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| | | | A look at the tensions behind another bloody day at the Marikana platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | South Africa's minister of police, Nathi Mthethwa, confirmed Friday that close to 40 protesters were killed Thursday at Marikana. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | With the announcements of the temporary closing of a PotashCorp mine and the delay of a massive new Vale potash project, Saskatchewan's potash sector took a big hit Thursday. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | Rare earths miner Molycorp's share value has tumbled by more than half this year, while the company's debt continues to climb. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | Yamana secures the blessing of Extorre shareholders for approval of its takeover, which will net it the Cerro Moro project in Argentina. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | The long time it is taking for the U.S. Fed to implement QE3 - if it ever does - is leading to disillusionment among gold investors, but should it be having this effect? Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | Jamie Sokalsky, who took over the CEO reigns at Barrick Gold in June, has said he will rein in growth and invest only in assets that promise sizable returns. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | The platinum miner said in a SENS statement Thursday that CEO Ian Farmer has been diagnosed with a serious illness and is presently in hospital. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Struggling Portuguese families are fast selling their household gold supplies after record prices and a deepening recession prompted a proliferation of places to exchange the metal for money. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | David Talbot of Dundee Securities sees the tides rising in uranium markets, and explains why investors should build positions while the spot price is still sluggish. Energy Report interview. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | CEO of the Ghana's Chamber of Mines said Thursday that mineral revenues in 2012 rose by 19% versus a year ago to $2.76 billion during the first half of this year. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | The project, which has an indicated resource of 42.9 million pounds of uranium, is located near the McLean Lake mill in Canada's uranium-rich Athabasca basin. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | Clyde Russell says for gold to resume its upward trend the European debt crisis needs to worsen and physical demand from India and China must increase. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Until the rare earth and graphite "super-cycle" regains steam, investors need to reset expectations. Chris Berry* discusses what really matters, and why investors should exercise patience. Critical Metals Report interview. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Commodities experts say the next group of upcoming emerging markets will contribute to commodities growth, but not to the same explosive extent as China over the last decade. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Chinese steel giant is said to be nearing state approval for a $182 million investment in Alderon Iron Ore and its Kami project in the Labrador Trough. Friday , 17 Aug 2012 | | Officials say with current low demand thinning producers' profit margins to below cost, there may be further disruptions to shipments. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | Ron Struthers* has crunched the numbers and his indicators have him thinking we will soon see gold move easily above $2,000/oz, taking silver higher with it. Interview with The Gold report. Thursday , 16 Aug 2012 | | 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. | | 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." | | |
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