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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$15,750.00/t
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Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct 10, 2011 (change from Sept 19 in brackets):
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Anglo Pacific Group — Matthew Tack resigned as finance director.
Union troubles for Excellon in Mexico
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango state have staged two demonstrations in recent months and caused a total of seven days of lost production in August and September.
Facts ‘n’ Figures: GFMS says Gold hedging back in fashion
The following is an edited excerpt from the report Global Hedge Book Analysis Q2: 2011, which is produced by Thomson Reuters GFMS and available in full at www.gfms.co.uk.
Commentary: HR challenges in exploration
The federal government-funded Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) have released a report that analyzes the labour market for mineral exploration in Canada and the human…
Editorial: What’s next for REEs?
Over the past few years we’ve seen booms and busts for niche-market metals like uranium and molybdenum. Now it’s time for the rare earth elements (REE) subsector to endure a similar correction.
Gabriel gathers new momentum at Rosia Montana
The trials and tribulations of Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) and its Rosia Montana gold project in Romania’s Transylvania region have been well-documented in these pages since the late 1990s.
The gold run has only begun, gurus say
Moderated by pension fund manager and published gold bull Shayne McGuire, a robust discussion on the finer points of the yellow metal unfolded at the Precious Metals Summit between Thomas Kaplan and John Hathaway.