Gold mineweb Daily News for August 21, 2012: Franco-Nevada, Inmet Mining enter into $1bn precious metals stream deal

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TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012                                                      Franco-Nevada, Inmet Mining enter into $1bn precious metals stream deal A record $1 billion precious metals stream deal, which is linked to copper production at the Cobre Panama copper-gold-silver-moly project, will help Inmet Mining avoid further equity dilution.    Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012 Gold prices climb; platinum holds near 2-month high Gold prices rose on Monday as the dollar hit its lowest in nearly two weeks against the euro and stock markets rallied, while platinum held near 2-month highs as unrest at Marikana simmered.    Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012 Silicosis lawsuit filed against South Africa's gold miners Lawyer Charles Abrahams filed the first papers on Tuesday against AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Harmony, in a preliminary step to determine whether the court recognizes the case as a class action.    Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012 There's lots of gold in Nevada - why look abroad for gold investments? Investors do not need to travel the world to make money in gold mining stocks. Nevada has world-class geology, infrastructure and a mine-friendly legal system. Gold Report interview with David Sidders*    Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012 Silver's posture turns bullish as it hits 2 month high Stocks and commodities also traded higher, while US, UK and German government bond prices fell and gold rose in dollars but a strong euro meant the yellow metal failed to make headway in that currency.    Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012 Mongolia's new mining minister is long-time resource nationalism advocate A lawmaker--who pushed to renegotiate the 2009 Oyu Tolgoi agreement to increase the government's ownership stake to 50% in the copper-gold mega-project --is Mongolia's new mining minister.    Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012 Fear not fundamentals driving platinum's recent rise - analysts Analysts maintain there is a fear premium attached to the current platinum price short term; longer term the industry has some difficult decisions to make.    Tuesday , 21 Aug 2012

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