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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | Despite the levying of carbon pollution and mineral resources rent taxes, Australian mineral exploration spending achieved a record in the quarter ending March. Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | Surveys show more than 70% of Peruvians believe mining investment in the country must to be continued, says Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines. Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | A showdown is set to occur at Jaguar Mining's upcoming AGM with a key shareholder promising to try to block re-election of core board members. Saturday , 16 Jun 2012 | | As China's middle class grows, and luxury items become the norm, gold will continue to be consumed voraciously, say analysts. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | Lumina Copper opens the door to buyers and other deal making types, announcing a strategic review process Friday. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | A view on investing in the Argentinean mining sector following a visit to the highly prospective silver/gold province of Santa Cruz at the time of the nationalization of oil company YPF. Saturday , 16 Jun 2012 | | Shares dropped 3.7% in Hong Kong, taking declines to 26% since Feb. 18, when the South China Morning Post first reported the bid, which may succeed in gaining the approval of regulators. Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | Situated next to increasingly important sea lanes and home to some of the world's biggest REE deposits, Greenland is the elephant in the room during Chinese President Hu Jintao's three-day visit to Denmark. Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | Prices fell early Monday as the risk of a Greek exit from the euro bloc subsided after parties backing a bailout for the country won an election, denting gold's safe-haven appeal. Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | Spot prices were steady on Monday and may struggle this week to hold onto recent gains with sluggish steel demand in China likely to limit appetite for the raw material. Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | LME copper jumped to a session peak of $7,615 a tonne, its highest in nearly three weeks, after pro-bailout parties in Greece won a slim parliamentary majority, easing fears that it may exit the euro zone. Monday , 18 Jun 2012 | | The violence at Glencore's Colquiri tin/zinc mine follows a two-week standoff at the mine where members of independent mining cooperatives are demanding new areas to work. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | Kyrgyzstan's government says the economy will grow by barely a quarter of the 7.5% originally forecast because of the collapse in output from the flagship Kumtor gold mine. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | The Indonesian Association of Mineral Entrepreneurs says the new rules have hit companies hard, costing the country's export industry up to $164 million a month in lost nickel and bauxite sales. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | The EU Commission will make its decision next week on whether to accept concessions offered by both companies to end a probe into their former nuclear power JV. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | South African power utility Eskom said Friday it may fund part of Anglo American's proposed New Largo coal mine, which could cost as much as $2.4 billion. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | Although the historic Gold:Silver ratio may be around 16:1 current patterns do not suggest any likely return to this level - indeed the ratio may yet get worse for silver investors. Friday , 15 Jun 2012 | | "All these things have been pushing gold up and down, and up and down but I think ultimately the markets are becoming more pro-gold." | | Co-chair of Osler Hoskin & Harcourt's Mining Group, David Hanick, looks at some of the emerging trends in the mining M&A space. | | Investec Asset Management, investment strategist, Michael Power believes that the balance of economic power is shifting from the west to the rest and taking commodities with it. | | The Gartman Letter author, Dennis Gartman, looks at why he doesn't see gold as a safe harbour and how he sees the global political mess unfolding over the next few months. | | |
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