Political pressure, jeweller strike force India to review tax proposals

The Indian government has said it will review the tax on unbranded gold proposed in the latest union budget bust said there would be no backing down from the increase in import duties

Mineweb | March 28, 2012 | 2:47 pm

Goldcorp squashes mega-merger rumours

GoldCorp CEO, Chuck Jeannes says the group is far more interested in early stage gold projects than just "trading dollars for future production".

Mineweb | March 28, 2012 | 11:35 am

Lumina steps-up drilling after step-out holes hit more copper, gold, moly in Argentina

Lumina copper hits its longest copper-gold-moly intercept to date and, more importantly, it sees significant mineralization in wide step-out drilling.

Mineweb | March 27, 2012 | 4:35 pm

Jubilee Platinum’s shares at five-month lows

Shares in the platinum miner have dropped as much as 7.4%, the lowest intraday price since Oct. 10 after its loss per share in the six months through December widened.

Mineweb | March 27, 2012 | 3:50 pm

India’s import duty stifles diamond “round tripping”

India's polished diamond trade saw a sharp decline in February following the imposition of a2% import duty by the Indian government on polished diamond imports on January 17, 2012.

Mineweb | March 27, 2012 | 3:38 pm

Flinders financing set to fund restart of graphite mine in Sweden

Graphite has been a hot commodity of late and one Canadian junior looks to have capitalized on market sentiment through a proposed C$15 million financing.

Mineweb | March 26, 2012 | 9:10 pm

Russia gold output growth to slow in 2012 – union

The Gold Industrialists' Union says the country's gold production growth could slow to 3% this year owing to declining output from key several mines.

Mineweb | March 26, 2012 | 4:12 pm

Gold Fields says skills shortage is mining’s biggest concern

Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland says the escalating shortage of skilled workers is a major concern for executives globally as the industry presses ahead with projects in increasingly tough and remote places.

Mineweb | March 26, 2012 | 4:06 pm

Deripaska ready to buy RUSAL’s stake in Norilsk – source

A source close to the matter says billionaire Oleg Deripaska is prepared to buy RUSAL's 25% blocking stake in Norilsk Nickel to resolve the shareholder row at the company.

Mineweb | March 26, 2012 | 10:52 am

Chile’s copper mines operating normally after major earthquake

The country's leading copper miners, Codelco and Anglo American, say operations are normal and there was no serious damage after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit central Chile on Sunday.

Mineweb | March 26, 2012 | 6:28 am

China: It’s not that bad out there!

Predictions of a Chinese hard landing seem over-pessimistic and demand for industrial metals, gold and silver is likely to continue unabated as a controlled economy, coupled with rampant capitalism, keeps growth well and truly going.

Mineweb | March 24, 2012 | 8:52 am

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange to launch yuan-settled futures by July

According to the exchange's president, HKMEx will launch yuan-settled gold and copper futures contracts by July to tap into the growing Chinese investor demand for commodities

Mineweb | March 23, 2012 | 5:45 pm

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