010. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | The latest trade numbers show that Australia's account unexpectedly slipped into the red in January as exports to China were hit by the Lunar holiday and gold shipments which took a steep dip. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | Glencore, which already owns 34% of Xstrata, began courting institutional investors this week after publishing its 2011 earnings - starting its first roadshow since the all-share deal was agreed in February. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | The company expects its rare earths plant in Kuantan, under construction since 2010, to open by June, despite an appeal against the government's decision to grant a licence that is key to breaking China's grip on global markets. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | A number of Australian miners operational in Indonesia believe the proposed regulation to limit foreign ownership in mines to no more than 49% will not affect their existing mining contracts. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | Sierra Gorda SCM, a unit of top European copper miner KGHM, is taking on a $1 billion loan to part finance its major $3 billion Chilean copper project Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | In a deal set to close this month, miner Xstrata will pay cash for Talisman Energy's Sukunka deposit, a hard coking coal deposit adjacent to its existing licenses and tenements. Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | Terence van der Hout reckons that while gold juniors are very quick to get from a discovery to a takeover, most rare earth explorers are still early-stage ventures. Interview with The Critical Metals Report. Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | South African union Solidarity reported Thursday that up to 20 illegal miners were feared dead after a rock fall at an abandoned mine on the East Rand, Gauteng. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | China's largest aluminium producer, Chalco, is planning a share issue to raise 8 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion) to finance future expansion projects and development. Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | Asia's largest economy's production of refined copper increased 9.5% in February from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. Friday , 09 Mar 2012 | | Australian federal treasurer Wayne Swan approved the deal between Yancoal and Gloucester Coal, as well as an additional 12 month lifeline to bring down its stake to less than 70%. Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | According to a report, a five-year fixed-rate notes offer by Atlas's Carmen Copper, has received strong investor interest with a possible $350 million issue already covered ahead of the launch. Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | The company denies it has agreed to hand over a 29.5% stake in its Zimplats unit to the government, contrary to reports by a senior Zimbabwean minister that it had agreed. Thursday , 08 Mar 2012 | | Pretium and Seabridge Gold have investigated the benefits of bringing together some 60 million gold ounces into a single project, but no advantage seen in the merger of these huge deposits. Thursday , 08 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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