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Prepare for a white knuckle ride with volatility being the ‘norm’

In the early days of this bull market in precious metals we all did well as most mining stocks sprang to life and made considerable gains.

Bob Kirtley - Gold-Prices.biz | June 15, 2012 | 5:07 am

Scathing report calls India’s 2,600 mines ‘out of control’

Illegality in the mining sector has deprived state governments of badly needed revenues, threatened the industry with costly and unpredictable shutdowns, and generated political chaos that helped bring down two state governments in 2011 and 2012.

Frik Els | June 14, 2012 | 6:11 pm

Bloodletting at Gabriel Resources over latest Romania setback

Shares in Gabriel Resources were hammered again over the latest Rosia Montana shambles, dropping 6.9% on Thursday. Its losses for the week now top 15% and it also received the dubious honour of being included in the S&P TSX grouping of most volatile stocks.

Frik Els | June 14, 2012 | 3:39 pm

Nevada’s Relief Canyon Mine: a look at its rich history; a view into its golden future

Located in Northwestern Nevada, along the southern edge of the Humboldt Range, lies the Relief Canyon Mine. Situated 110 miles northeast of Reno and 16 miles east / northeast of Pershing County’s Lovelock, the gold mine lies dormant.

Dorian Issock | June 14, 2012 | 2:10 pm

Small and medium-sized miners: It’s time to dust off your hedge book

A hedging u-turn is in the making.

Frik Els | June 13, 2012 | 9:15 pm

BHP’s already eye-watering Olympic Dam expansion bulked up again

World number one miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday bought additional exploration plots near its Olympic Dam mine and $30 billion expansion project.

Frik Els | June 13, 2012 | 2:01 pm

Mining companies should chase more M&As – JPMorgan

Asset manager at JPMorgan, Neil Gregson, says mining companies should pursue more takeovers as escalating costs prompt them to slow spending on expansions.

Bloomberg News | June 13, 2012 | 1:24 pm

Why Indians end up buying gold

India should be doing better, according to Raghuram Rajan, a professor of finance at the University of Chicago, but bad government policy keeps stepping on the country's growth and sends its citizens back to gold.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 12, 2012 | 8:42 pm

Prairie Creek Mine gets OK from aboriginal affairs

CBC reports that Canadian Zinc (TSE:CZN) has passed another milestone in getting its zinc-silver-lead-copper Prairie Creek Mine up and running with an OK from John Duncan, the minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 12, 2012 | 7:38 pm

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