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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Monday , 07 May 2012 | | Inmet Mining has launched a $1 billion senior unsecured notes offering as part of a total finance plan for the $6.18 billion Cobre Panama project. Monday , 07 May 2012 | | With the opening of silver futures trading in Shanghai, China could rapidly become a major player in silver trading given its position as now almost certainly being the world's largest silver consumer. Monday , 07 May 2012 | | The company has signed a non-binding MoU with a large South Korean multinational, which it declined to name, that will involve funding for its Nolans project and buying at least 3,000 t/y of rare earths output. Monday , 07 May 2012 | | Platinum Australia has sold its Panton pgms project to nickel/copper miner Panoramic Resources to concentrate on its South African platinum mine developments. Monday , 07 May 2012 | | Monday promises to be a challenging day for Charles Li, CEO at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd, who faces a deadline to successfully bid for the 135-year-old London Metal Exchange. Monday , 07 May 2012 | | David Stockman's investment strategy - "batteries, beans, water, gold.." Anything Bernanke Can't Destroy" An indictment of Wall Street and the Fed. Interview with The Gold Report. Sunday , 06 May 2012 | | Has the South African iron ore miner created expectations of unattainable heights with its enormous ca US$65,000 distribution to the bulk of its employees last December? Saturday , 05 May 2012 | | Two directors who recently resigned from the Baja Mining Board now say they would rejoin a reconstituted board proposed by dissident shareholder, Mount Kellett Capital Management. Saturday , 05 May 2012 | | The tale of Eritrea's first major miner, Nevsun, which has had mixed fortunes this year and gold explorer, Andiamo Exploration, whose chairman has been a long time believer in the country's mineral potential. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | The fall in Shanghai rebar steel futures, their weakest level in more than two months, prompted sellers of iron ore to cut prices on Monday. Monday , 07 May 2012 | | Whitehaven Coal, which already controls 17.3% of Australian coal explorer Coalworks, plans to acquire the latter for A$1 per share, valuing the company at $174 million. Monday , 07 May 2012 | | Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg told a conference in Switzerland that mining companies will fight resource nationalism by pulling out of countries where they feel demands are too onerous. Saturday , 05 May 2012 | | There seems to be a major seller of gold and silver out there who doesn't care how its massive sales move the market - but there is also a corresponding major buyer (China?) Saturday , 05 May 2012 | | The crisis inflicting the global mining sector arising from the lack of young people entering the sector is beginning to have a real impact and is likely to affect mine production adversely for the foreseeable future. Saturday , 05 May 2012 | | The miner says it is reviewing the work done on the Mayoko deposit by African Iron and will start rail and port negotiations with government once the new plans are completed. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | London-based Petra Diamonds has restarted production at its Williamson mine in Tanzania after two years spent rehabilitating the surface area. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | The new government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploration and will analyse whether a plan Gabriel Resources proposes for the Rosia Montana Gold project is in the national interest. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | For Thomson Reuters GFMS, there is a danger that the surpluses now present in the platinum sector could become hardwired into the system Friday , 04 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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