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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Some planned mega-mining projects are at risk of being shelved due to a slowdown in Chinese metals/minerals demand, rising costs, and Australian politics, warns Deloitte Access Economics. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | In order to keep gold prices under check, the practice of giving gold as dowry or as an offering at religious places must be curbed, as should gold jewellery purchases, suggests a senior official at India's central bank. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Bart Chilton of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is hopeful the four-year probe of potential price manipulation in the silver market may be completed in September or October this year. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | According to Mackie Research analyst Jaret Anderson there is plenty of room for additional potash projects in Brazil despite the huge size of Vale's Rio Colorado project. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Project Phoenix dispute to proceed to arbitration as mediation discussions between Kumba and the South African arm of ArcelorMittal over iron ore supply have been unable to be resolved. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Atlanta Gold's efforts to clean up polluted discharges from an old adit on land it doesn't own generated a lengthy and costly legal battle such that it now has to pay a $2 million fine and has just 90 days to fix the problem. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | The world's largest platinum miner had already flagged the fact that its first-half earnings would fall sharply as it grapples with soaring costs and other challenges and moves to control escalating costs. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | A government-appointed panel said there was no proof the earthquake was a key factor in the disaster but added that some impact could not be ruled out, contradicting Tepco's findings, which put the blame solely on the tsunami. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | According to a CNBC report, a deal to sell an interest in its commodities trading division between Morgan Stanley and Qatar's Sovereign Wealth Fund may be imminent. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | The gold price edged lower early Monday as worries about the euro zone debt crisis deepened after Spain stoked fears that it might need a sovereign bailout. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | CITIC's Sino Mining magnetite iron ore project build cost in Australia's Pilbara are now put at a massive $8 billion - up from only $1.75 billion when the project was entered into in 2007. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Ron Paul's bill before Congress to audit the U.S. Fed is due to come up on Tuesday and is expected to pass, but seen as unlikely to gain subsequent U.S. Senate approval. Saturday , 21 Jul 2012 | | Mineral explorers in urban areas come up against NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) opposition as the will of mineral explorers meets with the will of the public, but economic necessity is turning the tables in some areas of the world. Friday , 20 Jul 2012 | | The balance between whether gold and silver's next moves are up or down is extremely tight. Poor Monsoon rains in India may be a negative factor although still time for things to improve there. Friday , 20 Jul 2012 | | Are your investments in gold and silver ETFs or in gold and silver bullion safe? The former can still be subject to counterparty risk and others could also have title to the latter. Investor beware. Friday , 20 Jul 2012 | | Acting Chief Executive Aage Korsvold, appointed earlier this year to speed up disposals said most should happen this year, apart from aluminium unit Sapa. Friday , 20 Jul 2012 | | Iron ore was up 12% at 12.9 million tonnes, due to the ramp up of Kumba's Kolomela mine in South Africa and improvements at its Amapa operation in Brazil, while copper was helped by Chile's Los Bronces mine. Friday , 20 Jul 2012 | | If gold is to play a part in any future financial system it has to become acceptable to governments, central banks and commercial banks alike. This process appears already to be under way. Thursday , 19 Jul 2012 | | 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. | | 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. | | |
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