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S&P lowers Freeport McMoran’s stocks in wake of earnings report

Equity research analysts at Standard and Poor's (S&P) lowered Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) shares from “buy” to “hold.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2012 | 6:43 pm

60kg gold nugget gives Australian prospectors fever

A huge 60-kilogram gold nugget allegedly found near Kalgoorlie has the Australian mining community literally suffering from gold fever.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2012 | 3:40 pm

Most Gold Fields miners back to work, but KDC East strikers face final ultimatum

Almost all the 15,000 Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE, JSE:GFI) miners at risk of being fired for going on an illegal strike reported for duty, but striking workers at the company’s KDC East operations received a final ultimatum from the company Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2012 | 3:09 pm

Goldman Sachs’ Ian Preston surveys the gold ETF vs equity battleground

In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Goldman Sachs Managing Director Ian Preston discusses the steps gold companies must take to pull investors back from the ETF space.

The Gold Report | October 19, 2012 | 5:28 am

Delays at Barrick’s Pascua Lama

Local communities are appealing for an injuction against the ambitious project high in the Andes.

Frik Els | October 19, 2012 | 12:27 am

Australian gold exports to China surge over 900%, iron ore sinks 5%

Australian sales of gold to China have surged a staggering 905.4% on the back of the Middle Kingdom's efforts to short up its foreign currency reserves.

Marc Howe | October 18, 2012 | 11:56 pm

Billionaire Frank Giustra: Gold will be the final bubble

Billionaire movie mogul and mining financier Frank Giustra says when all other asset bubbles have burst everyone will be in gold.

Frik Els | October 18, 2012 | 9:13 pm

Endeavour Mining closes $389 million Avion Gold acquisition

Vancouver-based Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV, ASX:EVR) has closed the full acquisition of Toronto-based Avion Gold Corp. (TSX:AVR), in a deal originally valued at $389 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2012 | 5:13 pm

Riverstone Resources and Blue Gold Mining merge in a $30 million deal

Vancouver-based Riverstone Resources signed Thursday a deal to acquire Blue Gold Mining, in an all-share deal valued at $30.3 million, which will allow the new company to strengthen its exploration and near-term production activities at properties in West Africa.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2012 | 4:55 pm

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