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| | | | Haywood Securities senior mining analyst Joe Mazumdar discusses the latest batch of gold quarterlies and some of the reasons behind the recent management shake ups. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | A broker--previously disciplined by the CFTC and the National Futures Association in a 1993 commodities options scheme--is again facing charges for a Ponzi-scheme involving precious metals bullion investment. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | On site in the Yukon, Mineweb reporter Kip Keen takes a tour of the Yukon's operating mines and some of its leading exploration projects. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | The on-going legal dispute between Rye Patch Gold and Coeur Rochester over claims near the Coeur Rochester silver mine could eventually have ramifications for all Nevada claimholders. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Confirming an earlier report by the Financial Times, Barrick says discussions are at an early stage and there can be no certainty that they will result in the acquisition of all or part of its holding in ABG. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | The gold miner slipped to a surprise Q4 loss on Thursday despite a 14% increase in production, significantly lower than the average 110.4 cents profit forecast in a Reuters poll of 5 analysts. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Great Basin Gold CEO becomes the latest gold mining company CEO to fall as Burnstone issues threaten the group's short term liquidity position. Wednesday , 15 Aug 2012 | | A recent note by Standard Chartered shows that copper stock piles in China have risen in recent weeks which makes it hard to predict exactly how demand will react if China implements stimulus measures. Wednesday , 15 Aug 2012 | | West African junior gold producer, Cluff Gold, has announces some positive Q2 results with a return to profitability (before capital costs) despite a lower gold price received and has a good project pipeline in place. Wednesday , 15 Aug 2012 | | MDM has received a Letter of Intent from African Barrick Gold regarding the detailed engineering and execution of a new 2.4 million tonne/year CIL plant to treat old and new tailings at the Bulyanhulu gold mine in Tanzania. Wednesday , 15 Aug 2012 | | David Levenstein looks at the many reasons he sees gold going higher and why $1,600 is the metal's new support level. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Overall gold consumption fell 7% or nearly 76 tonnes to 990 tonnes in the three months to June, its lowest quarterly level since the first three months of 2010, says the WGC. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Declining markets are taking their toll on the Australian coal mining sector with job cuts under way at several major coal mining operations run by mining majors Rio Tinto, BHP and Xstrata. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Alcoa says it will retain ownership of its smelter and aluminum powder operations in Rockdale. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Already Brazil's largest railway operator, Vale hopes to bid for some of the 10,000 km of rail projects the government wants built under a program announced on Wednesday. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Rail operator Fenoco said Wednesday that laborers would return to work "in the coming hours" after a three-week strike that cost more than half of coal exports from the Andean nation. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | A UN-backed radio station said on Wednesday the miners died when a shaft in which they were working collapsed in a remote part of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Mexico-focused Argonaut Gold posted a net profit rise of $11.3 million which climbed from $5.2 million, or 6 cents per share, a year earlier. Wednesday , 15 Aug 2012 | | On Wednesday, scores of police officers backed by helicopters lined up opposite a crowd of around 2,500 miners who had taken up position on a rocky outcrop overlooking the mine. Wednesday , 15 Aug 2012 | | Julian Phillips looks at the heart of why people invest in precious metals in an attempt to understand the underperformance of gold and silver mining shares. Wednesday , 15 Aug 2012 | | John Doody* is poised to deploy the one-third of his portfolio he's been holding in cash into his top 10 gold and silver stocks. Interview with The Gold Report. Tuesday , 14 Aug 2012 | | Interviews with union and management representatives, labour consultants and an on-the-ground report give a fuller picture of what is happening at the platinum mine. | | PWC's Bob McCutcheon looks at some of the recent trends seen in the mining M&A space and looks forward to what we can expect over the rest of 2012. | | "CEOs are going to be losing their heads like it's the French Revolution out there. They're going to be chopped left, right and centre." | | "There's no doubt in the world that you're looking at a new AngloGold Ashanti and a great future for the company and its shareholders." | | |
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