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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | China is running short of 25 kinds of mineral resources including 11 that are crucial to the country's economy, a top official said Sunday. Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | Owners of mining claims located in California rivers and streams are suing to stop the California Department of Fish and Game from imposing regulations to ban suction mining. Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | Gold is currently treading water but Jeff Nichols believes that the chances of a breakout to the upside are significantly greater than the probability of a breakdown with the gold bull having five to ten years of life ahead Sunday , 22 Apr 2012 | | The construction of Wesizwe's Bakubung mine is in sharp contrast to the the general gloominess that currently envelops South Africa's platinum sector Saturday , 21 Apr 2012 | | Investors punish Rainy River Resources as its President and CEO Raymond Threlkeld warns of imminent capital cost escalation. Saturday , 21 Apr 2012 | | While Alacer reports lacklustre production in the fourth quarter due to poor weather conditions in Turkey, it increases overall guidance for the year. Friday , 20 Apr 2012 | | Peru's president Ollanta Humala said Friday the gold miner should aim for a more ambitious environmental mitigation plan if it wants its $4.8bn Conga gold project to go ahead Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | State nuclear firm Kazatomprom said Monday the country produced 4,666 tonnes of uranium in the first quarter of this year, almost 5% more compared with the same three months of 2011. Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | The Qatar Investment Authority, the most active of the region's sovereign wealth funds in recent years, has more than $30 billion to spend on investments this year and sees commodities as a key target. Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | The Australian uranium miner is looking to raise at least $225 million with an option to increase the sale to $275 million, with the convertible bonds due in 2017. Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | A police spokesman reported Saturday of the death of two men at Harmony Gold's Tshepong mine, in Welkom, in a fight involving suspected illegal miners. Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | The company's Mopani Copper Mines in Zambia has been granted permission to re-open its copper treatment plant, which was shut in March for pollution violations. Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | The unrest by workers at African Minerals' Tonkolili iron ore mine in Sierra Leone has left one woman dead and at least six injured, witnesses and medical staff said Friday. Friday , 20 Apr 2012 | | This comes after the Supreme Court had banned iron ore mining in three districts of Karnataka in 2011, citing environmental concerns, and asked a federal government body to carry out an EIA. Friday , 20 Apr 2012 | | Earlier this week, an official with Indonesia's ministry of energy and minerals had reportedly ruled out a tax on thermal coal, but a trade ministry official says the idea is still on the table. Friday , 20 Apr 2012 | | Extended trading hours and special incentives for trade in the yellow metal are some of the measures Indian markets have rolled out to cash in on investor demand for gold during the festival Monday , 23 Apr 2012 | | Total world silver supply fell by 34.1 million ounces to 1.04 billion ounces last year says the World Silver Survey 2012 released by the Silver Institute. Thursday , 19 Apr 2012 | | Speaking to Mineweb from the Denver Gold Group's European Gold Forum, Ross Norman explains why gold is not in a bubble and why investors must continue to come to the party | | Gold is roughly in the middle of a 20 to 25 year cycle and should break through its all time highs within the next few years but, it won't be smooth sailing | | GCIC portfolio manager, Robert Cohen, looks at the lay of the gold equity land and what the money currently on the sidelines is looking for | | Van Eck Gold Fund portfolio manager, Joseph Foster says there is a lot of money waiting in the wings for a reason to buy gold stocks and says another summer rally isn't out of the question | | |
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