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| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | The longer the SEC delays adoption of a final conflict minerals rule, the worse the situation becomes for global manufacturers voluntarily trying to keep conflict minerals out of supply chains. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | Freeport Indonesia is considering what would be Indonesia's largest ever IPO, but steadfastly refuses to divest its majority ownership of the Grasberg operation, says Indonesia's coordinating minister for the economy. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | Amplats Financial Director reflects on an ugly set of interim results and the departure of the world's largest platinum miner's CEO. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | The general consensus is that gold (and silver) do particularly well in an inflationary environment, but how would they perform in periods of deflation. Julian Phillips examines the evidence. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | Despite anti-foreign mining investment rhetoric from Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, the Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai is in Australia seeking mining investment and expertise from Australian companies. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | President Ollanta Humala has reappointed Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla, a favorite of investors, and Mines Minister Jorge Merino, who oversees a $50 billion pipeline of investments. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | In what it describes as the biggest single contract won by the Ausdrill Group, the Australian company has secured a $540 million mining services contract for the Syama gold mine in Mali. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | More details have emerged of the specially built underground refuges responsible for keeping safe the 28 Waihi gold miners trapped underground during a fire incident last week. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Equity valuations have so far failed to keep pace with rising bullion prices, but that makes for some outstanding investor opportunities among a few particularly well-positioned juniors. Rick Mills is interviewed by The Gold Report. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | What are described as' Very challenging equity financing conditions' are affecting global mineral exploration activity according to MEG's latest Pipeline Activity Index. Gold sector particularly badly hit. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Joe Mazumdar* of Haywood Securities explains why some juniors are positioned to do better than some majors in the current geopolitical climate and he counsels pragmatism: Gold Report interview. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Tito Martins, who has been with the iron ore miner since 1985 has left to pursue other business interests and will be replaced by Luciano Siani Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | Two months after an earlier bid was rebuffed, the Indian conglomerate has sweetened its offer for the Australian iron ore firm. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | According to the Canadian miner, armed robbers made off with bars containing gold and silver from its Zaruma gold project in Ecuador. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | The company says the weak aluminium market has called for capacity adjustment and operational improvements after it posted a smaller-than-expected drop in Q2 core earnings on Tuesday. Tuesday , 24 Jul 2012 | | Alba has said the new line, which will add 400,000 aluminium tonnes annual capacity to its current production of 881,000 tonnes a year, could be completed by early 2015. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Industrial action in South Africa this year has often been caused by workers switching allegiance to AMCU from the NUM and then embarking on illegal strikes for better wages. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | The country aims to draw more spending from investors such as Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista with auctions that may lead to producing mines by 2020, Mines and Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas says. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Congress needs to approve Aquino's proposal to review mining revenues, possibly thorugh the imposition of a 5-7 percent royalty on all mine ventures, before Manila resumes granting permits for new projects. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Federal prosecutors in Washington have contacted lawyers representing some of the suspects to notify them that criminal charges and arrests could be imminent, people familiar with the investigation into the Libor rigging scandal say. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Qatar Holding spent just under $7.8 million to buy an extra 590,390 shares on Friday at 8.47 pounds each, according to a regulatory filing on Monday, taking its stake to 10.997% of the miner. Monday , 23 Jul 2012 | | Mining higher grades as the year goes on will help the Tanzania-focused gold miner meet its FY production guidance, it said, as well as keeping its costs for the year within its target range. 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 | | 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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