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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | The EPA's quest to broaden its powers to nullify previously granted wetland permits for U.S. mining operations has alarmed the Republican leadership of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | Romarco Minerals looks to August next year for a decision on an environmental impact statement for its multimillion-ounce Haile gold project. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | The chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee has demanded several federal agencies turn over all documents concerning the withdrawal of 1 million acres from uranium mining in Arizona. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | Drilling near the resource boundary bodes well for grades in copper-gold porphyry for NGEx Resources. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | Minnesota environmental special interests say their latest initiative aims to engage all Minnesotans, including miners, "in a respectful, open, fact based dialogue" about sulfide mining. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | As the possibility of a Greek exit looms large and US debt remains unruly, why is gold behaving as it is? Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | Coal India's decision to leave the International Coal Ventures Limited consortium could make Prime Minister Singh's plan to $400 billion over the next five years more difficult. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | Adrian Ash says while the euro has become a very toxic asset, the dollar is only at an 18 month high, if it does really start to push higher, things could get a lot worse. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | The copper miner is confident it will reach its annual target of 1.708 million tonnes and put behind the 10% loss of output suffered in the first quarter from a year earlier. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | CEO Richard O'Brien says Newmont will spend $440 million on the Conga project in Peru over the next 18 months, down sharply from the $1.5 billion it had initially budgeted. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | The aluminium-producing province of Henan is reported to have idled some 700,000 tonnes of capacity in recent months which could rise to 1.2 million tonnes by the end of the year. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | Head of Rio Tinto's iron ore division, Sam Walsh, says the company is seeing little evidence of a slowdown in demand from China and plans to go ahead and double output by 2016. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | The long delay on its takeover of Sundance Resources points to China's reluctance to make big bets on risky resources projects offshore amid uncertainty over economic growth at home. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | The German bank will join Johnson Matthey, one of the world's largest refiners and recyclers of PGMs, to offer storage for platinum and palladium in ingot, plate and sponge form for its clients. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | The copper miner says the move will enable it to concentrate on developing the recently purchased Quadra FNX, whose results it hopes will exceed expectations. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | Diamond giant De Beers said the incident occurred in an area where it had stopped mining two years ago, adding that the miners had ignored warnings not to enter the disused shafts. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | The latest flare-up buries hopes of settling the dispute that shut the mine, which accounts for about 15% of global platinum output, for six weeks earlier this year and cost 120,000 lost ounces. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | The miner says soaring inflation is more likely to dent the country's appeal for miners eyeing its gold, silver and copper reserves than last month's takeover of its biggest oil firm, YPF. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | With China's quotas creating a marked price differential for critical metals, Michael Silver* insists that junior miners finally have an opportunity to develop the U.S. resource and manufacturing sectors. Critical Metals Report interview. Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | With almost C$300 million set to go into mineral exploration in the Yukon in 2012, Mineweb lays out what Yukon explorers are up to this year. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | The author of Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..., looks at whether or not an orderly exit is possible and what it all might mean for gold. | | Hecla CEO, Phil Baker, says the silver market is currently in a similar place to where it was 100 years ago, when photographic uses were just beginning to gather steam. | | The World Gold Council's MD for Investments looks at the gold investment demand trends over the first quarter in particular the difference between Eastern and Western investment demand. | | Ocean Equities analyst, Chris Welch, looks at some of the reasons behind the recent slump in junior miners and what we might expect for the rest of the year. | | |
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