Wednesday, April 18, 2012

MINEWEB.COM'S TOP STORIES: Heavy rains and a temporary shutdown impact Vale 1Q output

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TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012                                                     

Heavy rains and a temporary shutdown impact Vale 1Q output

Vale continues to ramp-up a group of new operations including bulk materials, base metals and fertilizers, in South America, the Middle East and Africa.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

India's post offices to sell discounted gold coins as festival nears

With the post offices in India focussing on sales of low-end denominated gold coins, the yellow metal continues to gain acceptance in far-flung areas as an investment vehicle.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Gold investment demand to remain strong in 2012

GFMS's Philip Klapwijk maintains that gold investment demand will stay healthy through the course of 2012 on the back of continued loose monetary policy and worries about the US and Europe    Tuesday , 17 Apr 2012

Mining welcomes Canada's planned 'one project, one-review' permitting process

The Harper Government's plan to streamline major project review at the federal level, while leaving smaller project permitting to provincial regulators is garnering support from Canadian mining and energy.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Minas Conga 3rd party technical water report to be made public Wednesday

Three international consultants have turned over to Peru's Council of Ministers their independent recommendations regarding further technical mitigation of the Minas Conga copper and gold project's potential water impacts.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Rio Tinto, Harry Winston on track for 24% boost to Diavik diamond production

Harry Winston outlined stronger quarterly diamond production at the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories as Rio Tinto continues to review ownership options.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Lumina Copper shares pounded on spectre of broader Argentine nationalism

Analysts say market sell-off misplaced and provides opportunity to buy premier copper story in Argentina.    Tuesday , 17 Apr 2012

Fresnillo's silver output in line with estimates, ups gold output

The precious metals miner posted first-quarter silver output in line with expectations and said gold production was ahead of target, helped by the start-up of a new mine in Mexico.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Why Standard and Poors favours Rio Tinto

Out of the 1600 companies S&P's Capital IQ covers, Rio Tinto and, especially its iron ore exposure, remains its preferred pick    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Silver poised for breakout - but which way?

Silver supply/demand statistics can be extraordinarily misleading with little consensus as to the true position but, the precious metal appears to be in a potential undersupply situation    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Global copper supply to remain tight in 2012 - GFMS

Thomson Reuters GFMS estimates the supply-side tightness should limit the downside for copper this year, keeping prices relatively stable in a range of $8,300 to $8,800 per tonne.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

Sharp drops in iron ore output by majors behind price resilience

It seems the sharp declines in iron ore output posted by global miners BHP Billiton, Vale and Rio Tinto in the first quarter have instead helped to helped lift prices to relatively high levels.    Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012

The return of gold to the mainstream monetary system - Part 3

This is the third part of a five part series on how gold will return to the monetary system globally but not in the form of the defunct Gold Standard.    Tuesday , 17 Apr 2012

Does gold ever pay?

Bullionvault's Adrian Ash looks at what commodity markets say about the investment value of gold versus cash    Tuesday , 17 Apr 2012

Yesterday's Top Story: When gold equities reverse their fall it will be quick - Holmes

According to US Global Investors' Frank Holmes, today's growing sloth of gold bears is a "buy" signal for contrarian investors    Tuesday , 17 Apr 2012

PODCASTS / RADIO                                                     

The likelihood of QE and a long-cycle correction for gold – Murenbeeld

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

Junior financing and avoiding "slippery slope" economics

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

M&A, gold stocks and the possibility of another summer rally - Joseph Foster

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

Physical gold buying, equity premiums and the potential for M&A - Mazumdar

Speaking during the Precious Metals Summit in Geneva, Haywood Securities analyst, Joe Mazumdar looks at where gold prices are heading and why gold stocks are trading so poorly.

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