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| | | | "We are probably going through the correction now, the second half of the year is likely to be a little better" | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | More than 81 mining transactions were announced globally during Q1 2012 with a total value of US$90 billion; however, big value M&A mining mergers declined in Canada, says KPMG. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | For whatever reason gold and silver prices have been falling recently, but this may be irrelevant in the long term scheme of things (Updated with charts) Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | Cliffs Natural Resources board approves advancing the proposed C$3.3bn project in the Ring of Fire area of Northern Ontario to the feasibility stage. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | Doom and gloom economist Nouriel Roubini appears to be more than a little fallible in his predictions in the past three years, so should one take his latest twitter anti-gold gibe as a buying indicator? Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | The company earned $57.8 million up from $20.2 million a year earlier during the first quarter as it sold more gold at higher prices. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | The Luxembourg-based company is hoping to reel in even stronger profits in the second quarter after it beat expectations in the first three months of the year. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | Brazil's Federal Supreme Court suspended on Wednesday the payment of about $12.4 billion in back taxes by Vale, handing the company a temporary victory in a dispute with the government. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | Citing people with direct knowledge of the matter, the Economic Times reported Thursday that Aditya Birla had submitted a non-binding bid for the miner, sending its shares up 19% to a six month high. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | Chairman Jan du Plessis told shareholders at the group's Australian annual meeting that the company is somewhat more confident about the outlook for commodities demand than it was six months ago. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | Zenyatta Ventures can begin to claim some size to the Albany graphite deposit in Ontario with assays beyond its discovery drillhole in hand. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | Exacerbated by stoppages and repairs, the gold miner reported a 20% drop in overall grade but, the bottom line was saved by a tax credit. Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | In a week when renewed fears over Europe's debt crisis have dominated markets, the company has reassured investors with its view of broadly healthy demand for the commodities it mines, farms and drills. Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | Despite the past couple of days' dive in the gold price, the latest news from the Eurozone, the US economy and in the Far East might all be taken as gold positive and could presage a sharp recovery in the price. Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | The IFR reports Chinalco plans to seek approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange on May 17 for an IPO that could raise up to $1 billion. Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | Nevsun reports that it is mining higher than expected gold grades following a nasty blow to its resource model earlier this year. Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | Quarterly production at Centamin's large-scale Sukari gold mine in Egypt rose 9%, sending the company's shares up as much as 4.5%. Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | The expanding protest movement against Lynas Corp's rare earths plant in Kuantan has already delayed the project by eight months and has cast a shadow over its future. Wednesday , 09 May 2012 | | The prototype is one of five fuel cell-powered locomotives that will be tested for underground use at one of Amplats' platinum mines. Thursday , 10 May 2012 | | Haywood lists off all the ugly bits that have defined the junior market of late, but concludes with a ray of hope in a recent report on the junior sector. Tuesday , 08 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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Aura appoints corporate advisory firm - Leading independent Australian investment house Gresham Advisory Partners appointed as corporate advisers
- Mandate to focus on identifying appropriate opportunities for the Häggån project
Aura Energy (Aura, ASX: AEE) has appointed leading independent Australian investment and advisory house Gresham Advisory Partners Limited (Gresham) as a corporate advisor to the company. The recent release of Scoping Study outcomes for the Häggån Project in Sweden has led to an increase in expressions of interest in the Project from a number of significant participants in the uranium sector. For full release, click here... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CONFERENCES | 2012 New York Hard Assets Investment Conference and Exhibition | | Date: 14 May 2012 - 15 May 2012 | | Venue: Marriott Marquis Hotel, Times Square, New York | | The New York Hard Assets Investment Conference features two full days of presentations from analysts, forecasters, metals mining experts, public exploration companies, and newsletter editors. Mineweb will be in attendance. Read More | | RES - Broken Hill 2012 | | Date: 20 May 2012 - 23 May 2012 | | Venue: Civic Centre, Broken Hill, Australia | | A 2.5 day symposium with key industry players, private investors and world class international speakers. Learn more about the resources and energy sector and how it impacts Australia's future and the global economy. Read More | | Earth's Resources Conference 2012 | | Date: 20 June 2012 - 21 June 2012 | | Venue: JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong | | A high-powered invitation-only conference bringing together institutional investors and mining companies interested in particular in generating investment in the Asian marketplace. Read More | | | | | | ENGINE ROOM Editorial Europe Lawrie Williams, London
Geoff Candy, Groningen
Americas Dorothy Kosich, Reno
Kip Keen, Halifax, NS
Asia and Australasia
Shivom Seth, Mumbai
Ross Louthean, Perth
Kerry Stevenson, Sydney Africa Christy Filen, Johannesburg
Sales and Marketing
Jan Chadwick, International
Wendy Hora, Australasia
Production Lindiwe Molekoa, Johannesburg Editor in Chief Alec Hogg, Johannesburg | | |
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