Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

	Close	Gain/Loss
Gold	$1466.70	-$6.00
Silver	$40.63	+$0.04
XAU	222.70	-2.73%
HUI	590.18	-2.66%
GDM	1722.87	-2.78%
JSE Gold	2800.52	-37.74
USD	75.07	+0.09
Euro	144.25	-0.58
Yen	118.18	+0.19
Oil	$109.92	-$2.87
10-Year	3.570%	UNCH
T-Bond	118.50	-0.03125
Dow	12381.11	+0.01%
Nasdaq	2771.51	-0.32%
S&P	1324.46	-0.28%

Gold climbed to a new all-time high of $1475.60 in Asia before it fell back to $1463.70 in London and then bounced back higher in New York, but it still ended with a loss of 0.41%. Silver surged to a new 31-year high of $41.94 in Asia before it fell back to as low as $40.555 in early afternoon New York trade, but it still ended with a gain of 0.1%. Both metals are, however, falling in after hours access trade.

Euro gold fell to under €1016, platinum lost $22.50 to $1781.50, and copper fell over 4 cents to about $4.46.

Gold and silver equities saw only slight losses for most of the morning, but they then accelerated lower in afternoon trade and ended with almost 3% losses.

There were no major economic reports today. Tomorrow at 8:30AM EST brings Import and Export Prices for March and the Trade Balance for February expected at -$45.7 billion. At 2PM is the Treasury Budget for March expected at -$189.0 billion.

Oil fell on a possible peace agreement in Libya and on word that Goldman Sachs was closing out a commodities trade initiated in late 2010 that included oil.

The U.S. dollar index found slight gains after the government averted a shutdown with a last minute deal last Friday night.

Treasuries saw modest losses ahead of this week’s $66 billion in supply to be auctioned off.

The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P ended near unchanged on worries over upcoming earnings reports.

Among the big names making news in the market today were JPMorgan, PIMCO, Schneider Electric, Nasdaq, and Level 3 and Global Crossing.

COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 133.35 - No change from yesterday’s data.

Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 11,242.89: +50.09 change from yesterday’s data.

Paramount’s (PZG) new resource estimation, SEMAFO’s (SMF.TO) first quarter production, Great Basin’s (GBG) drill results, Rubicon’s (RBY) drill results, Richmont’s (RIC) project update, Gammon’s (GRS) first quarter operating results, Nevsun’s (NSU) assay results, Metalline’s (MMG) new CFO, and Endeavour Silver’s (EXK) first quarter production were among the big stories in the gold and silver mining industry making headlines today.

Winners & Losers tracks NYSE and AMEX listed gold and silver mining stocks that trade over $1.

