mineral exploration project – commodity prices – mining stock- trade and market

The Alaska Miners Association Convention wraps up this weekend. They’ve been hit hard by the global recession, and that’s one of the things they’ve been talking about this week. 2008 was not a great year– the total value of the industry in Alaska was down about 21 percent compared to 2007.

Gold producers and mining companies led stocks rise in sales in South Africa stock market, until the fourth day. Bloomberg reported that overall sales increased 308.26, or 1.2 percent. Mining company and a leading producer of gold sales increase include : AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, Gold Fields Ltd.., Harmony Gold Mining Co.