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Protests over Newmont mine resume in Peru

LIMA (Reuters) - Foes of Newmont Mining's $4.8 billion Conga project resumed their protests in Cajamarca on Monday but turnout was weak nearly a month after the government cracked down on environmental activists it labeled as intransigent. About 1,...

Gold down 2 pct, at 3-month low as dollar surges

Gold fell 2 percent to a three-month low on Wednesday, as the dollar rallied against the euro on more jitters about European debt, while losses in U.S. equity and commodity markets triggered a technical sell-off of the precious metal.

Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX): Zacks rank buy

Estimates are rising on this gold mining giant as gold trades near record highs. (NYSE: ABX - News) is expected to see 43% earnings growth in 2011. Yet this Zacks #2 Rank (buy) is still cheap. Barrick is one of the largest gold mining companies in the

Cliffs climbs to $103 despite production snafus

Cliffs Natural Resources’ plans to restart coal mining operations at its Pinnacle coal mine in West Virginia after a major setback with regulatory agencies turning down its remediation plan to address the carbon monoxide detected in the mine. The company had to shut down operations at the underground mine in late May after high levels of the poisonous gas were detected.

Morgan Stanley commodities risk down in Q2 vs Q1

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's commodities trading risk fell in the second quarter from the first, lagging Wall Street rivals such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, which raised risks in the same period for trading raw materials derivatives. While

MCX gold futures seen at record

India's gold futures are likely to open a tad higher on Wednesday morning, recovering from previous session's losses to hit another record high, following firm overseas markets, analysts said.

TSX may open lower on debt fears; bullion rallies

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Toronto's resource heavy main stock index looked set to open lower on Monday, as investors fled riskier assets on a confluence of debt concerns on both sides of the Atlantic, pushing safe-haven gold rose to a fresh high. FACTORS TO

Whatever happens, commodities win: Jim Rogers

Over the weekend Jim Rogers told CNBC: "If the world economy gets better, I earn money on commodities. If the global economy gets worse then they will print more money and I will make money in commodities." Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968. In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37.