Fox Resources Announces $936,000 Financing - More
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East-Side Drill Program Completed, Yields High Grade - More
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Hathor Continues to Grow Roughrider as Far East Discovery is Expanded Upon Completion of 2011 Winter Drill Program - More
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Reliant Gold Announces the Completion of A Flow-Through Private Placement With MineralFields Group - More
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Zinccorp Acquires Ag-Pb-Zn (Cu, Au) Target in Yukon - More
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Nuinsco Reports Balance of Trenching Results From Prairie Lake Rare Metals Project - More
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TVI Begins Exploratory Drilling on Its Tamarok Copper-Gold Porphyry Prospect - More
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NQ Exploration Announces a $2,000,000 Private Placement and Plan 20,000 m of Drilling on Carheil - More
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Eskay Provides Update on Operations - More
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Geo Minerals Acquires Additional Land at West Blackwater - More
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Providence Resources/Eagle Plains Provide Analytical Results from Diamond Drill Program at Iron Range Project - More
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Strategic Metals Ltd. Announces Appointment of Gordon Davis to Board of Directors - More
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ROBEX/Nampala, Drilling Results Summary of Past Campaigns; Include Gold Values of: 3.45 g/t Over 25 Meters and 1.37 g/t Over 77 Meters - More
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Cascadero Copper Corp.: Argentine Gold-Silver Polymetalic Discovery - More
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Indigo Intersects 7 Metres of 29.67 gpt Au on Vein 3 Target at Moule, Burkina Faso - More
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Nemaska Continues to Report Wide High-Grade Intersections from Whabouchi Lithium Project - More
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Baja Mining Announces First Concrete at Boleo and Provides Construction Timeline - More
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White Tiger Mining Corp.: RMZ11-23 Drill Hole Confirms the Two Significant Chalcopyrite Zones Intersected in RMZ11-21 - More
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Crazy Horse Resources Drills 94m of 0.53% Copper, 0.365 g/t Gold Within 389.7m of 0.28% Copper, 0.156g/t Gold at Taysan Project - More
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Pitchblack Appoints Fred Leigh as President and Chief Executive Officer - More
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Emgold Moves Forward With Idaho-Maryland Project Permitting - More
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Emgold Expands Claim Position at Its Buckskin Rawhide Gold-Silver Property, Nevada - More
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Orezone Confirms Positive Metallurgical Results for Sega Gold Deposit - More
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Treasury Metals Continues to Consolidate Land Position at Goliath Gold Deposit - More
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Wealth Minerals Ltd.: Initial Sampling Confirms Presence of High-Grade Rare Earth Element Mineralization at Wealth's Rodeo de los Molles Project, Argentina - More
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Force Energy Begins Lithium and Rare Earth Minerals Exploration Program - More
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Red Metal Resources Announces $2 Million Equity Financing - More
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International Millennium Hits Four Significant Ag/Au Zones in Drill Hole 11NL-5 at Nivloc Mine Project Nevada - More
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Lithium Exploration Group CEO Conducts Site Visit of Alberta Property, Meets with Industry Executives - More
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Archean Star Resources Bunarra Prospect Partial Assay Results - More
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Globex Mining Enterprises Inc.: Update on Getty Lead-Zinc Deposit in Nova Scotia - More
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Soltoro Trenching Returns 19.5 Metres of 194 gpt Silver at El Rayo Primary Silver Project in Jalisco, Mexico - More
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MBMI Commences 8,000 Metre Drill Program at Alpha - More
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AmeriLithium Completes First Phase of Exploration Drilling on Nevada Based Paymaster Lithium Project - More
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Mexus Gold U.S. Updates Progress at the 8 Brothers Mine in Sonora, Mexico - More
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Moly Mines Limited: China Development Bank Approves US$500 Million Project Finance Facility for the Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum/Copper Project - More
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Metallum Resources Inc. to Commence Aggressive Exploration Campaign on M-18 Gold/Silver Property, Argentina - More
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Rathdowney Initiates Drilling in Ireland - More
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North Bay Resources Inc. (NBRI) Retains Geologist For Zeballos Gold Project - More
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Avala Resources Confirms Strong Gold Mineralization Over Two Kilometers on the Korkan-Bigar Target Area: Intersects 26 Meters at 2.26g/t, 15 Meters at 2.82g/t - More
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Oromin Explorations Ltd.: Drilling Confirmation of Three New Discoveries, Additional Successful Expansion Drilling at Masato, Golouma South and Kerekounda - More
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Otis Reports Strong Metallurgy Results from its Kilgore Mine Ridge Deposit - More
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Century Mining Reports Year-End 2010 Results - More
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Portage Undertakes Strategic Review of Antimony Assets - More
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American Bonanza Acquires Interest in the Iskut JV Property From Barrick Gold - More
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Anfield Receives Excellent Results From Phase 2 of Its Metallurgical Testing Program at Its Mayaniquel Project, Guatemala - More
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Concordia Resource Corp. Corporate Update - More
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Hathor Continues to Grow Roughrider as Far East Discovery is Expanded Upon Completion of 2011 Winter Drill Program - More
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Richard Leclerc Joins Peregrine Metals as President - More
