Gold

The opposition Democratic Party declared victory in yesterday’s parliamentary elections over Mongolia’s ruling party in a highly disputed election that focused on how to better share profits from a conflict-ridden mining industry.

Chalice stock jumped 7.3% on the ASX in Sydney on the news.

According to the Ghana Statistical Service, the total value of goods and services produced in Ghana grew by 8.7% in the first quarter of 2012, relative to that of 2011.

An insight into the salaries of technical, managerial and administrative folk who work on Canadian Mines.

There’s "no semblance of a safe-haven" at the moment and "the technical profile of bullion is also weak."

Nautilus Minerals, locked in a dispute with Papua New Guinea over ownership of the world's first sea-floor mine, dropped 9.7% on Thursday, hurt by news of violence, kidnapping, vote rigging and delays after the first week of general elections in the country.

Shares of Centerra Gold fell 16% by midday after an announcement that one of its directors had quit.

Like most of Latin America, Guatemala is to increase control over natural resources, with President Otto Perez Molina proposing a Constitutional reform that will make possible for the for the government to acquire up to 40% of the mining and exploration companies operating in the country.

Maudore Minerals Ltd. issued a proxy circular today ahead of its annual and special meeting of shareholders on July 19, 2012.