| | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Whether gold bugs and metals analysts like it or not, Barrick could be mining up to 1.4 billion pounds of copper annually within a few years. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Follow-up drilling in a newly discovered gold zone at Brigus Gold's Black Fox mine has paid off with confirmation of high grades over growing strike length. Wednesday , 27 Apr 2011 | | Over the past year Ryan Gold has consolidated the rights to a large swath of concessions in the Yukon formerly held by prospecting wunderkind Shawn Ryan who discovered Kinross' White Gold project. Wednesday , 27 Apr 2011 | | According to BHP CEO, Marius Kloppers the miner said it would be interested in becoming a liquified natural gas operator over the long term in order to round out the group's energy operations. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Clean up is still ongoing at the Anaconda Copper Mine Superfund Site located on the edges of Yerington, Nevada. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | "Pure gold plays" have long attracted a premium rating. By getting into bed with a copper producer, some analysts are worried that Barrick might end up becoming a diversified miner and lose this advantage. Wednesday , 27 Apr 2011 | | Dramatic price rises could bring 10 or more past-producing high grade gold mining camps back to life as bulk tonnage projects according to Investment Analyst Ron Wortel. Gold Report interview. Wednesday , 27 Apr 2011 | | Proposed legislation to declare uranium, copper, gold, zinc and coal strategic minerals which would give government exclusive exploration and mining rights has raised concerns within industry Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | According to data from Japan's ministry of Finance, imports of rare metals grew 40% month on month despite a devastating earthquake Wednesday , 27 Apr 2011 | | A cross-commodity market rally helped by a weaker dollar and dovish comments from the US Fed helped push aluminium on the LME to its highest in nearly three years. Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Compass Minerals Q1 profit fell short of analyst estimates for the sixth time in a row but the group says recent strength in the global potash market should help operating margins over the rest of the year Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Shares in the Rare earth miner jumped 9% after it announced it had signed a long term deal with Japan's Aichi Steel to continue providing it with rare earth alloys Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Investors in the coal miner pushed shares in the stock 3.3% lower as concerns grow that it may be unsuccessful in its bid to find a buyer Thursday , 28 Apr 2011 | | Russia's two main rail lines into Asia and, in particular China, are increasingly overburdened which is causing a headache for metals firms looking to increase exports Wednesday , 27 Apr 2011 | | Gold is still only midway through what is seen as a 20-year bull market and any price pullback should be seen as a buying opportunity. Tuesday , 26 Apr 2011 | | Haywood Securities analyst, Kerry Smith, says, while he understands the numbers behind the deal, the implication that Barrick sees very few or no opportunities in the gold space is worrying | | RBCCM's Leon Esterhuizen says low stock valuations and a positive outlook for metal prices mean a few interesting investment scenarios for PGM stocks | | A look at the reasons behind the rare earth miner's latest deal, how it fits in with the AS Silmet deal announced earlier and a view on why the rare earth supply squeeze could last longer than many expect | | |
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