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Shares Edition : 17th January 2008

Roll out the barrels

The equivalent of nearly 17 billion barrels of oil will be up for grabs at the biggest ever licensing round in the UK North Sea, due to get underway before the end of the month. That’s according to a report by analysts Hannon Westwood, which assessed the acreage on offer during the 25th... READ MORE >>

All that glisters…

Gold has broken through the $900 per ounce barrier to start the week at $908. A weak US dollar continues to be the main driver, with speculation over a 0.5% US interest rate cut. Investment boutique Fairfax said the latest record price was influenced by the start of gold futures trading last... READ MORE >>

Spring sales for minnow

Mining minnow West African Diamonds (WAD:AIM) should make its first gold and diamond sales by late March after starting commercial production on its Plant 11 tailings project in Sierra Leone. The seven million tonne deposit is forecast to produce $9 per tonne worth of gold and $3 per tonne... READ MORE >>