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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | China is releasing more information about its effort to stockpile heavy rare earths to ensure the sustainable development of its domestic high-tech industries. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | One of the world's largest commodity suppliers, Glencore International, hopes to have approval from the Chinese government by the end of this month of Glencore's takeover of Canada's Viterra. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | It's a case of perhaps not so bad in a bad junior market. A slew of junior gold and silver producers, among others, have been trading sideways in recent months while explorers have continued to fall. Saturday , 14 Jul 2012 | | As China's economy falters, Australian mineral exporters will not see the recently achieved premium iron ore and coal prices again, according to the country's Resources Minister. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | Politicians, environmentalists, labour activists, dissident shareholders - all can create major problems for today's mining executive, particularly in a time of falling commodity prices. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | Money is running out for Baja as it builds the Boleo copper project and now it forecasts operating costs to be almost double previous feasibility estimates. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | Lennox-King says nearly half Roxgold shareholders support change, but Roxgold questions the basis for the numbers. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | Money and hedge fund managers cut long positions in US gold futures and options by almost 20% as deflation fears weighed on confidence. Saturday , 14 Jul 2012 | | History suggests that to sell gold ahead of an extended period of deflation would be counter to the likely price outlook, as well raising investment risk profile rather than reducing it. Saturday , 14 Jul 2012 | | The Peruvian president's popularity fell 5 percentage points for the second straight month, dropping to 40% as concerns grow over his handling of protests, like that against Newmont's proposed Conga mine. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | Australia's Queensland has enormous coal resources. The problem has been moving coal from the huge new mine developments to port. Cole Latimer reports on the latest developments. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | The South Korean steelmaker said on Monday it had planned to consider the bid were it asked by local shipbuilders to participate but it has yet to receive such a request. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | Workers at the copper and gold mine run by First Quantum Minerals unit MCM in the town of Akjoujt have been protesting for days over pay and conditions. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | The offer comes a month after Nathan Tinkler made an indicative and incomplete approach for the coal miner which wrong-footed investors whose doubts included weakening coal prices. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | According to local media reports, the attack on the rail line linking Colombia's biggest coal miner to a Caribbean port occured on Saturday as a coal train was passing by but didn't cause it major damage. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | According to the Financial Times, the transnational miner is putting its Mount Nimba iron ore project up for sale as it exits Guinea. Monday , 16 Jul 2012 | | A knee jerk reaction against mining investment in Argentina following its re-nationalization of oil company YPF is just one example of missing opportunities by reading too much into an isolated event. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | The global miner has agreed to make voluntary payments of some $370 million to communities near its planned Quellaveco copper mine during its' 30 years of operations. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | Sources familiar with the matter say the Japanese firm could cede part of its stake in disputed Chilean copper properties to solve a bitter row between Anglo American and Codelco. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | The Belgium-based company is looking into redeveloping its Australian Port Pirie smelter into a metals recovery facility to extend its processing capabilities. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | Adani is expected to initiate digging operations at its Carmichael coal mine in Australia's Galilee Basin in July 2013, with most of the coal earmarked for India's domestic consumption. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | In a bid to temper imports of the yellow metal, the country is considering alternative financial routes to help bring out the gold currently sitting in Indian households. Friday , 13 Jul 2012 | | Adrian Day looks at the major factors affecting gold over the last few months and what the prospects are for gold stocks. | | 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. | | |
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