Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain With Stocks

	Close	Gain/Loss
Gold	$1541.10	+$3.50
Silver	$36.01	+$0.28
XAU	190.42	+0.16%
HUI	499.11	+0.49%
GDM	1449.08	+0.48%
JSE Gold	2361.33	+22.25
USD	75.05	-0.48
Euro	143.00	-0.07
Yen	124.56	-0.37
Oil	$93.26	+$0.25
10-Year	2.963%	+0.019
T-Bond	127.09375	-0.9375
Dow	12080.38	+0.63%
Nasdaq	2629.66	+0.50%
S&P	1278.36	+0.54%

Gold fell $4.77 to $1532.83 by about 8:20AM EST before it rallied up to $1546.55 in early New York trade and then fell back off a bit in late morning trade, but it still ended with a gain of 0.23%. Silver dropped 47 cents to $35.26 before it surged to as high as $36.095 by about 9:30AM EST and then also fell back off a bit, but it still ended with a gain of 0.78%.

Euro gold climbed to €1077, platinum closed at $1728.00, and copper fell a few cents to about $4.08.

Gold and silver equities traded mostly slightly higher and ended with modest gains.

Oil fell to a new 4 month low in early trade on worries over global energy demand, but it ultimately ended with a small gain on hopes that problems in Greece and the rest of Europe will be resolved soon.

The U.S. dollar index fell as the euro rose on reassurance that a solution for Greece’s debt problems will be implemented.

Treasuries fell as the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P rose on easing worries over Greece’s debt.

Among the big names making news in the market today were JC Penny, Airbus, Boeing, and PNC and RBC Bank.

COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 141.70: +0.38 change from Thursday’s data.

Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 9,626.10: -39.42 change from Thursday’s data.

Gold Fields’ (GFI) acquisition, Almaden’s (AAU) proposed sale, IAMGOLD’s (IAG) preliminary economic assessment, Seabridge’s (SA) Preliminary Feasibility Study, Comstock’s (LODE) new safety professional, Brigus Gold’s (BRD) drill results, Gold Resource’s (GORO) property acquisition, and ECU Silver’s (ECU.TO) assay results 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.

