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| | | | Mitsui and Co. Precious Metals strategist, David Jollie says, while in the medium term the outlook for silver is not necessarily bearish, over the short term there is a definite possibility prices might fall | | | | | TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | A revised mine plan for Reno-based Allied Nevada's Hycroft mine near Winnemucca, Nevada, calls for annual production of 1.1 million gold equivalent ounces during a 19-year operating life. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | The first part of a five part series on how gold will be returned to the monetary system globally but not in the form of the defunct Gold Standard. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | Environmental NGOs say a decision continuing the permit allowing submarine disposal of Batu Hijau gold mine tailings in Sununu Bay will be appealed Wednesday to Indonesia's Supreme Court. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | South Africa's biggest gold miner, AngloGold Ashanti, lost 76,000 ounces of gold output due to safety stoppages in Q1 2012 - more than in the whole of 2011 and reckons some of the production halts do more harm than good. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | Vale's CEO Murilo Ferreira says he expects Chinese demand for iron ore to remain strong despite warnings by the IMF that commodities exporters should brace for lower prices and slower world growth. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | The aluminium maker's first-quarter profit beat analysts' forecast for a loss and sent its shares up 6% to $9.80 in after-hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | Toronto-based HudBay Minerals is looking to expanding its asset base in Peru as it moves to replicate the successes enjoyed at its mines in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | With more doubts surfacing about the strength of the U.S. economy and a fall in growth in China, industrial metals and oil were knocked back, but gold rose 1%. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | The company expects the Don Mario upper mineralized zone at its gold-silver-copper mine in Bolivia to produce 12,500 gold ounces and 500,000 silver ounces, up from its earlier forecast. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | According to BHP Billiton, the coal mine in Australia, operated under a 50-50 partnership with Mitsubishi Corp, has been losing money for several months. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | Reports from Peru say the nine wildcat miners in an informal Peruvian gold/copper mine who have been trapped underground for five days are close to being rescued. Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012 | | Marathon Gold and Mountain Lake Resources hinted at resource growth with a new series of high-grade drilling results from the Leprechaun deposit in Newfoundland. Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | Frank Holmes looks at the reasons why it has been a trying week for gold and what investors should be concentrating on looking forward in order to manage expectations Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | The South African freight and logistics company says it plans to spend $38bn over the next 7 years to dramatically increase capacity within its rail and general freight business Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | A major gold producer - Gold Fields - and a small Canadian junior - Bear Lake - team up in one of the world's major gold belts - the Abitibi greenstones. Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | The three-week strike by about 3,000 mineworkers at the mine, which is a JV between Anglo American Platinum and African Rainbow Minerals, has now been called off. Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | It seems traders are seeking better support than just continued speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve might consider another round of QE before jumping back into gold in a major way. Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | Though investment demand was the most important driver of the gold rally in 2011, sentiment appears to have shifted to the stock market in the first quarter of 2012. Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | While the diversifieds are unlikely to move their primary focus from iron ore anytime soon, there does seem to be some disagreement over where the cream is likely to come from Tuesday , 10 Apr 2012 | | Nicholas Brooks of ETF Securities looks at the trends on display among gold ETP investors and looks at the impact of speculative demand on the gold sector | | Macquarie's Graeme Train speaks to Mineweb about the outlook for demand from China and the impact this will have on base and bulk metals. | | The creation of a R23bn platinum mining business to rank as No 4 in the world. | | According to the CPM Group's Jeff Christian gold is unlikely to fall much below $1,400 during the next decade but investors are likely to start focusing more attention on gold stocks | | |
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