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Gold 2/2/2012

14:13 : Gold at best in 11 weeks; copper gives back gains - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures ended at their best since mid November, helped by lingering concerns about whether Greece and its bondholders will agree on writedowns. Gold for April delivery added $9.80, ...

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11:24 : StoneShield Outlines New Gold Anomalies at Goldtooth Project - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 2, 2012) - StoneShield Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE:STS)(FRANKFURT:5XS) ("StoneShield" or the "Company") is pleased to provide shareholders with results of recent field reconnaissance sampling at the Company's ...

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08:19 : Gold Prices Rise As Investor Confidence Slips - Gold prices rose for a second straight day on Wednesday in correlation with the euro. It came on the same day that the Global Investor Confidence index measured by State Street Global Markets fell just more than two points, ...

Source : ibtimes-com

03:22 : Newcrest CEO Has Eyes On Promising Papua New Guinea Gold Find - Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM.AU) Chief Executive Greg Robinson said Thursday that he would buy out equal partner Harmony Gold Mining Co.'s (HAR.JO) 50% share in a promising Papua New Guinea project if he could, although ...

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Gold 2/1/2012

04:22 : Metals Look to ISM Data for Direction, Crude Oil Diverges on Iran Fears - Gold, silver and copper prices are looking to the ISM gauge of US manufacturing activity for direction. Crude oil has decoupled amid uncertainty about Iran.

Source : dailyfx-com

03:55 : Brookemont Capital Inc.: Assays Being Rushed on Tanzania Gold Prospect - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 1, 2012) - Brookemont Capital Inc. ("Brookemont" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BKT)(PINKSHEETS:BKTPF) has been informed by the operator that 4 holes have now been completed on the 2011/2012 drilling program. ...

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Gold 1/31/2012

13:58 : Portage & Cliffs JV Drilling Returns 0.70 g/t Gold Over 167.4 Metres With ... - ST. ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK--(Marketwire - Jan. 31, 2012) - Portage Minerals Inc. ("Portage") (CNSX:RKX), today announced on behalf of the joint venture with Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc. (f/k/a Freewest Resources Canada Inc.) ("Cliffs"), ...

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09:00 : Drilling Expands PGE & Gold Mineralization Along Strike at Haukiaho Target, - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 31, 2012) - Nortec Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NVT)(PINKSHEETS:NMNZF)(FRANKFURT:WMQ) (the "Company" or "Nortec"), is pleased to announce results from the first 3 drill holes from the Phase V drilling program ...

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Gold 1/30/2012

12:49 : Probe Mines Announces Additional Assay Results for Its Borden Lake Gold ... - TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2012) - Probe Mines Limited (TSX VENTURE:PRB) ("Probe" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received further assays from its ongoing drilling program at the Company's Borden Lake Gold ...

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09:34 : Lachlan Star Announces Drill Results from CMD Gold Mine Including 9m Gradin - PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2012) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISSEMINATION DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ...

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03:12 : Metals Looking to EU Summit for Direction, Crude Oil Awaits Iran News - Crude oil prices await a report from UN experts examining Iran's nuclear program while gold, silver and copper are focused on the EU leaders' summit.

Source : dailyfx-com

Gold 1/29/2012

11:17 : Technology Focus: Patent Gold Rush Isnâ??t Over Despite Kodak Collapse - Shareholders of InterDigital, owner of wireless patents, got a rude awakening when it canceled its company auction only days after Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy after failing to sell 1,100 ...

Source : ibtimes-com

Gold 1/27/2012

12:46 : Canadian Markets: Canada stocks rise marginally on RIM, gold miners - Canadian stocks rose marginally on Friday, spurred on by strong Research In Motion and gold mining shares. However, unless the market accelerates gains during the session, it is poised for a weekly loss.

Source : marketwatch-com

11:37 : Canada stocks fractionally up on tech, gold miners - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian shares rose fractionally on Friday, spurred on by strong gains in technology and gold stocks. The S&P/TSX Composite Index edged up 3.33 points to 12,467.65. Agnico-Eagles Mines climbed 2.8% and Yamana ...

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10:40 : Goldman Sachs forecasts record riskless return from gold - Goldman Sachs forecasts record riskless return from goldGold provided best returns of all commodities in past 5 yrs when adjusted for volatility, & Goldman Sachs says the rally will continue.

