| | | | | 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 | | | | | TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | 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 | | The former Vale executive, who has previously led the group's Canadian nickel operations, will take up the post on May 22 and will have to placate not only politicians but also investors used to strong returns Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | TD Newcrest's Bart Melek forecasts palladium deficits this year and a platinum shortfall by 2013, which may be exacerbated in the wake of Zimbabwe's growing resource nationalism policies. Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | Both gold and silver are having a bull run in India, but silver is definitely having the better run of late and seems to be becoming the preferred alternative to gold for many investors Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | In a destruction of the argument of those who suggest gold is in a bubble and a reaffirmation of some of the factors driving gold higher and higher, Frank Holmes looks for a doubling of the gold price inside 5 years. Monday , 04 Apr 2011 | | Alexis Assimacopoulos investigates the lack of transparency in released data on Chinese high carbon ferrochrome production and its effects on South Africa, the world's largest producer, in particular. Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | Strongly rising copper stockpiles in China have some commentators worried as they could significantly reduce the expected deficit that has helped catapult prices to new records this year Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | New Gold is to acquire Richfield Ventures thus expanding further its gold production base with the latter's Blackwater project. Monday , 04 Apr 2011 | | Definitive Feasibility Study suggests Husab (Rossing South) uranium project could develop into one of the three largest uranium mines in the world today. Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | While China is expected to continue to grow and, as a result, continue to lead the world in commodity demand growth, social tension in the country remains an investment risk, the bank says Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | Work has resumed at Bolivia's largest silver mine after a 12 day strike ; management and workers remain in talks about demands over better working conditions Monday , 04 Apr 2011 | | A coalition of 58 groups including, Oxfam and ActionAid, are urging the organisation to use the windfall from its sale of 403.3 tonnes of gold to write off the debts of poor countries Monday , 04 Apr 2011 | | Peru's largest precious metals miner say gold production will be given a boost by its $750m Chucapaca JV with Gold Fields and silver output will come in higher than the previous year Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | Because most of Equinox's assets are outside of Canada, the government is unlikely to veto a proposed C$6.3bn Chinese bid for the company, although it is still expected to review the deal. Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | Strong market fundamentals and growing global copper consumption are expected to support the prices of the metals over the course of the year, the Chinese aluminium producer said Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | The Gold miner says it has signed an agreement to buy the stake it doesn't already own in Chukotka Mining and Geological Co, which owns the Kupol mine, for $350m Tuesday , 05 Apr 2011 | | Equinox's hard-fought battle for Lundin may be aborted by a financially superior hostile bid for Equinox by China Minmetals' subsidiary Minmetals Resources. Monday , 04 Apr 2011 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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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