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Rising prices only spur gold purchases in China
Chinese Consumers Rush for Gold
From Xinhua News Agency, Beijing
Saturday, September 25, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2010-09/25/c_13528988.htm
BEIJING -- International gold prices rallied to record highs on Friday, with spot prices nearing $1,300 an ounce. China's gold prices followed the trend and continued to climb. But consumer enthusiasm hasn't been affected.
It's China's traditional gold rush. The peak season for gold sales coincides with the two national holidays.
Impacted by a weaker US dollar and holiday consumption, international gold prices hit record highs.
In China,the price of pure gold exceeded 340 yuan per gram. But consumer enthusiasm is just as high as the gold prices.
One resident said, "For us, the price is very high. But we need to buy gold now since the price continues to increase."
Consumers have flooded into gold shops to find their perfect accessory.
Liu Ru, a gold sales manager, said, "Chinese people share a concept. That is to buy gold when the price is climbing. Since now it is holiday, many customers buy gold accessories as presents for relatives and friends. And also it is wedding season, increasing gold demand."
Silver prices have also soared, and even reached a 30-year high, making investments in the gray metal more attractive than ever.
Analysts say the continuous decline of the US dollar has stimulated investors to choose safe-haven products such as gold. And with high consumption and investment demand, gold prices will continue to rise.
Sona Resources Expects Positive Cash Flow from Blackdome,
Plans Aggressive Exploration of Elizabeth Gold Property
On May 18, 2010, Sona Resources Corp. (TSXV: SYS, Frankfurt: QS7) announced the release of a preliminary economic assessment for gold production at its flagship Blackdome and Elizabeth properties in British Columbia.
Sona Executive Chairman Nick Ferris says: "We view this as a baseline scenario for gold production. The project is highly sensitive to the price of gold. A conservative valuation of gold at $1,093 per ounce would result in a pre-tax cash flow of $54 million. The assessment indicates that underground mining at the two sites would recover 183,600 ounces of gold and 62,500 ounces of silver. Permitting and infrastructure are already in place for processing ore at the Blackdome mill, with a 200-tonne per day throughput over an eight-year mine life. Our near-term goal is to continue aggressive exploration at Elizabeth and develop a million-plus-ounce gold resource, commencing production in 2013."
For complete information on Sona Resources Corp. please visit: www.SonaResources.com
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Prophecy to Become Coal Producer This Year
with 1.5 Billion Tonnes of Resource
Prophecy Resource Corp. (TSX.V: PCY) announced on May 11 that it has entered into a mine services agreement with Leighton Asia Ltd. to begin coal production this year. Production will begin with a 250,000-tonne starter pit as planned in August, with production advancing to 2 million tonnes per year in 2011. Prophecy is fully funded to production and its management team includes John Morganti, Arnold Armstrong, and Rob McEwen.
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