Gold Mineweb Daily News (January 18, 2013).: Over 6 million Silver Eagle bullion coins sold already this year

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TOP STORIES | Friday , 18 Jan 2013                                                      Over 6 million Silver Eagle bullion coins sold already this year Demand for U.S. Silver Eagle one ounce coins from the U.S. Mint has been so strong in the first two weeks of this year that it has again had to temporarily suspend sales.    Friday , 18 Jan 2013 Coeur expects strong 2013 after record 2012 gold output Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines plans a significant expansion at its Coeur Rochester operation near Lovelock, Nevada.    Friday , 18 Jan 2013 Alexco silver production rises in 2012 Alexco silver betters its silver output by six percent in 2012.    Friday , 18 Jan 2013 Amateur Australian prospector finds huge gold nugget The prospector discovered the 5.5 kg nugget near the town of Ballarat and in an area known as the "Golden Triangle" due to its rich veins which sparked a gold rush in the 1850s.    Friday , 18 Jan 2013 Anglo Asian Mining reports 2012 Azerbijan gold output cut Production fell last year mainly due to a harsh winter and geological problems at the Gedabek gold and copper mine.    Friday , 18 Jan 2013 Infinito loses arbitration over Venezuela gold deposits A 2002 decision to strip Infinito of rights to develop the Las Cristinas mine did not breach a bilateral investment treaty between Canada and Venezuela, says the ICSID tribunal.    Friday , 18 Jan 2013 Colombia to allow some firms to keep mining in wilderness park Energy Minister Federico Renjifo says miners already operating inside the park's boundaries in the country's northeast will be able to continue as long as they have the right permits.    Friday , 18 Jan 2013 Eritrea rejects HRW claim of forced labour at gold mine The government of Eritrea has rejected a report by Human Rights Watch that said forced labour was used to build a gold mine it owns with Canada’s Nevsun.    Thursday , 17 Jan 2013

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