Mega Commences High Resolution Em and Magnetic Geophysical Survey on the Satterly Gold Project - More
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Oromin Explorations Ltd.: OJVG Gold Project-Q3 Exploration Outlook - More
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Portex Minerals Inc. Announces Issuance of Shares for Debt - More
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EPM Mining Ventures Inc. to Commence Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange - More
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Lateegra Gold Corp. Announces Filing of Technical Report and Commencement of Its 2011 Drill Program on Its Desantis Project, Ontario - More
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Harvest Gold Corporation: Rosebud Mine, Nevada, Phase II Drill Results - More
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Grizzly Applies to Extend Warrant Term - More
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Ensurge Provides Update on Campos Project in Brazil - More
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Bison Gold Resources Inc. Closes Second and Final Tranche of Flow-Through and Non-Flow-Through Private Placement Financing and Provides Exploration Update - More
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Silver Predator Options Illinois Creek Silver-Gold Property in Alaska - More
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Prodigy Drilling Identifies Areas for Open Pit Expansion at Magino: 128 metres grading 1.37 gpt Gold - More
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Resinco(R) Capital Partners Inc. Releases May 2011 Net Asset Value - More
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Brionor Resources Inc. Announces 43-101 Technical Report and Audited Preliminary Resource Estimate for the Pitt Gold Project as Well as Changes - More
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Trelawney Intersects 337.00 Metres of 0.94 g/t Gold at Cote Lake - More
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ECU Silver Discover New High Grade Zone on Nazas Property in Durango, Mexico - "ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU - News) is pleased to report the results from developing a new vein on the Nazas property which included assays grading up to 6.18 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) and 2,755 g/t silver (Ag)." More
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Confederation Minerals Ltd.: Step-Out Drilling Discovers More High Grade Gold at Newman Todd - More
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Denison to Proceed to Compulsory Acquisition of White Canyon Uranium Limited - More
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Bearing Options Zymo Copper-Gold Project in British Columbia - More
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Orezone Bomboré Gold Project Has Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment - More
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Evolving Gold Intersects 15.7 Meters at 5.08 gpt Gold Carlin Trend, Nevada - More
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El Tigre Information Available Through Standard & Poor's Corporation Records Listing Program - More
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Riverstone Reports Multiple Mineralized Intervals From Nami - More
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Gold Fields Ghana Acquisition Approved - "Further to the announcement on 15 April 2011, Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) is pleased to announce that its shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the US$667 million acquisition of IAMGOLD Corporation's 18.9% stake in the Tarkwa and Damang gold mines in Ghana. Of the 603 million shares (84% of total shares in issues) that were voted at a general meeting 93% were cast in favour of the transaction." More
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Edgewater Closes First Tranche of Private Placement and Kinross Gold Corporation Increases Investment - More
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First Mexican Gold Corp.: New Target Confirmation & Exploration Update for Shareholders - More
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BCM Resources Corporation Resumes Drilling at Shan South Molybdenum Discovery - More
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Manicouagan Completes Share Consolidation - More
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Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd.: Drilling Starts at Haskins-Reed Polymetallic Property, BC - More
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Almaden Agrees to Sell a Portion of Its Beanstalk Capital Shareholdings - "Almaden Minerals Ltd. ("Almaden" or "the Company") (TSX:AMM - News)(AMEX:AAU - News) has reached an agreement in principle with several proposed purchasers to assign and sell up to an aggregate of 8.25 million of the 37 million common shares of Beanstalk Capital Inc. ("Beanstalk") to be received by the Company upon appropriate regulatory approval for the sale of the Elk gold deposit as outlined in the Company's News Release of February 16, 2011. The sale and assignment will be at $0.355 per share. This transaction shows the ability of the Company to monetise assets created through its exploration and development business model. The sale will add to the Company's cash balance while at the same time reducing the Company's holdings in Beanstalk to a level at which it would no longer be necessary to consolidate the financial reporting of Beanstalk with that of the Company." More
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Estrella Gold Proposed Private Placement Financing - More
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Empire Mining Receives Additional Assays Confirming Continuity of Significant Copper-Gold Skarn Mineralization at Bursa-Demirtepe - More
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Brazilian Gold Becomes the Operator of the Boa Vista Gold Project, Northern Brazil, Securing a 51% Interest - More
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Atna's North Main Briggs Zone Expanding - More
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Force Energy Corp. Exploration Program Underway - More
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Alto Group Holdings Announces Permanent Corporate Housing and Offices Established Within Mali, West Africa - More
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Midlands Adds Hands-on West African Experience to Technical Team - More
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North Bay Resources Inc. (NBRI) Engages Mining Law Firm - More
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Seymour Ventures to Review Organic Rare Earths Processing Technology; Adds Solvent Extraction Expert Dr. Sinha to Advisory Board - More
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Mineral Mountain to Drill Extension of Historic Straw Lake Beach Mine-Straw Lake Gold Project, Northwestern Ontario - More
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Diadem Announces New Equity Financing to Raise Up to $1,200,000 - More
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Redstar Gold Corp.: Newman Todd Step-Out Drilling Continues to Intersect High-Grade Gold - More
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Jacob Securities Initiates Coverage of Matamec Explorations - More
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First Point Announces Cliffs to Assume Management of 2011 Exploration Program on the Decar Nickel-Iron Alloy Project - More
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IAMGOLD Files Independent Technical Report for Niobec Mine Confirming 691% Increase in M&I Niobium Resources and a Potential Net Asset Value for Niobec - "IAMGOLD Corporation ("IAMGOLD" or "the Company") (TSX:IMG - News)(NYSE:IAG - News)(BOTSWANA: IAMGOLD) today announced that it has filed an independently prepared NI 43-101 compliant preliminary economic assessment ("PEA"), in the form of a NI 43-101 compliant technical report on the Company's wholly-owned Niobec niobium mine in the province of Quebec, Canada." More
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W. Thomas Hodgson Appointed Chairman of the Board of Lithium Americas and John Kanellitsas Elected as Director - More
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Seabridge Gold Files Preliminary Feasibility Study for KSM Project - "Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA - News)(AMEX:SA - News) announced today that the National Instrument 43-101 compliant Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") for its 100% owned KSM project located in northern British Columbia, Canada has been filed at www.sedar.com. The PFS was prepared by Wardrop, A Tetra Tech Company (Wardrop). The report identifies two different scenarios for expanding throughput, both of which would have a substantial positive impact on project economics according to preliminary estimates." More
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Comstock Mining Hires Top Safety Professional - "We could not be happier attracting one of the best, most experienced safety professionals in the industry back to the Comstock," commented company President and CEO Corrado De Gasperis. "Safety and social responsibility are integrated into everything we do and Randy will lead that continued philosophy as we move into production later this year." More
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Eurasian Minerals Drills 15.4 Meters of 1.96 g/t Gold With 15.95 g/t Silver and Expands Oxide Gold-Silver Zones at the Akarca JV Project, Turkey - More
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Champion Minerals to Present at RBC Capital Markets' 2011 Global Mining and Materials Conference in Toronto, Canada - More
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Capstone Announces Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for Footwall Zone at Cozamin Mine - More
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Sama Resources Announces New Intersections from Drilling at its Samapleu Poly-metallic Deposit - More
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Kivalliq High Grade U-Cu-Ag-Mo Intercept Extends Blaze Zone; Assays Received From Initial 10 Holes at Blaze Zone - More
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Magma Restructures Its Board of Directors - More
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White Tiger Gold and Century Mining Announce Further Update to Proposed Business Combination Timing - More
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Brigus Intersects 4165 gpt at New 147 Gold Zone at Black Fox Complex - "Brigus Gold Corp. (“Brigus” or the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: BRD) (TSX:BRD.to - News) is pleased to announce that exploration drilling on the southern portion of the Black Fox Complex continues to return excellent gold assays over significant widths within the new 147 gold zone (“147 Zone”), including 3.96 grams per tonne (“gpt”) over 50.00 metres (“m”) that included 6.82 gpt over 20.00 m. In addition, bonanza grade gold mineralization of 2078.73 gpt over 2.00 m that included 4165.15 gpt over 1.00 m, and 61.78 gpt over 4.0 m that included 243.43 over 1.0 m was intersected in the footwall side of the 147 Zone." More
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Canaco Drills 40.0 Metres at 2.93 Grams Per Tonne Gold, Expands Delineation Program and Increases Drill Capacity at Magambazi - More
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Gold Resource Corporation Acquires Sixth Property - "Gold Resource Corporation (GORO) (AMEX:GORO - News) is pleased to announce having significantly increased its land position adding a sixth potential high-grade property to the Company's Oaxaca Mining Unit. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in southern Mexico." More
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California Gold Corp. Announces the Closing of Its Private Placement Over-Allotment Option and the Signing of a Surface Rights Agreement to Explore its Optioned - More
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Ur-Energy Announces Completion of the Final NRC Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Lost Creek ISR Uranium Project - More
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Orocobre Limited: Addenda Approved for the Salar de Olaroz Environmental Impact Statement by the Unit of Mining Environmental Management in Jujuy Province - More
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Recommended Takeover of Crescent Gold by Focus Minerals - More
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Mineral Deposits CEO Succession - More
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ERAMET and Mineral Deposits Limited to Create a Joint-Venture in the Mineral Sands Sector - More
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