MINEWEB.COM'S TOP STORIES: Mining exploration still proceeding in Canada, just at a weaker pace

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 | Thursday , 13 Sep 2012                                                      Mining exploration still proceeding in Canada, just at a weaker pace Mining in the Northwest Territories is rapidly maturing, but new mining outlook looks good in the Yukon and Nunavut, says the Conference Board of Canada.    Thursday , 13 Sep 2012 High gold prices mask difficult future for miners-S&P Although gold prices have nearly tripled over the past four years, gold miners are not able to capitalize on their good fortune, says Standard & Poor's.    Thursday , 13 Sep 2012 Australia's mining investment pipeline on increasingly shaky ground With nearly half already frozen or likely to be delayed, a $246bn pipeline of mining investments in the country looks a little less certain.    Thursday , 13 Sep 2012 Central banks: a gold bug's best friend By the time governments clock onto high inflation and try to control it with interest rates, gold is likely to have gained by a significant margin    Wednesday , 12 Sep 2012 Gold: The investment for those who saw it coming Adrian Ash looks at why a disbelief that it would happen was partly responsible for the financial crisis and the reason behind many a decision not to invest in gold.    Thursday , 13 Sep 2012 Iron ore prices slump below $100 per tonne After a three-day rally, iron ore prices slipped below $100, as a drop in Chinese steel prices pointed to a market still struggling with slow demand and oversupply.    Thursday , 13 Sep 2012 Mining employment in Australia falls for the first time in 3 According to government data out on Thursday that covers the three months to August, jobs in the mining sector fell by a net 4,600, following an increase of 25,500 in the three months to May.    Thursday , 13 Sep 2012 BHP Billiton silent over report of 24% cut in coking coal prices The miner declined to comment on a report that it has agreed a 24% cut in coking coal prices to Japanese steelmakers for October to December    Thursday , 13 Sep 2012 Further Fed stimulus would drive gold to new record Blanchard analysts see gold hitting $1,800 in next 30-60 days and should the U.S. Fed introduce more QE, in whatever form, they see new record gold prices    Wednesday , 12 Sep 2012 Platinum ETFs poised for record As labour disputes in SA threaten supplies of the metal.    Wednesday , 12 Sep 2012 Gas canisters fired at Gold Fields protesters Strike expected to spread to the Beatrix mine.    Wednesday , 12 Sep 2012 Onexim confirms reports it is in talks to sell Polyus Gold stake Onexim, which indirectly controls around 37.78 percent of the Russian gold miner, said it has been in discussions to sell all, or some of its interests in the company.    Wednesday , 12 Sep 2012 Yesterday's Top Story: Great Basin Gold suspends operations at Burnstone as cash runs out The gold miner says it has suspended operations at the mine in South Africa after being unable to arrange for working capital for the mine.    Wednesday , 12 Sep 2012 PODCASTS / RADIO                                                      Gold prices, cash costs and the deteriorating labour conditions in SA Views on the DGG Gold Forum 2012 and an outlook on the deteriorating labour situation on South Africa's mines. South African mining's continuing labour problems Control Risks SA MD, David Butler looks at the various elements at work in the current labour environment and their longer term impacts. Gold could hit $1850 some time in Q4 - GFMS "Gold has definitely made a bottom and we've seen in a sense, a break out from the range to which gold was confined," GFMS's Philip Klapwijk says. Diversifieds and the commodities supercycle - Hargreaves David Hargreaves believes the dynamics are changing amongst the major miners, and the importance of choosing the right mineral is becoming ever greater.	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