Wednesday, April 6, 2011

MINEWEB.COM'S TOP STORIES: Currency status to further boost gold as it breaks new records

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Gold's upward trend to continue throughout 2011 - Nicholas Brooks

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TOP STORIES | Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011                                                     

Currency status to further boost gold as breaks new records

A new record for gold above $1,456 an ounce was helped along by continued concerns about sovereign debt, concerns that are likely to continue to help the yellow metal    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Silver's perfomance to treble that of gold over 3 to 5 years - Eric Sprott

Silver is likely to be the investment of the decade in the same way that gold was the investment of the last one as both industrial and investment demand come to the fore, says Eric Sprott    Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011

Copper near $11,000 by year-end but short-term correction possible - GFMS

Copper should rally to a new record near $11,000 per tonne in H2 2011, driven by an ongoing production deficit and continued demand, but a noteworthy correction during the year cannot be ruled out    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Australian regulator halts Regent Pacific's attempt to drop BC Iron bid

Australia's Takeovers Panel declared a case of "unacceptable circumstances" in Regent Pacific's aborted BC Iron takeover    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Equinox, Minmetals deal a perfect test case

According to Canadian bankers, the proposed bid by China's MinMetals for Canadian firm, Equinox, is a perfect way for Chinese-controlled entities looking to acquire overseas mining assets to test the international waters    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

China's rare earth restrictions could lead to supply shortage

China posted a 568% year-on-year surge in the value of rare earth exports to $314 million in the first two months of 2011.but some estimate it could be a net importer by 2015?    Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011

Canadian M&A deal volume to grow led by base metals miners

According to M&A experts at Canada's leading banks, M&A volumes in the country are expected to grow with larger deals averaging over $1bn, double last year's level    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

HudBay considering gold spinoff, new Peru projects

According to HudBay CEO, David Garofalo, the group will consider spinning off its gold assets once it has completed a drilling project at its Lalor deposit    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

More high grades drilled out at Bullabulling gold project

GGG Resources and JV partner Auzex Resources have announced further very positive drill results from their 2 million ounce Bullabulling gold project in Western Australia    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Integra's Randalls gold project moves into commercial production

In an impressive three years from its discovery to production, Australia's Integra Mining has got its Randalls gold project up and running with cash costs looking to be well below feasibility estimates..    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Layne Christensen shares jump 8% on expectation of continued strong results

The drilling service provider said its mineral exploration business is on track for another good year after jumping by more than half in Q4 of 2010 as emerging nations' appetite for gold and copper continues to grow    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Vale expects rise in total iron ore output to 320m tonnes

The Brazilian group, which produced 311m tonnes last year has previously said it is planning to raise its annual output to 522m tonnes by 2015 on the back of an expectation that demand growth will continue    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Peru natural resources clashes leave dead and injured in election runup

Natural resources have become a battleground in Peru's election campaign where the left wing nationalist frontrunner wants more state control over country's huge mineral wealth.    Wednesday , 06 Apr 2011

Gold hits all-time high above $1450

Gold surged through $1450 Tuesday after a relatively slow start on weaker US data and safe haven demand.    Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011

Codelco CEO says copper giant has room to take on debt

Codelco CEO, Diego Hernandez told a copper conference in Chile Tuesday it has room to take on debt to help fund a significant investment drive    Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011

China stocks unlikely to come flooding onto the market - Anglo American

The head of Anglo American's copper business said Tuesday he would be surprised if copper stockpiled by Chinese investors came flooding back onto the market.    Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011

Yesterday's Top Story: Molycorp's $89m deal for AS Silmet doubles REO production capacity

As Molycorp refurbishes and ramps up its Mountain Pass facility, the company hopes the acquisition of Estonia's AS Silmet will provide a short-term production boost along with long-term REO product diversification.    Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011

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Silver the investment of the decade - Eric Sprott

Silver's performance over the next three to five years is likely to treble that of gold, says Sprott Asset Management Chairman, Eric Sprott, and he is still bullish on gold as well

Gold through $1,500 by year end as key drivers remain in place - Walker

While we may see trade in gold get choppier over the course of the year, negative real interest rates and other factors will continue to support gold through the course of 2011, says GFMS CEO , Paul Walker

Japan, copper and expectations versus reality - Simon Hunt

The longer term impacts of the tragedy in Japan are difficult to predict and, there is no certainty that copper will benefit to any great degree from the country's reconstruction

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