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Golds slump in weak market

Dow 36,000 receded further into the distance over the report period Oct. 1-8, with the bellwether U.S. stock index plunging 437.30 points to finish at 7,501.49. But the gold stocks, which have been fe…


Still too early for base metals

The outlook for base metals prices continues to be weighed down by the macro-economic environment, and recent comments from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) did not provide any incentive for b…


BHP shuts Anglo out of Ekati

It was a relationship that couldn’t last: BHP Billiton has notified its global rival, Anglo American, that it would not renew its agreement allowing Anglo subsidiary De Beers the right to marke…




Chart Credit: World Gold CouncilChange in net retail gold investment, between the first half of 2001 and the first half of 2002 (in tonnes).

Higher gold prices take toll on demand

Faced with a stronger U.S. dollar price and an uncertain economic outlook, global demand for gold fell 14.3% to 729 tonnes during the second quarter, according to Gold Demand Trends, published by the …


Golds lead way

With prices surging US$8 into the mid-US$320-per-oz. range, producers of the yellow metal proved to be the only bright spot in the U.S. markets during the report period ended Sept. 24.The U.S.-listed …


Aussie success drives LionOre’s growth

Perth, Australia — The last couple of years have been stellar ones for LionOre Mining International (LIM-T). Through timely acquisitions and a string of grassroots discoveries in Western Australia, t…


Offshore, again

After the collapse of the junior exploration market in the late 1990s, it is an unusual and refreshing experience to see more work being done by junior companies in the Pacific Rim. Perhaps this means…





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