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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Barrick Gold reported lower gold production and higher copper output during Q1, forecasting even less gold production for Q2 due to planned construction and maintenance. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Traders say silver exports are set to zoom as the price of gold continues to rise. Wednesday , 02 May 2012 | | While a further move down is possible, investment fund manager, Marc Faber says over the long term gold should move higher Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Despite substantial declines in metals prices, Grupo Mexico and its subsidiaries AMC and Southern Copper reported strong metals sales during the first quarter. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Sunridge plans to integrate four deposits with copper, zinc, gold and silver to increase the production potential of its Asmara project in Eritrea. Wednesday , 02 May 2012 | | Two junior South African coal companies, Firestone Energy and SA Coal Mining Holdings have been suspended from the JSE, one voluntarily, the other not Wednesday , 02 May 2012 | | The miner is sticking to its production guidance for 2012 despite the March coup in Mali, home to some two-thirds of its gold output. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Market participants reckon SDI's new copper wire rod mill in Indiana, which will use a grade of copper scrap popular in China as its raw material, will put it in direct competition with the Far East and potentially drive prices higher. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | The miner achieved higher-than-expected first-quarter profits, supported by robust prices for its main metals, despite softening industrial activity and higher production at its smelters. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | West Africa-focused Avocet Mining says its quarterly pretax profit climbed on higher gold prices, but lower production resulted in high cash cost per ounce produced. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | David Levenstein says although gold prices remain range bound, prices firmed up during last week indicating a more bullish sentiment in the short-term. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Carolyn Dennis of Dundee Capital Markets reckons that for risk-tolerant investors, the rare earths space could offer significant returns. Critical Metals Report interview. Wednesday , 02 May 2012 | | Adjusted to remove one-time items, Q1 profit was C$119 million compared with C$206.7 million in the corresponding quarter of 2011. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | The Canadian gold miner, which owns operating assets in the US, Mexico and Australia, attributes the profit rise to higher bullion prices. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | The last date for submission of bids is May 8 and the metal will be shipped in six batches of 2,000 tonnes each from May to October. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | The world's largest miner has moved to reassure investors fretting over its spending on "mega projects", saying they will be approved in a sequence that maximises value, reduces risk and balances short- and long-term returns. Wednesday , 02 May 2012 | | CEO German Pikhoya says he hopes the premium listing in London will happen in the near future after the gold miner sold stakes to China's CIC and Russia's VTB bank this week. Wednesday , 02 May 2012 | | The yellow metal seems increasingly resilient in the face of poor current fundamentals and strange downward price spikes from which it has recovered rapidly? Wednesday , 02 May 2012 | | Jeff Nichols, looks at why central bank buying is so important and the potential impact of a breakup of the euro zone on the gold market | | Natixis's head of commodities research believes we could see China well stocked with copper this year and the rest of the world a little short on the metal. | | Silver Wheaton CEO, Randy Smallwood, explains why the current funding environment is good for the company and why he remains bullish on the metal. | | 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 | | |
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