Silver hits 30-year peak
                Spot silver is trading at historical levels, buoyed by a weak dollar and strength in base metals, while gold is holding steady on good physical demand.	            
            
        All that glistens isn’t gold
                Humble silver, copper and some other commodities kicked dust in the eyes of the gold bulls in 2010.            
            
        Ivory Coast, Loulo hit Randgold output
                Randgold Resources says its fourth-quarter production will be negatively hit by the impact of the political tension in Ivory Coast and a below-target contribution from its Loulo project in Mali.            
            
        Still time to buy SA gold shares
                South African gold shares are a buy despite the strong rand and continued steep increases in mines’ working costs.            
            
        Some Aurora workers remain unpaid
                A total of R800,000 has been paid towards the salaries of some Aurora Grootvlei miners from Springs, says the department of labour.            
            
        Simmers CEO resigns
                Simmer & Jack CEO Nico Schoeman has resigned and will be replaced by company CFO Marius Saaiman.            
            
        Searching gold on the ocean’s bottom
                At the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, on the West Coast of South Africa, there is gold. How much is still unknown - and whether it would make economic sense to exploit it.            
            
        Aurora granted more time to secure funds
                Aurora Empowerment Systems has been given until the end of February to produce funding guarantees to buy assets of the financially stricken Pamodzi Gold.            
            
        SA records gold output gains
                South Africa's gold output during the third quarter rose 2.1% compared with the second quarter, says the Chamber of Mines.            
            
         
             
		

















