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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Friday , 25 May 2012 | | With the greenback merely "the best-looking horse on its way to the glue factory", the global economic imbroglio will lead to gold regaining its mojo and hitting new heights Friday , 25 May 2012 | | The Canadian Mining Association and Saskatchewan's Energy & Resources Minister worry a prolonged strike against Canada second largest railway may have serious consequences for nation's mining sector. Friday , 25 May 2012 | | Miners and explorationists in the Northeast Region of Ontario are dealing with temporary shutdowns, heavy smoke, restricted land access, closed highways and other fallout from 38 active forest fires. Friday , 25 May 2012 | | Alka Singh has her sights set on the uranium sector, where she sees deep values in a beaten-down industry. Interview with The Energy Report. Friday , 25 May 2012 | | GoldQuest hails the Romero discovery with a long gold-copper intercept in the Dominican Republic. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | The metal is headed for its fourth straight week of losses, as investors worry about a possible Greek exit from the euro zone but hopes that Chinese demand will improve lent some support. Friday , 25 May 2012 | | RioZim Limited is keen to exercise its pre-emptive rights to acquire Rio Tinto's shares in the Murowa diamond mine as the global miner seeks to leave the gem business. Friday , 25 May 2012 | | The company says it may put on hold plans to expand its nickel mine if Finland levies new taxes on mining as punishment for environmental problems. Friday , 25 May 2012 | | SepFluor, a spin off from Sephaku Holdings is hoping to list by March next year to raise funds to progress its R2bn fluorsparmine, concentrator and beneficiation hub. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | Diego Hernandez abruptly resigned on Thursday, citing personal reasons, and will be replaced by CFO Thomas Keller, effective June 1. Friday , 25 May 2012 | | Base metals are close to testing long term support levels - have they reached their lows or could they fall even further? Friday , 25 May 2012 | | Historically gold is perhaps the only store of wealth that has stood the test of time. Politicians and bankers may manipulate the markets short term, but long term gold has always held it value. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | While miners returned to work on Thursday, the situation remains tense, with one of the unions planning to march to a courthouse on Friday, where two of its supporters faces charges of attempted murder. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | Global gold production is at an all-time high, according to a new report from the USGS. Micheal George*, the USGS gold specialist comments on 'peak gold', output and exploration trends. Gold Report Interview. Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | While financial markets continue to crumble, G-8 leaders simply acknowledge the need for global growth and jobs, David Levenstein worries that is not enough Thursday , 24 May 2012 | | As the possibility of a Greek exit looms large and US debt remains unruly, why is gold behaving as it is? Wednesday , 23 May 2012 | | The author of Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..., looks at whether or not an orderly exit is possible and what it all might mean for gold. | | 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. | | 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. | | |
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