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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | Relying on in-house project management for the massive Pascua-Lama gold mine costing Barrick dearly in time and money. Overall H1 gold and copper output and profits sharply down but full year gold guidance maintained. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | Goldcorp's second quarter financial results contained few surprises, although management warned that industry-wide capex escalation is forcing the company to re-examine its project pipeline costs. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | Newmont anticipated lower gold and copper production during the second quarter and the first half of the year, as well as a decline in profits. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | Key questions remain unanswered as Hecla vies for U.S. Silver, which had planned to consummate a Sprott-blessed merger with RX Gold & Silver. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | The mining giant came in below H1 expectations with a 38% drop in operating profit to $3.7 billion, with platinum and diamonds particularly poor performers. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | The gold price held steady above $1,600 an ounce on Friday after ECB President Mario Draghi signalled the bank would do whatever was necessary to hold the euro zone together. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | Workers at First Quantum Minerals' Guelb Moghrein copper/gold mine have been protesting over wages and conditions, costing the miner 12 days of production. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | Ghana's Environmetal Protection Agency has required Gold Fields to temporarily shut down its heap leach section at the world class Tarkwa gold mine until discharges can be run through an additional water treatment plant. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | Latest drilling results from Metminco's big Los Calatos copper/moly project confirm the tenor of the deposit grades and the company is saving cash by reducing second half drilling plans and refocusing its studies on the project. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | According to a report on the Financial Times website citing two industry sources, Harry Winston Diamond is in advanced talks to buy Rio Tinto's 60% stake in the mine. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | The world's biggest zinc producer has maintained its guidance for 2012 despite a key supplier warning it would miss its production target. Friday , 27 Jul 2012 | | Lonmin, the third-largest platinum miner, has trimmed its spending plans for 2012 by $20 million to $430 million. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | The key shaft deepening contracts for the planned expansion at Petra's historic Cullinan diamond mine near Pretoria, S. Africa has been awarded to major contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | Maria Belen Vega and Ricardo Carrión of Kallpa Securities in Lima, Peru, analyze the Peruvian protest situation and clarify the role of mining as one of the leading sectors of the country's economy. Gold Report interview. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | The passage of Ron Paul's 'Audit the Fed' bill by a huge bipartisan majority is perhaps the first major salvo in an ongoing fight to make the U.S. Federal Reserve more accountable and transparent. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | The iron ore miner's net income hit its lowest level in more than two years, underscoring its dependence on Chinese purchases of its flagship product. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | BHP's massive Olympic Dam mining operation is contributing to a rehab scheme for South Australian low-security prisoners to help them find employment in the mining sector. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | The new facility will compete with services offered by the Airport Authority Hong Kong and will cater for government institutions, commodity exchanges, bullion banks, refiners, wealthy individuals and ETFs. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | China's diamond offtake from India has declined in the last three months leading to decidedly worried Indian diamantaires. Thursday , 26 Jul 2012 | | This year, next year, sometime - but definitely not never - gold will have its day as exponential growth in sovereign debt looks like bringing the global economy to its knees. Wednesday , 25 Jul 2012 | | ETF Securities, Head of Research and Investment Strategy, Nick Brooks looks at the trends seen in the gold ETF market over the second quarter and what to expect going forward. | | Standard Bank's Marc Ground looks at the state of the South African platinum sector, the outlook for prices and the likelihood of further mine closures. | | A look at the latest edition of the Erste Group's 'In gold we trust' report and some of the big factors at work within the gold market. | | A look at whether or not the commodities supercycle is coming to an end and what it means for the industrial commodities sector. | | |
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