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Precious metals investors taking big knocks adjusting to life without QE3

Gold dropped more than $57 or 3.4% an ounce in early afternoon trade while ever volatile silver tanked more than 6%. Platinum crashed through the $1,600 an ounce level and palladium fell almost 4%.

Frik Els | April 4, 2012 | 5:47 pm

Lack of mining law costs Honduras US$3 billion

Over $3 billion and near 15,000 job positions. That is the cost to Honduras, the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as a result of a lack of rules for mining companies operating or wishing to explore in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2012 | 4:12 pm

‘King of mining’ to appeal charge of market abuse

Ian Hannam, better known as the "king of mining" after advising on some of the biggest deals in the past two decades, including BHP's London listing through its merger with Billiton, is fighting to save his reputation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2012 | 3:37 pm

Newmont could restart $4.8 billion Conga before June

President Ollanta Humala’s administration wants the the South American nation's highest court to throw out an ordinance by the region of Cajamarca banning work on the $4.8 billion copper-gold project.

Frik Els | April 3, 2012 | 8:17 pm

First Majestic pays $175 million for Silvermex Resources

Mexican silver miner, First Majestic, announced a friendly acquisition of Silvermex Resources for Can$175 million.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 3, 2012 | 6:09 pm

Extorre gets 8% bump after announcing preliminary economic assessment

Argentinian gold and silver miner, Extorre Gold Mines (TSX:XG), announced a preliminary economic assessment showing their Cerro Moro gold-silver project producing 848,000 ounces of gold and 47.2 million ounces of silver.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 3, 2012 | 4:54 am

Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility

The creation of the world’s first national protocol on sustainable and socially responsible mining was discussed at a meeting held in Argentina last week, called by the government of president Cristina Fernandez.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2012 | 3:55 pm

Silver responds to Fed, then weakens

Silver started this week moving in a positive direction, but is now back under pressure. The metal has yet to return to its February 29 high, and it appears that many investors are deciding not to wait around.

Resource Investing News | March 31, 2012 | 8:14 pm

Should investors activate gold and silver airbags?

Earlier this week, a fully loaded Brinks truck carrying between $3 million and $5 million in uncirculated loonies and toonies crashed on a snow covered highway in Ontario, Canada.

Wall St. Cheat Sheet | March 31, 2012 | 6:35 pm

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Precious metals investors taking big knocks adjusting to life without QE3

Lack of mining law costs Honduras US$3 billion

‘King of mining’ to appeal charge of market abuse

Newmont could restart $4.8 billion Conga before June

First Majestic pays $175 million for Silvermex Resources

Extorre gets 8% bump after announcing preliminary economic assessment

Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility

Silver responds to Fed, then weakens

Should investors activate gold and silver airbags?

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