Source : economictimes-indiatimes-com

08:32 : Fortuna Readies to Ride the Silver Price Rally - NEW YORKI (TheStreet ) -- If silver prices can sustain their recent rally, Fortuna Silver Mines is poised to deliver a knock-out punch. #xD; #xD; Fortuna is a little known silver company with two operating underground mines in Peru and Mexico ...

Source : thestreet-com

06:00 : Glass Earth Gold Reports 17m @ 1.58 g/t Gold and 1.65 g/t Silver from ... - WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND--(Marketwire - Jan. 27, 2012) - Glass Earth Gold Limited (TSX VENTURE:GEL)(NZAX:GEL) ("Glass Earth Gold") is pleased to announce the first results of drilling at its 100% owned Muirs Reef prospect in New Zealand|New ...

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01:37 : Rio Tinto Eyes Shakeup Of Ivanhoe, Oyu Tolgoi Stake - SEC Filing - Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) expects to replace some directors and management at Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN) after grabbing majority control of the Canadian mining company, and may seek direct ownership in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold ...

Source : foxbusiness-com

Gold 1/26/2012

19:09 : India’s gold-tariff hike may fail to boost rupee - The government of India slaps its first import duty increase on gold in two years amid calls that India’s appetite for the precious metal weighs on the rupee. But history shows such a move unlikely to help the beleaguered currency.

Source : marketwatch-com

16:10 : Conquest Sells Zimbabwe Gold Properties - TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2012) - Conquest Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:CQR) announces the sale today of its indirectly-held gold properties and assets in Zimbabwe to Mayfair Mining & Minerals, Inc. ("Mayfair"), ...

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08:06 : Sunridge Gold Announces Assay Results From Gupo Gold Deposit, Asmara Projec - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2012) - Sunridge Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SGC)(OTCQX:SGCNF) reports assay results from the final 63 drill holes of the recently completed drilling program at the Gupo Gold Deposit, ...

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06:39 : European equity indices opened the session higher - European Market Update: Risk appetite buoyed by reports that private lenders said to have accepted lower interest rate in Greek PSI deal Economic Data - (EU) ECB: €3.5B borrowed in overnight loan facility v €3.6B prior; €484.1B ...

Source : fxstreet-com

04:20 : Fed stimulus pledge buoys stocks, Greece talks eyed - LONDON (Reuters) - The euro held firm against the dollar, while European shares and gold moved higher on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve set out an unambiguously easier policy stance, but fears of a messy Greek ...

Source : reuters-com

Gold 1/25/2012

12:02 : The Latest Rapid Assessment of New Species (from Suriname) - The latest rapid assessment of new species from Suriname has struck gold in the form of wonderful new species and many numerous specimens of otherwise rare creatures and plants.

Source : earthtimes-org

09:02 : International Millennium Sells Remaining Interest in Sonora Mexico Property - NORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 25, 2012) - International Millennium Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IMI) (the "Company" or "IMMC") is pleased to announce that First Mexican Gold Corp ("FMG") has completed its 80% option earn-in ...

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08:49 : The new gold standard for Apple's (AAPL) target price: $650, from Morgan ... - The new gold standard for Apple's (AAPL) target price: $650, from Morgan Keegan and Cannacord after the company's blowout quarter. Keegan sees 15x its FY12 EPS estimate as reasonable given its expectation of "substantial double-digit EPS ...

Source : seekingalpha-com

06:30 : Seafield Intersects 167.75 Metres of 1.05 g/t Gold, Including 44.10 Metres - TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 25, 2012) - Seafield Resources Ltd. ("Seafield" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:SFF) is pleased to report additional drill results from the Company's current diamond drilling program at its Miraflores Deposit located ...

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Gold 1/24/2012

17:41 : Look for Gold Juniors with Theme-Changing Catalysts: Annie Zhang - Annie Zhang, an analyst with Toronto-based investment bank Octagon Capital, is expecting some good stories to come out of Canada and Argentina this year. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, she targets ...

Source : ibtimes-com

12:48 : Israel seeks to turn gas to gold - JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel is putting together a plan for a national investment fund that would put to work an anticipated natural gas bonanza to fuel both an export-geared economy and provide a nest egg of $10 billion in under a decade for ...

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12:03 : Weak Euro Weighs on Gold Prices - NEW YORK (TheStreet ) -- Gold prices were weighed down Tuesday by a stronger U.S. dollar, as Greece failed to secure a debt deal with private bondholders.#xD; #xD; Gold for February delivery was down $9.80 at $1,668.50 ...

Source : thestreet-com