UK shale gas is more lead balloon than silver bullet The Guardian | Fracking's backers say it will deliver a quick, cheap way of cutting carbon emissions. The latest analysis shows none of these claims stands up | Fracking has lit up the US energy market, driving gas prices down, but the chance of the same happenin...
Hedge funds most bullish in 7 months on silver as holdings near record Mineweb | Silver rose about 53% in the Fed’s first quantitative easing from December 2008 through March 2010, twice as much as gold, and 24% during the second phase ending in June 2011. Follow @mineweb | RELATED STORIES | Silver hoard nears record b...
China Solar Allegations: Bad Timing For Silver The Street | The European Union (EU) is investigating allegations that manufacturers in China's solar industry are dumping solar panels and components in Europe. Dumping is a practice whereby a foreign company sells products on uncompetitive terms to an importi...
Everything but the moon on a silver platter New Straits/Business Times | IPOH: KINTA Riverfront Hotel's Great Miner Chinese Cuisine restaurant is offering the Mooncake Festival promotion from now until Sunday. | Bird’s nest Beijing-style. | Chef Tan Weng On and Bobo Phon (second from right) unveil the fare in the Moon...
Silver Wheaton Fortune’s fastest growing company, expects to remain Mining Weekly | TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Royalties and metals streaming firm Silver Wheaton was recently named Fortune magazine’s fastest growing company after it managed to grow profit by 340% in three years, and CEO Randy Smallwood told Mining We...
Klondike Gold Samples 47.4 g/t Gold and 894 g/t Silver Along the Violet Vein Trend Mineweb Klondike Gold | Vancouver, BC; KLONDIKE GOLD CORP. (TSX-V: KG) is pleased to announce encouraging results for the Violet vein trend, 310 Zone, and recently discovered Boy soil anomaly (Figure 1). These results in conjunction with Boulder Lode open cu...
Silver Prices Volatile But Range-Bound The Street | Silver has done a lot of travelling without getting anywhere since its Fed-inspired rally. The metal started this week on a downward track, closing $0.43 lower at $34.25 on the first day of trading. Displaying its volatile nature, the metal boun...
Balamara Acquires Advanced Zinc-Silver Project in Bosnia-Herzegovina Mineweb Balamara Resources Limited | Highlights Balamara acquires advanced Varesh Zinc-Silver Project in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Total consideration ~$3.4M in cash and scrip. Varesh previously in production with extensive drilling data available. Location just 3...
Balamara acquires zinc-silver project in Europe Mining Weekly | PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Balamara Resources has expanded its footprint in Bosnia-Herzegovina with the acquisition of a second advanced zinc-silver project. | The Varesh project consists primarily of two advanced polymetallic deposits l...
Faustian precedent bodes ill and leaves gold and silver in prime position Mineweb | Faust Part 2 by Goethe includes a cautionary tale on money printing replacing gold with ultimately dire consequences - alluded to recently by Jens Weidmann. Could this be a warning to all Central Bankers. Follow @mineweb | ...
Silver ETF holdings nearing record levels-Silver Institute Mineweb | Precious metals analysts say investor demand is driving today's price of silver, which is up more than 20%. Follow @mineweb | RELATED STORIES | Silver Institute predicts strengthening silver investment demand this year | Bullish...
Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. Provides Operational Update Mineweb Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. | Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. ("Avino" or "the Company") is pleased to provide the following update of activities at its Avino mine operation located near Durango, Mexico. | San Gonzalo Development | Underground ...
The Opposite Side Of The Trade: Banks Bet Against Silver The Street | In the futures market, those holding long contracts are betting on price increases. Short contracts allow players to reap profits from price declines. Therefore, there are concerns that the QE3 rally may not be as solid as it seems, since commercia...
Shale gas "no silver bullet" for UK energy - engineers group The Guardian | By Susanna Twidale | LONDON (Reuters) - Exploiting the UK's shale gas reserves will not provide a panacea to weaning the country off costly and unpredictable gas imports, the country's top engineers said on Tuesday. | In a policy statement circulat...
Faustian precedent bodes ill and leaves gold and silver in prime position Mineweb | Faust Part 2 by Goethe includes a cautionary tale on money printing replacing gold with ultimately dire consequences - alluded to recently by Jens Weidmann. Could this be a warning to all Central Bankers. Follow @mineweb | ...
Silver ETF holdings nearing record levels-Silver Institute Mineweb | Precious metals analysts say investor demand is driving today's price of silver, which is up more than 20%. Follow @mineweb | RELATED STORIES | Silver Institute predicts strengthening silver investment demand this year | Bullish...
Chelsea tighten grip on top spot Al Jazeera | Chelsea cemented their position on top of the English Premier League as Juan Mata inspired a 2-1 victory over London rivals Arsenal on Saturday. | Roberto di Matteo's side moved four points clear of second placed Manchester United, who host Tottenham in Saturday's late game, thanks to Mata's second half winner after Gervinho had cancelled out Fer...
Mamata Banerjee attacks PM, says loot is on in the name of reforms, aam admi IBN Live | Kolkata/New Delhi: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for saying that the government is doing what is "good for the country" and that the reform process should continue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the government is looting the country in the name of 'aam admi' and reforms. | "Reforms are meant to usher deve...
