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Gold settles at four-month low

Worries about Europe's sovereign-debt crisis sparked a wave of selling in the gold market, pushing prices briefly below the $1,600 mark and to their lowest settlement price in four months.

Wall Street Journal Online | May 8, 2012 | 8:48 pm

Franco-Nevada doubles profit, hikes dividend

Franco-Nevada Corp. had a good quarter, more than doubling profits and hiking revenues by 44%.

Andrew Topf | May 8, 2012 | 8:15 pm

TSE drops 1.95 percent

Bad news slammed the markets today as worries about Europe caught up to traders.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 8, 2012 | 6:08 pm

Hecla Mining announces dividend and share repurchase program on top of dismal Q1 results

Hecla's Q1 net income was off 71% to $12.4 million due to a production suspension at Lucky Friday Mine, increased exploration expenses and other one-time charges.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 8, 2012 | 5:20 pm

China gold imports up sharply, country set to become world’s biggest user of bullion

Gold imports to China from Hong Kong were up 59% in March, according to the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 8, 2012 | 4:42 pm

Falling output hurts SA gold miners

South African gold producers are expected to report lower quarterly earnings with production knocked across the board as output-disrupting safety stoppages continue to sting, a Reuters poll of 7 analysts showed.

Finance 24 | May 8, 2012 | 5:41 am

See you in court: Roman Copper sues Romania

Roman Copper Corp. is suing the Romanian government after the country backed out of a deal to sell its largest state-owned copper mine, Cupru Min Abrud.

Andrew Topf | May 7, 2012 | 10:57 pm

Yet another gold mining scam: Abandoned mines, money and hope

Always on the lookout for mining scams, I came across the news report repeated below.

Jack Caldwell | May 7, 2012 | 9:29 pm

Canadian Inmet set to kick off construction at Cobre Panama

Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX:IMN) has launched a $1 billion senior unsecured notes offering as part of a total finance plan for the $6.18 billion copper/gold/molybdenum project Cobre Panama.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2012 | 1:37 pm

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