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In 2007 the silver price surged to highs not seen since the Hunt brothers from Texas tried to corner the market back in 1981. From a low of US$4.028 per ounce in November 2001, silver has been on a steady upward trend. It's
Full story...A report from financial services giant Ernst & Young released on 12th May, states that most of the world’s large mining companies expect to grow through acquisition over the next two years. Ernst & Young’s review of 2007 showed
Full story...If anyone in Hollywood is looking for a theme for the next version of Mission Impossible, a potential script could go like this: The world must boost electricity production by 500 per cent to sustain economic growth between now
Full story...Prospects for both the gold price and gold miners remain strong in 2008, according to Dr Graham Birch, manager of open-ended fund BlackRock Gold & General and investment trust Merrill Lynch World Mining. Dr Birch believes: "The
Full story...In Zimbabwe there is a song that’s hugely popular with the people, but which is never played on national radio or television. "Saddam is gone, Bob is the one who is left," part of the song goes. Bob is the nickname for
Full story...The price of Canadian listed Aurelian Resources is C$3.30, after the shares fell from C$8.50 almost in the blink of an eye. Brokers CIBC World Markets thinks the shares are worth C$12 each, while a rival outfit, Haywood
Full story...According to recent research by the World Gold Council, a recession in the US is unlikely to have any negative impact on the gold price. This view is largely based on the old adage that gold is the number one destination when any
Full story...China and Jinshan Gold
Full story...We have had a spate of big Kazakh mining companies listing in London, and now we have Fresnillo from Mexico and New World Resources from Slovakia. Both these companies are worth well over £5 billion so they could qualify for the
Full story...Early last month, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador nearly went to war, but soon thereafter, shook hands and made up. To the casual observer this all seems very odd, but the real tensions underlying Colombia’s relations with its’
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