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Gold imports rise 65% to record in April

GOLD imports by China's mainland from Hong Kong rose 65 percent to a record in April, up for a third straight month as investors sought a hedge against financial market turmoil and an economic slowdown.

Shipments totaled 103,644.5 kilograms in April from 62,913 kilograms in March, according to export data from the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong government yesterday. In the first four months, imports were 239,174 kilograms from 27,114 kilograms a year earlier, according to Bloomberg News calculations. China doesn't publish such figures.

Increased imports by the second-largest consumer after India may help extend a rebound in the precious metal that's been driven by speculation the US Federal Reserve may add to stimulus this month to boost the recovery. Spot gold rallied 4.1 percent on June 1 after US jobs data missed hopes. China's central bank may also be boosting holdings, saidWang Xinyou, a senior analyst at the Agricultural Bank of China Ltd.

Web link: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Business/2012/06/05/Gold%2Bimports%2Brise%2B65%2Bto%2Brecord%2Bin


Shandong Gold soars on acquisition bid

THE shares of Shandong Gold Mining Co, China's second-biggest gold producer by market value, yesterday jumped the most in almost six weeks in Shanghai trading after its parent announced plans to buy two local gold producers within a year.

Shandong Gold Group agreed to pay 3.75 billion yuan (US$590 million) for 98.5 percent stake in both Shandong Shengda Mining Co and Shandong Tiancheng Mining Co, a price lower than the estimated net assets of the two companies at 3.85 billion yuan, according to the gold miner's statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

According to the statement, both Shengda and Tiancheng have mining and exploration rights for iron ore and gold in several locations.

The shares of the listed unit soared 5.7 percent, the most since April 25, to close at 36.31 yuan yesterday. The stock has gained 27.9 percent so far this year, compared with the Shanghai Composite Index's 5 percent growth.

The unit also plans to invest an additional 200 million yuan of its existing fund on three other mines, it said.

Chinese gold miners are competing for mining resources this year, as the country outshone India in bullion consumption in the first quarter of this year and may become the world's biggest consumer this year, the Gold World Council said in its latest report.

Zhongjin Gold Co, another major gold producer, also planned to bid for the two mining companies, according to its filing statement on April 13.

Shandong Gold's successful bid for the two miners will benefit the Group and extend its peripheral expansion, Xiao Zheng, industry analyst at GF Securities, said in a report.

Web link: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Business/2012/06/05/Shandong%2BGold%2Bsoars%2Bon%2Bacquisition
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