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| | | | Mitsui and Co Precious Metal's David Jollie looks at the current state of the platinum sector and where it is likely heading. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | U.S. House members are urging the SEC to issues final rules for mining companies for reporting payments made to foreign governments, as well as conflict minerals disclosures. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | The face of Fire River Gold changes considerably as two top managers, including its president, and two directors resign. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | Standard & Poor's has assigned a BB- rating to Coeur d'Alene Mines proposal to issue $350 million of unsecured notes and enter into a $100 million revolving credit facility. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | While in the short term, demand for diamonds globally is struggling, analysts say demand from China and India is set to far outpace the annual 2.8% supply growth. Monday , 25 Jun 2012 | | According to Dr. Paul Jourdan, South Africa would do better leaving its minerals in the ground if it can't better link its mining sector to the broader economy. Monday , 25 Jun 2012 | | Junior mining stocks were off heavily on Monday with the Venture sinking to lows not seen in years. Monday , 25 Jun 2012 | | ANC delegates will this week debate proposals for a mining windfall tax of 50% as an alternative to nationalising mines in the world's largest producer of platinum, chrome and manganese. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | According to Julian Phillips, if the euro is not saved within the next three months, the world faces the next phase of deflation, something feared terribly by central bankers. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | Declining to comment on a legal dispute over stake sale in Anglo American's Sur asset, CEO of Mitsubishi's metals unit says the purchase was worth it and will generate as much as $500 million a year. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | In a resolution published in the official gazette, the government extended the deadline for more than 100 companies, including some hard-hit miners, to cash in export earnings on the local forex market. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | The Australian company will sell the stake to meet Indonesian foreign ownership requirements introduced this year, a senior executive said on Tuesday. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | Dealers with knowledge of the matter say Morgan Stanley is bidding for 60 million shares in the miner on an all-or-nothing basis for an unnamed client rumoured to be Twiggy Forrest. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | The International Monetary Fund says the mineral-rich country needs to continue cleaning up its extractive sector if it is to receive the latest instalments of a $550 million loan. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | Vale has sold its Colombia coal mines for $407 million in cash to a unit of Colombian Natural Resources, a mining company controlled by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs. Tuesday , 26 Jun 2012 | | A lightning strike triggered a wildfire near the Bellekeno mill on Friday, forcing Alexco to shut down the mine, mill and surface exploration operations as a precautionary measure. Monday , 25 Jun 2012 | | The company will sell 685 million shares at 4.67 yuan apiece, pricing the IPO at 16.2 times historical earnings, according to an exchange filing. Monday , 25 Jun 2012 | | The government plans to halt production at the Smederevo steel plant next month despite having bought it back from U.S. Steel for a nominal $1 to avert closure last December. Monday , 25 Jun 2012 | | Guatemala's Union of Extractive Industries says it will not support sweeping reforms to the nation's Mining Act, which include permanent royalty increases and the creation of a state mining company. Monday , 25 Jun 2012 | | Frank Holmes and Brian Hicks talk about the performance of gold stocks relative to bullion and why management ownership improves stock performance. | | For the first time in 10 years, Puru Saxena is bullish on US equities and has no exposure to gold and silver, he tells Mineweb why. | | Standard Chartered's Judy Zhu expects copper to trade in a relatively tight range in the short term with a hope of some rebound going into Q4. | | "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." | | |
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