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1. Gold-Mining Margins - Gold mining is a tough business. In the quest to meet growing global demand these miners are constantly barraged with challenge after challenge.
2. Sutter Gold Mining Closes US $3.65 Million Loan Financing - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Sutter Gold Mining Inc. is pleased to announce it has closed on an increase to the Company's existing secured loan facility in the amount of US $3.65 million with RMB Australia Holdings Limited .
3. Andean gold in $3bn bidding war - Rival Canadian gold mining companies, Goldcorp and El Dorado, lock horns in a $3bn fight to buy up Andean Resources.
4. Sutter Gold Mining Secures US $3.65 Million Loan Financing - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Sutter Gold Mining Inc. is pleased to announce the agreement of an increase to the Company's existing secured loan facility in the amount of US $3.65 million with RMB Australia Holdings Limited.
5. Cluff Gold Directorate Change - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- - Cluff Gold plc , the dual AIM/TSX-listed West African-focused gold mining company, announces that Douglas Chikohora, the Company's Technical Director, has been appointed a Non-Executive Director and Consultant, effective from 1 September 2010.
6. Northern Gold Intersects 26.75 Meters at 1.5 g/t Au, 43 Meters at 1.0 g/t Au and 7 Meters at 2.7 g/t Au on Current In ... - TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Northern Gold Mining Inc. announced today additional results from the ongoing in-fill drill program on the Garrcon Project, one of the mineralized zones known to occur within the Garrison Gold Property.
7. Final Glance: Gold companies - NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top gold companies were mixed at the close of trading: Barrick Gold rose $.08 or .2 percent, to $45.30. Gold Fields rose $.15 or 1.0 percent, to $14.65. Goldcorp fell $.96 or 2.2 percent, to $42.84. Newmont Mining fell $.51 or .8 percent, to $60.87.
8. Midday Glance: Gold companies - NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top gold companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Barrick Gold fell $.02 or percent, to $45.20. Gold Fields rose $.08 or .6 percent, to $14.58. Goldcorp fell $1.20 or 2.7 percent, to $42.60. Newmont Mining fell $.64 or 1.0 percent, to $60.74.
9. Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold Ends 1% Higher on the Week While Silver Soars Over 4% to a 30 Month High - Gold climbed to as high as $1253.85 in London before it fell all the way to $1238.04 in early New York trade after the jobs report was released, but it then rallied back higher for most of the rest of trade and ended with a loss of just 0.16%. Silver fell to as low as $19.41 by about 9AM EST, but it then stormed to a 30 month high of $19.91 by midday and ended with a gain of 1.69%. Silver’s ...
10. Early Glance: Gold companies - NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top gold companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Barrick Gold fell $.33 or .7 percent, to $44.89. Gold Fields rose $.02 or .1 percent, to $14.52. Goldcorp fell $1.43 or 3.3 percent, to $42.37. Newmont Mining fell $1.13 or 1.8 percent, to $60.25.