SHORT SQUEEZE: Gold price spikes $40
A $40 swing in the gold price, wiping out an early morning jobs number sell-off shows short positions at four-month highs could be facing a big squeeze.
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Gold prices down despite upbeat US jobs numbers
Gold prices hit a 5-month low, and is now within shouting distance of the psychologically important $1,200 level and the three-year low of $1,180.
Australian junior sets foot in Chile’s copper sector
Mining Group is set to extract 5,000 tonnes of ore per month, subject to more than a few of conditions, including a monthly payment of $2,000.
DiamondCorp gets first cash from stones unearthed at its Lace mine
Company got about $279,000 from the sale of 6,442 carats.
Sino Iron ships first concentrate to China 4 years late
And US$6 billion over budget.
Zimbabwe government to reduce mining royalties
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Peregrine Diamonds rises 52% on sample results
"One of the highest grade kimberlites in the world."