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GOLD WEEKLY

Gold ETFs stand to gain as bigger investors look to gold as an alternative currency

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
As investors focus more and more on sovereign risk issues so gold stands to gain
MINE ACCIDENT

Harmony halts Evander ops after death

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
A worker was killed in a rockfall at the South African gold miner's Evander No. 8 shaft; the group says it is nclear when output will resume
HOTAZEL TURNKEY PROJECT

Outotec to supply Euro 119 M manganese sinter plant

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
Finnish metallurgical and mineral processing giant, Outotec, has been commissioned to build a sinter plant for Kalagadi Manganese in South Africa
MONSTER SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DEPOSIT

Is Carrapateena on the auction block?

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
The Carrapateena polymetallic project raised eyebrows earlier this decade with what must be the best mineral intersection ever in Australia but it has been relatively dormant since the global financial crisis. Now development options are being explored - an euphemism for a joint venture or sale.
INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

China commodity story still intact but challenges abound - Mobius

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
The search now is for companies that benefit from China but are not totally dependent on it
PALLADIUM MARKET

Norilsk sees strong future for palladium

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
Future jewelry and industrial demand is likely to be good the Russian miner says
REKO DIQ

Barrick CEO optimistic Reko Diq gold-copper project will go ahead

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
Aaron Regent said Tuesday the company is continuing to have discussions with the Baluchistan government but added a resolution could take months
PACIFIC ISLANDS GOLD

Allied Gold lifts resources to 7.8 million ounces

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
Allied Gold Ltd is building up to a major gold producer in the Pacific region with an annual target output by 2011 of 200,000 ounces.
SCRAP SUPPLY

Schnitzer sees healthy demand for US steel scrap

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
The group says it is driven primarily by export market consumption largely out of Asia
IRON ORE PRICES

Iron ore benchmark deal expected in April - Anshan Iron and Steel

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
But, the president of the Chinese iron and steel group urged the big iron ore suppliers to be "more reasonable" in their demands
AFRICAN GOLD

Randgold, Iamgold to help boost West African gold production by 30% - GFMS

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
Gold production in the region is expected to rise by about 2m oz per year until 2013
PDAC CONVENTION

Gold guru Lassonde says exploration innovation can lessen threat of peak gold

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
Franco-Nevada Chairman Pierre Lassonde does not believe peak gold is imminent. However, innovations in exploration technology are critical to keeping gold mining viable as a sector.
GOLD MARKETS

As Confidence Returns, Gold Will Rise - John Embry

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
Sprott Asset Management's Chief Investment Strategist believes gold could gain another 30% this year this year as a greater proportion of the public realizes the degree of difficulty that sovereign debt is in. Interview with the Gold Report
REKO DIQ

Tethyan still hopeful Reqo Diq will go ahead

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
The operator of the $3bn copper and gold joint venture between Barrick and Antofagasta still hopes it will go forward despite a government threat to scrap it
TENNANT CREEK GOLD PROJECT

AngloGold Ashanti and Australian partner differ on interpretation

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
An Australian gold explorer in the Tennant Creek field of Australia's Northern Territory clearly has a difference of opinion with the mighty AngloGold Ashanti Ltd on terms for a claw-back arrangement.
GOLD AND INFLATION

Gold likely to benefit from inflation - Newmont CEO

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
While accommodative monetary policy has helped the world back onto its feet, there is a cost involved
NEW OUNCES

Yesterday's Top Story: Size isn't everything - Goldcorp CEO

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
Annual gold production could double by 2018 but the group believes there is a size, beyond which one doesn't want to grow
POLITICAL RISK

Newmont considering expanding net to include more politically risky countries

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
CEO, Richard O'Brien says, while not an overriding factor, it is something the group has to consider
SECURITY OF SUPPLY

Indian hunt for South Africa's junior coal miners heats up

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
Indian steam coal end-users are looking to secure supply but are finding attractive assets scarce
GOLD PRICES TO STILL OUTPERFORM EQUITIES

E&Y says 2009 ‘extraordinary' for mining with changes to resonate for years

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
Ernest & Young's Tom Whelan suggests Canadian mining's openness to foreign investment has put Canadian miners in a unique position on the international stage this year.
PDAC CONVETION

Chinese off-shore mining investment must be accompanied by domestic reform

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
As Chinese foreign mining investment has yet to truly gather momentum, it needs to be simultaneously accompanied by domestic business reforms for the nation to truly become a major player in the sector.
ASIA TO SHINE

European steel demand to bounce 20% in 2010 - WSA

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
but, the World Steel Association cautions much of the West's business has been irrevocably lost to the East
EYING THE AMERICAS

AngloGold Ashanti could split ops - CEO

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
Mark Cutifani said the group is considering such a move in order to boost returns to shareholders and increase its valuation
WILL HELP TO FUND SIERRA GORDA

Shares in Quadra Mining jump on JV with Chinese utility

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
The group has formed the joint venture with China's largest utility company to help expand its Chilean operations
A GLANCE AT 36 STOCKS THAT BENEFIT

Coking coal: back on proverbial fire

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
Lucky stocks with exposures on the rip as contract negotiations said to see prices up 55% to USD 200 a tonne.
MOVING GOALPOSTS

Why don't you get a proper job?

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
Mining as a profession has its moments, but governments can often make life difficult for the mining entrepreneur.
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLD SCENE

Silver Lake opens up new gold hopes in Murchison

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
The successful mid-tier, high-grade gold producer near Kalgoorlie, Silver Lake Resources, has found a new lead in an old mining camp in the Murchison goldfield in the mid north of Western Australia.
INVESTOR HUB: Gold / Copper

   


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