Platinum Is Speculators' New Gold Standard
Investors are flocking to a new class of precious metals: the kind that actually do things, rather than end up in vaults or on fingers. - Wall Street Journal 07/05/08
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India's June Gold Imports Fall 68% as High Prices Reduce Demand
Gold imports by India, the world's biggest buyer of bullion, slumped 68 percent from a year earlier in June as high prices eroded demand from jewelers and investors. - Bloomberg 07/05/08
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London Gold Steady as Inflation Fears Balance Dollar - Reuters 07/04/08
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South Africa: Race for an Independent Platinum Smelter Is On
London-listed Braemore Resources, which is to dual-list on the JSE within the next month, is one of at least two contenders to establish an independent platinum group metal smelter/refinery complex. - Miningmx 07/04/08
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China: A Happy Hand-over for Prizes of Lifetime
The gold, silver and bronze medals that will hang around the necks of winning athletes at next month's Olympics were formally handed over yesterday to the organizers of the Beijing Games. - Shanghai Daily 07/03/08
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Johnson Matthey Site Gets Facelift
Johnson Matthey NY has revamped its Web site to help jewelers increase their platinum and palladium business. - National Jeweler Network 07/03/08
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Gold Charts Point to $1,000, but No One-Way Street
While gold has a shot at retesting $1,000 an ounce after this week's resurgence, will the latest rally have room to go further? Technical analysts say yes, but the rise may not be a one-way street. - Reuters 07/03/08
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South African Miners Union Sets August 6 Strike Date
South Africa's biggest miners union said on Wednesday it would down tools on August 6 in a national strike that could halt production in the world's biggest source of platinum and major gold producer. - Reuters 07/03/08
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Super Atoms Turn the Periodic Table Upside Down
Researchers at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands have developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals. Surprisingly enough, these so-called super atoms (clusters of 13 silver atoms, for example) behave in the same way as individual atoms and have opened up a whole new branch of chemistry. - Nanowerk 07/03/08
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Fine Jeweler Buccellati Feels Pinch in the U.S.
Buccellati, the Italian fine jewelry house favored by monarchs and movie stars, is feeling the pinch from the U.S. economic downturn but demand for high-end items remains strong. - Reuters 07/03/08
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DGCX to Avoid Merger Mania and Focus on Organic Growth
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) will avoid the merger mania of other commodity exchanges and focus on its own organic growth, the bourse's chief executive said yesterday. - Khaleej Times 07/03/08
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Gold's Rally Probably Won't Get a Summer Break
Most analysts expect gold to rise even during the off season. - MarketWatch 07/02/08
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HKEx to Reintroduce Trading of Gold Futures on 20 October
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will reintroduce trading of gold futures on the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (Futures Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEx, on 20 October this year. - HKEx 07/02/08
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