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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | 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 | | S&P warns if China's slowdown proves to be severe, it could take the wind out of commodities prices sails. Even with a soft landing, steel and aluminum producers will still weaken. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | Despite weather-related problems at the Efemçukuru mine in Turkey delaying gold sales by 35,000 ounces in the first quarter, Eldorado Gold is maintaining its 2012 gold production guidance. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | CEO of the West African gold miner, Mark Bristow, feels the results are robust and represent a good start to the year. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Rio Alto's President and CEO Alex Black speaks with Mineweb about its success and prospects as it hits boilerplate production at its La Arena gold project in Peru. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Volta puts the details to its five million ounce Kiaka gold project in a prefeasibility study it released on Thursday. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | Tuesday's Australian Federal Budget seen as an unlikely band aid for Gillard Government Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Over the last 10 years, there have been only five 40-day periods quieter than the one we have just had but is it a bearish or bullish signal? Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | Brazil's Superior Court of Justice ruled in favor of the federal tax authority in its appeal against an injunction granted in March that suspended payment of the taxes by Vale. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | Primero Mining says its first quarter adjusted profit jumped to $18.8 million on higher output at its only producing mine in Mexico and expects to make a mill expansion decision in the Q3. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | The molybdenum miner reported net income of 1 US cent a share for the 3 months to March 31, compared with a profit of 73 cents a share in the year-ago quarter. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | Businessman Clive Palmer has announced plans to build and operate a fleet of four freighters to import nickel ore to a nickel refining plant purchased from global miner BHP Billiton. Friday , 04 May 2012 | | Tom Albanese warned investors Thursday that rising costs and calls for buybacks and special dividends eat away at incentives to build new mines. Thursday , 03 May 2012 | | According to CEO, Martin Abbott, the London Metal Exchange is planning to expand its Singapore office and to invest heavily in Asia Friday , 04 May 2012 | | Union secretary at Chile's Escondida mine, Marcelo Tapia, says operations have been partially affected by the protest by contractors over bonuses. Thursday , 03 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 | | 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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