December 15, 2011

Sunward Resources commences trading on the U.S. OTCQX

Sunward Resources Ltd. has began trading today on OTCQX International in the United States.

December 15, 2011

France’s Credit Agricole to quit commodities trading

The French bank has announced plans to stop trading commodities and cut down on commodities trade financing as it struggles to cope with a credit crunch.

December 15, 2011

Poland has no plans to change mining tax – Minister

Poland's finance ministry says it does not plan to alter its proposed mining tax aimed mainly at state-controlled copper miner KGHM, whose shares are at their lowest since August 2010.

December 15, 2011

Gold loses safe-haven status as investors opt for cash

Investors reckon the gold price could continue its slide through to the end of 2011 and are considering liquidating their positions to take safety in cash to end a difficult…

December 15, 2011

Paladin Energy to start exploring for uranium in Canada next year

Australian Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) sees its ambitions of becoming a major uranium mining house a step closer. After three years of stand-by due to a moratorium on uranium mining on…

December 15, 2011

Hidden Valley resumes operations

Harmony Gold resumed operations at the Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea this morning, informed the company, after mining activities were temporarily suspended following an earthquake that affected the…

December 15, 2011

Canada Fluorspar Inc. Announces Training Partnership With Corona College

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 15, 2011) - Canada Fluorspar Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CFI) (the "Company" or "CFI") is pleased to announce a training partnership with Corona College at the college's new…

December 15, 2011

Battle lines drawn in gold price direction predictions

While some headlines are predicting the end of the bull market for gold, many commentators remain bullish on the yellow metal and all agree that more volatility should be expected

December 15, 2011

Gold rebounds in London after previous sessions fall

Spot gold prices rose on Thursday after a sharp fall in the previous session but intensifying worries about the euro zone are keeping investors on edge

December 15, 2011

Shades of 2008 in gold’s recent fall

Sharps Pixley maintains that while the longer term fundamentals for gold remain in place, dollar strength may take some of the shine off the metal