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Nevsun reports vandalism at Eritrea mine but nothing about air raid
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2015-03-24 01:36 Section: Daily DispatchesNevsun Resources Describes Reported Attack on Eritrea Mine as 'Act of Vandalism'
Claire Brownell and Peter Koven
National Post, Toronto
Monday, March 23, 2015
Nevsun Resources Ltd. is describing an attack on its Bisha mine in Eritrea as an "act of vandalism," an account that contrasts starkly with African media reports saying the mine was bombed by Ethiopan fighter jets.
China's Zijin in talks to buy gold, copper mines abroad
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2015-03-23 21:28 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Polly Yam
Reuters
Monday, March 23, 2015
HONG KONG -- China's Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. is in talks to buy gold and copper mining assets abroad and expects to finalise some acquisitions this year, its chairman said on Monday.
Chen Jinghe said that current market conditions were favourable for acquisitions but did not identify targets.
On CNBC Asia, GATA secretary discusses gold market rigging and its consequences
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2015-03-22 23:18 Section: Daily Dispatches11:17a HKT Monday, March 23, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Ethiopian warplanes reported to have attacked Nevsun gold mine in Eritrea
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2015-03-22 19:28 Section: Daily DispatchesEthiopian Planes Raided Bisha Gold Mine
From the Asmarino Independent
(Eritrean exile Internet site)
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Ethiopian fighter planes bombed the site of Eritrea's Bisha gold mine, reported Al-Sahafa, a leading Sudanese Arab daily in its March 21 edition.
Alasdair Macleod: The new order emerges
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-20 23:23 Section: Daily Dispatches11:20a SGT Saturday, March 20, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Shanghai gold withdrawals remain strong at 51 tonnes for week
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-20 21:10 Section: Daily Dispatches9:10a SGT Saturday, March 21, 2105
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange, a proxy for China's gold demand, were 51 tonnes for the most recent week reported, Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports today, continuing a strong pattern. Jansen's report is posted at Bullion Star here:
London's 'reformed' gold fix mechanism gets all of two new participants
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-20 21:02 Section: Daily DispatchesGoldman, UBS Join Former 'Fixing' Banks for New LBMA Gold Price
By Jan Harvey
Reuters
Friday, January 20, 2015
LONDON -- The new London Bullion Market Association Gold Price went live for the first time on Friday, with Goldman Sachs and UBS joining the four members of the now-defunct gold "fix" in setting its electronic replacement.
Romania gets its gold back -- after 1,900 years
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-20 20:55 Section: Daily DispatchesMaybe there's hope for the Bundesbank.
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Gold Looted From Ancient Empire Returned to Romania
By Andrew Curry
National Geographic, Washington
Friday, March 20, 2015
Ronan Manly: London gold trading data disappears as new fix mechanism begins
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-19 22:11 Section: Daily Dispatches10:08a SGT Friday, March 20, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Bank of New York Mellon will settle currency trade case for $714 million
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-19 21:58 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ben Protess
The New York Times
Thursday, March 19, 2015
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