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In a downturn, cash flow is king – Taylor

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:14 +0000

According to Jay Taylor, not all miners are equal and advises investors to look for companies with cash flow and the potential for organic growth. Interview with The Gold Report.

SA risks losing 145,500 mine jobs by 2015 – Nomura

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:14 +0000

Nomura says South African platinum miners are at risk of losing 145,500 jobs this year and next as more mines operate at a loss.

SPDR presence keeping the gold price down

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:13 +0000

So far this week the SPDR gold ETF has fallen only 0.365 of a tonne, however its presence is keeping the gold price down.

Looking for the best juniors at the worst of times – Handwerger

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:13 +0000

Junior miners are priced at valuation levels not seen since the late 1990′s post Bre-X scandal, says Jeb Handwerger.

Gold is a broken commodity – Dennis Gartman

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:12 +0000

To those cheering on the yellow metal, Dennis Gartman has bad news, “It’s probably going to head lower, not higher.”

Avocet to raise financing to pay back Elliott loan

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:12 +0000

The gold miner will have to raise fresh financing to pay back a $15 million loan from its main shareholder, Elliott Management.

Platinum squeeze drives ETF growth

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:11 +0000

Absa Capital’s NewPlat ETF already accounts for around 20% of total global platinum ETF holdings.

Base metals likely to remain volatile and move sideways this Summer – Standard Bank

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:11 +0000

Whether another supply slump emerges in base metal complex and commodities in general, depends on exogenous factors, particularly Chinese liquidity, Standard Bank suggests.

New Brazil mining bill to test Rousseff’s relationship with investors

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:10 +0000

In its latest effort to tighten state control over natural resources, Brazil is expected to reveal an overhaul of its mining law on Tuesday.

Insecurity in DRC copper province a "serious concern" – UN

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:25 +0000

The head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the DRC says security in Katanga is a very serious concern and has all the prospects of becoming worse.