Gold price hits new record at $US1100
The price of gold hit a record high above $US1100 ($A1207) an ounce in trading on Friday following a report that Sri Lanka had joined India in buying the precious metal in favour of US...
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Saturday November 7, 2009, 6:40 am
Olympic Dam repairs to begin in November
Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd says repairs inside the main haulage shaft at its Olympic Dam uranium and copper mine in South Australia will begin later this month.The world's biggest resources...
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Friday November 6, 2009, 5:19 pm
Australia shares seen up on economy confidence
SYDNEY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are set to gain
on Friday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street sparked by
optimism over an economic recovery, though resource stocks may
struggle after...
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Friday November 6, 2009, 8:33 am
Deal to fast-track mining exploration
Gold exploration is set to increase in central Australia with the signing of an agreement between two Western Australian mining companies.
Tanami Gold - which has a mine across the WA border -...
ABC Business News -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 2:00 pm
Paul Bibby appointed CEO of OceanaGold
Gold miner OceanaGold Corporation has appointed Paul Bibby as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately.The former Rio Tinto employee was most recently the chief development officer at...
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Thursday November 5, 2009, 9:31 am
China, East Asian Growth Upgraded
This is good news for Australia: China will grow faster next year than many forecasters think, according to the World Bank, and this will drag up growth levels elsewhere in the Asian region. As...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:11 am
Gold hits $US1,090 for first time
The price of gold leapt to a record peak of $US1,093.10 an ounce in trading in London on Wednesday in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's massive sale of the precious metal to...
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Thursday November 5, 2009, 7:43 am
Gold price hits record after IMF's India deal
LONDON (AFP) - The price of gold surged to a record peak of 1,095.80 dollars an ounce in trading here on Wednesday in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's massive sale of the precious metal...
AFP Finance News -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 4:56 am
Gold hits new record high of $1,090 an ounce
LONDON (AFP) - The price of gold leapt to a record peak of 1,093.10 dollars an ounce in trading here on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund announced a massive sale of the metal to...
AFP Finance News -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 8:31 pm
Gold miners surge on India's purchase
The Indian central bank's 200 tonne gold purchase was the main factor keeping Australian stocks in the black.
Gold miners enjoyed the market's strongest gains, and helped the All Ordinaries...
ABC Business News -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 5:49 pm
Australia shares close up as Westpac buoys banks
* S&P/ASX 200 ends at 4,540.1, reversing previous day's
loss
* Westpac Bank up 1.4 percent
* Gold miners lead gains
(Adds fund manager comments)
By Adrian Bathgate and Sonali Paul
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Wednesday November 4, 2009, 5:26 pm
Gold hits record on Indian purchase
Gold prices surged to a fresh record today on the news that India's central bank had bought 200 tonnes of the precious metal.
It is the biggest single central bank purchase of gold made public...
ABC Business News -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 2:02 pm
AIR Midday Market Roundup
The market is down 115. The SFE Future were down 118 this morning. Wall St. had a shocker on Friday closing down 250. It broke even at best and was down 278 at worst. It has its largest...
Australasian Investment Review -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 11:55 am
Gold surges to new record high
NEW YORK (AFP) - Gold surged to a new record high Tuesday, a day after an announcement of a massive sale of gold by the International Monetary Fund to India.Prices in London hit 1,087.80 dollars per...
AFP Finance News -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 10:43 am
Oil price slip as traders take profits
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices retreated Tuesday on profit-taking and as the market was rattled by sliding European equities and the strengthening dollar, traders said.New York's main contract,...
AFP Finance News -
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 11:24 pm
