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Fortuna Silver's '11 Output Marks 31% Increase

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., one of Latin America's fastest growing silver producers announced Thursday its silver production in the last year rose by 31 percent, the fifth consecutive year the company's production grew.

Platinum Outlook Cautious on Heels of Negative Euro Truck Market

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The outlook on platinum prices is cautious, said UBS, due to a deteriorating European truck market fueled by the crisis in Europe. The precious metal is a key component in catalytic converters for heavy duty diesel vehicles, tying platinum's outlook to the continued production of cars and trucks.
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Gold Prices Rise for Fourth Day

Gold rose around 1 percent on Wednesday, breaking ranks with the euro as renewed hedge fund and technical buying put the precious metal on track for its fourth straight day of gains.
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Gold Could Go to $1,200 - Jim Rogers

The euro could rebound in the near-term despite the problems affecting continental Europe, as investors are overly bearish on the currency, investor Jim Rogers said on Tuesday.
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Gold Down More Than 1% on Strong Dollar

Gold fell more than 1 percent in choppy trade on Wednesday, on track for its biggest one-day decline in two weeks, as a stronger dollar and risk-averse selling across the board also sent equities lower.
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Technical Issues Delay Grasberg Workers Return

Striking workers at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's giant Indonesian mine delayed on Saturday until next week a plan to go back to work after a three-month strike because of technical issues, a union spokesman said.
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Gold Going beneath $1,500 in Next 3 Months - Poll

Gold prices will fall below $1,500 an ounce over the next three months and are unlikely to retest September's all-time highs until later 2012 at the earliest, according to a Reuters poll of 20 hedge fund managers, economists and traders.
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Gold Bullion Bulls Seek New Trading Range - Analysis

The second-biggest slump in gold prices since the financial crisis has rattled bullion bulls, as implied volatility in the gold options market is subdued, suggesting the bullion is seeking to find a new range.
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Stocks and Euro Fall After Fed Rejects New Stimulus

Asian shares drifted lower and the euro idled near an 11-month low on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve failed to take any new steps to stimulate growth and offset the chilling effects of Europe's still-unresolved sovereign debt crisis.
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Gold Eyes EU Summit, Could Approach $2000

The European Union (EU) summit this Friday will consume market attention, as it will discuss steps to resolve the Eurozone debt crisis. Price sensitivity to headlines will persist, if not intensify, and make for jerky market moves.
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Gold Gains Following Eurozone Optimism

Gold rebounded to a one-week high following the substitution of last week's selling pressures with expectations of a stronger effort by euro-zone leaders to stem the spread of the sovereign-debt crisis. Spot gold held steady above $1,700 per ounce on Tuesday.
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Amplats gives locals stake in Zimbabwe mine: radio

Anglo American Platinum, the world's top miner of the precious metal, will hand over a 10 percent stake in its Unki project in Zimbabwe to locals, the first step towards an empowerment law, state radio said on Wednesday.
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S.Africa stocks higher, bill keeps investors nervous

Johannesburg stocks rose nearly 1 percent on Tuesday, as investors returned to resource heavyweights African Rainbow Minerals, BHP Billiton and other shares that have been battered down in a recent sharp sell off.
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South African Stocks Down on Weak Mining Results

Disappointing figures from South African firms such as Impala Platinum and investment bank Investec put a dampener on stock prices, dragging the blue-chip top-40 index nearly 1 percent lower on Thursday.

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