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| | | | 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. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | Paul Heithersay, CEO of the Olympic Dam Taskforce, gave doubtful investors hope that the multi-billion dollar expansion of the copper-uranium-gold mine will proceed as planned. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | A backroom political ban on investing in companies deemed impure by environmental NGOs is unfairly depressing the prices of some of the leading gold mining stocks, and hurting pension funds, Coxe says. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | Kirkland Lake Gold suspended mining operations as the Young-Davidson gold mine put ore processing on hold as they cope with power outages caused by the Kirkland Lake forest fire. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | Leonard Melman, veteran precious metals analyst, discusses the implications of the recent European elections on the prospects for the gold and silver markets and their likely huge rebound. Gold Report interview. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | The junior miner is planning to drill a potential extension to Broken Hill's famous Line of Lode in the hopes of finding another elephant. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | Mine closure usually spells the end of communities situated in the back of beyond but, a small town in South Africa is fighting that fate with education. Monday , 21 May 2012 | | Frank Holmes maintains gold may not go up vertically from here, June and July are traditionally weak months for the metal, longer term the metal will rise. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | The potential marriage between Peel Mining and CBH Resources, now owned by Toho, opens up scope for new Cobar region discovery. Monday , 21 May 2012 | | Head of Xstrata's copper unit, Charlie Sartain, says the company has earmarked roughly $7 billion to boost its copper division, mainly in Chile, Peru and Argentina, and also in Australia. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | Traders are saying more Chinese buyers are deferring on coal and iron ore shipments following a drop in prices, providing more evidence that the country's economy is slowing. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | The mining giant will restart suspended works at its TEMCO manganese plant by the end of August after identifying cost cuts. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | Regional police services say new protests erupted Tuesday at an informal settlement near Impala Platinum's giant Rustenburg mine, which was shut for 6 weeks this year due to battles between rival unions. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | Power utility Eskom is walking a tightrope to keep power flowing to factories, mines and smelters that had to shut down for days four years ago, costing the economy billions of dollars in lost output. Tuesday , 22 May 2012 | | The company says the new commercial hubs in Singapore and in London will help to strengthen its relationships with customers in Asia and Europe. Monday , 21 May 2012 | | The steelmaker's Brazilian unit says demand is not expanding fast enough, adding the outlook for global demand in the face of Greece and Europe's debt problems is weak. Monday , 21 May 2012 | | The floating iron ore storage vessel will be used to feed shipments to its main market, China, a senior company official said on Monday. Monday , 21 May 2012 | | Critics say Mongolia's bid to discredit former president Nambar Enkhbayar could backfire and strengthen his party in the upcoming elections, putting at risk mining investments in the country. Monday , 21 May 2012 | | An expectedly upbeat presentation on gold and silver in New York from Eric Sprott pointed to a large number of factors supporting his premise that gold, and silver even more so, will revert back to their rising paths. Monday , 21 May 2012 | | 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. | | Johnson Matthey Publications Manager, Jon Butler, looks at what happened in the PGM market in 2011 and looks ahead to the anticipated trends for 2012 | | According to Mark Cutifani, AngloGold Ashanti CEO, the group's diversity helped boost the numbers for the quarter, as did the higher gold price | | |
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