| These selected stories represent only a fraction of the news and analysis featured and updated all day on Mineweb.com - check out our home page www.mineweb.com for the rest of the news and expert analysis currently available. | | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | While no improvement in prices is expected in the very short term, some analysts are hoping to see some signs of recovery in the fourth quarter. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | Junior Precipitate Gold, backed by the likes of Adrian Fleming and Eric Coffin, makes a strong area play on GoldQuest Mining. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | South Africa's mining labour unrest continues at Gold Fields' big KDC gold mine complex as union internal dispute surfaces. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | Don Coxe* explains how demographic shifts are affecting the price of gold and delves into the logic of investing in gold as a long-term strategy. Interview with The Gold Report. Saturday , 01 Sep 2012 | | South African prosecutors provisionally withdrew murder charges on Sunday against 270 miners accused of killing 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police Sunday , 02 Sep 2012 | | After being suspended for more than a year, as a result of environmental concerns, India's top court has allowed 18 mines in the country's Karnataka state to resume mining Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | Claims stalemate in Lonmin peace talks with conveners applying 'divide and rule' tactics Friday , 31 Aug 2012 | | Will he, won't he? "Quanticipation might now be driving the gold price regardless of Fed jaw-boning," says Adrian Ash. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | The Chilean copper miner has cited "a drop in ore grades, harder rock and deeper deposits" as adverse operational factors that precipitated the output drop. Friday , 31 Aug 2012 | | According to Italy's industry ministry, Glencore is currently weighing a purchase of the loss-making plant and would give its assessment within a week. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | The structural benefits of gold are now showing clearly and the need to side-line it from the monetary system could prove a dangerous handicap for the monetary system. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | Diversified South African miner, African Rainbow, has seen mine cost inflation and low metal prices eating into earnings and although recording increased profits for the year, missing estimates. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | The Brazilian government said Friday it had asked the Venezuelan government to provide it with any information on whether or not the attack had happened and if Brazilians had been involved. Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | The United Steelworkers Union said Sunday that while it is still in talks with ArcelorMittal, a tentative 3-year labour deal has been concluded with U.S. Steel Monday , 03 Sep 2012 | | About a quarter of Gold Fields' 46,000 workforce have been on a wildcat strike since Wednesday evening in the latest labour unrest in of Africa's leading economy. Friday , 31 Aug 2012 | | Capital cost escalation in an uncertain economic environment has triggered delays in new mine development, setting the stage for a tighter mid-decade supply, predicts Scotiabank economist Patricia Mohr. Friday , 31 Aug 2012 | | "The Chinese will buy a lot more gold over the next decade" | | The CPM Group's Erica Rannestad looks at the supply demand balance for platinum in light of the supply issues in SA and the continuing slowdown in Europe. | | The days of South Africa producing 5m ounces of platinum are over for the short to medium term, the new CEO at Impala Platinum says. | | Royal Bafokeng Platinum CEO Steve Phiri talks about the issues South African platinum producers face and the need for leaders to be proactive. | | |
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