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Condor Resources Inc.: Seven Drill Holes Completed at Pucamayo West - More
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Redstar Prepares for 2 Drills at Newman-Todd - More
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Lara Exploration Ltd.: Agreement Signed on the Picha Copper-Silver Project in Peru - More
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Goldrush Resources Ltd.: RAB Drilling at Ronguen Gold Deposit Extends Gold Deposit to North With Intersections of Up to 3.92g/t Au Over 10 Metres - More
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Malaga Reports Record Sales of US $4.5 Million in the First Quarter of 2011 - More
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Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Announces Postponement of Corporate Update Conference Call - More
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Habanero to Increase Gold Prospect Landholding in Quebec - More
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Li3 Energy, Inc., Provides Project Updates on Maricunga, SignumBOX Report Summary and Corporate Initiatives - More
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Metalline Appoints Chief Financial Officer - "Metalline Mining Company (TSX:MMZ.to - News) ("Metalline") is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Fallis as Chief Financial Officer effective April 15, 2011. Mr. Fallis was hired in February 2011 as VP of Finance. Mr. Fallis is a Chartered Accountant and was formerly the corporate controller of gold producer Rusoro Mining Ltd." More
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EMED Mining Quarterly Operational Update - More
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Minera IRL Announces Positive Drilling Update Minapampa East, Ollachea Project, Peru - More
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Paramount Gold Announces New Resource Estimation for New Drilling at San Miguel Project - "Paramount Gold (AMEX:PZG - News)(TSX:PZG - News)(Frankfurt:P6G - News)(WKN: A0HGKQ) ("Paramount") announces new NI 43-101 compliant resource estimates for its 100% owned San Miguel project in Mexico. The new estimates, prepared by Mine Development Associates (MDA) of Reno, Nevada, cover the five areas where new drilling took place in 2010, including the two most recent discoveries of San Francisco and Don Ese." More
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SEMAFO Produces 60,000 Ounces of Gold in Q1 2011 - "SEMAFO (TSX:SMF - News) today announced a total gold production of 60,000 ounces for the first quarter 2011 compared to 65,800 ounces for the same period in 2010. Production at Mana totaled 45,000 ounces for the quarter, an increase of 9% over to the same period last year." More
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Great Basin Gold Updates Exploration and Drilling Results for Hollister Project and Burnstone Mine - "Great Basin Gold Ltd. ("Great Basin Gold" or the "Company"), (TSX:GBG.to - News) updates exploration, stope and block delineation results for its Hollister Project and Burnstone Mine. At Hollister, highlights include results from the Velvet target drilling, the emergence of another high grade pay shoot on the Clementine #18 vein structure in the western part of the Hollister orebody, and significant advances in the integration of existing geological and geophysical data with new structural interpretations, leading to a number of new exploration follow-up targets." More
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Rubicon Minerals Updates Delineation Drill Results From the F2 Core Zone, Phoenix Gold Project, Red Lake, Ontario - "Rubicon Minerals Corporation (RMX:TSX | RBY:NYSE-AMEX) is pleased to provide an update on its underground delineation drill program being carried out on part of the F2 Core Zone, at its 100%-owned Phoenix Gold Project located in the heart of the prolific Red Lake Gold District of Ontario. A total of 16,000 metres of the planned 27,000-metre delineation drill program has been completed. New delineation drill results are shown in Table 1 and 2, and Figures 1 through 5. The delineation drilling will test a total area of 150 metre (horizontal) x 200 metre (vertical) area within the F2 Core Zone (Figures 1 and 4). The delineation drill results presented are from an ongoing four drill fence program covering approximately 90 metres of strike length and are focused within +/-100 metres of the 305 metre level (some results extend beyond this area as shown in Figure 2 and 3). In addition, Rubicon is carrying out approximately 40,000 metres of exploration drilling to continue to expand and infill the F2 Gold System." More
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Richmont Mines Inc.: Monique Work Commitment Completed; Initial Drill Results Confirm Strong Near Surface Gold Mineralization - "Richmont Mines Inc. (TSX:RIC - News)(AMEX:RIC - News), ("Richmont" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its Monique project (the "Property"), located in the Val-d'Or area approximately 10 km east of the Beaufor Mine and 50 km from Richmont's Camflo Mill." More
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Gammon Gold Reports Record Operating Cash Flow and Net Free Cash Flow at Ocampo During the First Quarter and Provides 2011 Guidance - "Gammon concluded the first quarter on plan, with record underground production, record margins, record operating cashflow and record net free cash flow. The Company begins the second quarter with El Cubo mining and development commencing mid-April and the acquisition of Capital Gold complete. The Company now has three 100% owned operating mines and two advanced development projects in Mexico that will underpin our peer-leading growth targets in 2011 and beyond." More
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Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Assay Results From Infill Drilling at the Harena VMS Deposit, Eritrea - "Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU - News)(AMEX:NSU - News) is pleased to report the base metal assays from the thirty-four infill diamond drill holes at the Harena deposit within its Bisha exploration license in Eritrea. Nevsun plans to use the infill drilling results to complete a resource estimate, mine plan and mining license application to process the Harena material at its Bisha processing plant. Harena lies 9.5 km southwest of the Bisha Main deposit on an exploration license contiguous to the Bisha Mining license." More
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Endeavour Silver Reports Record Production in First Quarter, 2011; Produces 900,133 oz Silver (Up 17%) and 5,008 oz Gold (Up 33%) - "Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR - News)(AMEX:EXK - News)(DBFrankfurt: EJD) announced today that the Company set new records for silver and gold production in the First Quarter, 2011 from the Company's two operating silver mines in Mexico, the Guanacevi Mine in Durango State and the Guanajuato Mine in Guanajuato State." More
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