| | | | Copper looks set to benefit from the recent drop in prices that brought valuations closer to fundamentals and if anything has improved the outlook for the metal. | | Hong Kong based Puru Saxena sees Eastern precious metals demand continuing and rising as wealth grows - and sees the recent downturn in prices reversing. | | | | | TOP STORIES | Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Lundin Mining says it has ended its strategic review process, and has no plans to sellthe company or merge with any other miner. Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Class action Lawsuit seeking to block Alpha-Massey merger suggests Massey executives believe that the American President wanted to bring down Massey following Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster. Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Australia's No. 3 iron ore miner has shelved plans to raise $1 billion in an unsecured term loan due to weak credit markets Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Penoles says it is again hedging the bulk of its gold and silver output from subsidiary Fresnillo's Noche Buena mine as well as from some other producers. Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Already the world's largest gold producer, China is expected to carry on increasing annual output, reaching 400 t/y by 2014, up 17% from the 2010 level. Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Resource-dependent economies-particularly Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan and Alberta-- will ride high commodity prices to strong economic growth in Canada this year, says the Conference Board of Canada. Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Investors in silver have seen prices soar, crash back, and now perhaps begin to pick up again. Why does explosive silver behave so differently from far steadier gold? Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | The copper price steadied a little this morning on news that Asian countries and investors prepared to buy European bail-out bonds. Thursday , 26 May 2011 | | Today's 'Briefing from Benoni' looks at is gold rising, or is it that the dollar and euro are falling. Investors need to take account of currencies when making precious metals investment decisions. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | As Argentex Mining targets its drill rigs on oxide resources within 50 metres of surface, it hopes to expand more easily mined resources. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | Eyeing potential for high-grade gold tonnage, Southern Arc reports on another swelling gold-silver mineralized vein in Indonesia. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | The London Metal Exchange is to review warehousing bottlenecks and aims to take further steps in addressing them. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | Straits Resources said it will be making an offer to Goldminco to buy its remaining shares for 10 Canadian cents per share. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | The company's $3.6bn Hong Kong IPO launch was postponed by four days due to 'unfafourable market conditions' Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | Iron ore producer Samarco is building a pipeline to transport iron ore concentrate slurry from its Germano mine to Ubú and Ausenco has been awarded the detailed engineering contract for the project. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | AMMTEC has successfully operated a demo plant using Arafura Resources' hydrochloric acid regeneration system - a key component in the flowsheet for the company's Nolans rare earths project Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | A continuingly weak Euro saw gold hit new record in the Eurozone currency but in dollars price drifted in today's Asian trade. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | Following a relatively weak opening for its new IPO in London, the commodity trader's Hong Kong opening was also decidedly lacklustre. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | Lower ore grades and maintenance work on crushing and conveyor system led to a 4.2% fall in Q1 copper output at Escondida in Chile. Profit rose on higher prices. Wednesday , 25 May 2011 | | Advice from Rick Rule to go for the big wins by betting on the best teams with the best chances of discovery and by also using a global counterintuitive approach. Saturday , 21 May 2011 | | A look at what has been going on in the gold market since the dip and why it is worth looking at the price of the metal in currencies other than the dollar | | Johnson Matthey which has just launched its platinum survey says the metal is likely to trade on average at $1,870 over the next six months but, could go as high as $2,000 | | There is a potential for a 20% uptick for the whole gold industry | | |
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