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| | | | Adrian Day looks at the major factors affecting gold over the last few months and what the prospects are for gold stocks. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | China says it is not in a position to accept establishment of a WTO dispute settlement panel regarding its restrictions related to rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum exports. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | As nature continues to take its toll at two of Goldcorp's major operations, the gold digger has reduced its 2012 gold production and by-product metals production guidance. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | In Serafino Iacono, Gran Colombia has not only a co-chairman, but a relentless cheerleader who puts his money where his mouth is. Tuesday , 10 Jul 2012 | | A recent report published at a Unesco sitting in Russia raised concerns over Coal of Africa's Vele operation but, CEO John Wallington says these have now all been put to rest. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | Roxgold fires back against a dissident shareholder seeking to replace the Roxgold board, postponing its AGM that was scheduled for July 12. Tuesday , 10 Jul 2012 | | Xstrata South Africa director, Andile Sangqu, says companies need to demonstrate their socio-economic contributions and take the lead in pulling business and society together. Tuesday , 10 Jul 2012 | | The latest agreement with local communities suggests that Minera IRL's Don Nicolas gold/silver project in Argentina is proceeding nicely towards initial production late next year. Tuesday , 10 Jul 2012 | | The predicted rebound in rhodium prices, last year's worst-performing metal, will come at a time when producers are idling unprofitable mines and postponing spending on new projects. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | Siddharth Rajeev* takes a good hard look at small caps in the rare earths space and sees this as a time to buy quality assets at cheap valuations. Critical Metals Report interview. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | It is the second time in less than a month that Bolivia's leftist president has given in to protesters' demands for him to step up a drive to increase state control over natural resources. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | The miner, which owns and operates the Guanacevi and the Guanajuato mines in Mexico, produced about 1 million silver ounces in the quarter. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | The company says the impact of Patriot Coal's bankruptcy filing on their JV in West Virginia is uncertain, but it expects operations at the metallurgical coal venture to continue. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | Rio de Janeiro-based Vale has sold its ferromanganese plants in Europe to units of Glencore as it seeks to help finance core investments in iron ore, coal and nickel. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | The metal has been under pressure from a dollar rally in recent weeks, with uncertainty over whether or not the U.S. Federal Reserve will launch a third round of quantitative easing keeping gold bulls on edge. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | China's June trade data on Tuesday stoked anxiety about the strength of domestic demand in the world's second biggest economy as imports rose at only half the pace expected. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | Growing demand from China could see the country become an importer of rare earths by 2014 as it moves away from low-end mining and toward the downstream rare earth sectors. Wednesday , 11 Jul 2012 | | Speaking at a memorial service for miners killed in a fire 5 days ago, South Africa's deputy mines minister threatened to step up sanctions, including closures, for mines that flout health and safety rules. Tuesday , 10 Jul 2012 | | According to Benjamin Cox, a lot of junior miners will be taken out this fall as majors look to replenish ounces at some of the cheapest levels seen in a very long time. Tuesday , 10 Jul 2012 | | For Oreninc's Benjamin Cox, in the current environment, especially this summer, miners shouldn't be financing a nickel more than they have to. | | Ernst & Young's Global Mining and Metals leader, Mike Elliot, discusses some of the key points found in the group's Business Risks Facing Metals and Mining for 2012 Report. | | Credit Suisse's Tom Kendall looks at the likely impact of QE3, what we can expect from Asian demand in the rest of the year and, what we can expect over summer. | | Standard Chartered's Jeremy Gray looks at how the commodities sector is currently placed and why future supply is going to become a big issue. | | |
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Timmins Gold reports record production of 23,203 ounces of gold and 14,453 ounces of silver during Q2 2012 Timmins Gold Corp. (TSX:TMM, NYSE.A:TGD) reports record gold production of 23,203 gold ounces for its Q2 2012 fiscal quarter ended June 30. Timmins Gold also produced 14,453 ounces of silver during the quarter. During Q2 2012 a total of 39,028 ounces of gold were placed on the heap leach pads, compared to 31,150 ounces of gold during the previous quarter (Q1 2012), a 25.3% increase. Gold produced during Q2 2012 reached 23,203 ounces of gold, compared to 21,532 ounces in the previous quarter (Q1 2012), a 7.8% increase. The number of gold ounces placed on the pads is scheduled to increase during the rest of the year as the mine continues its expansion. Timmins Gold maintains its production target of 100,000 ounces of gold during 2012. For the full release click here | | | | | | | | | | | | CONFERENCES | Vancouver Resource Investment Conference 2013 | | Date: 20 January 2013 - 21 January 2013 | | Venue: Vancouver Convention Centre West, Canada | | Event will feature world class speakers, covering all types of direct investment in resource companies, speculative investing, resource exploration, oil & gas, green technology and clean energy, world outlook, investment strategies and more. Mineweb will be in attendance. Read More | | Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 | | Date: 28 January 2013 - 31 January 2013 | | Venue: Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, Canada | | Major mineral exploration conference and exhibition held annually in Vancouver. Mineweb will be in attendance. Read More | | Mining Indaba 2013 | | Date: 04 February 2013 - 07 February 2013 | | Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre | | Africa's biggest mining and mining investment conference and exhibition held annually in Cape Town. Mineweb will be exhibiting and covering the event. Read More | | | | | | ENGINE ROOM Editorial Europe Lawrie Williams, London
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