| | | | National Australia Bank's Ben Westmore provides a view of the current copper landscape and says while strong demand is expected to remain, copper does have the most to lose within the base metals complex | | | | | TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | The Pebble Partnership hopes to advance the ginormous copper-gold-moly project toward the permitting stage once a prefeasibility study is completed next year. Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | Precious metals consultants CPM Group warns that silver prices are "extremely vulnerable to a sharp decline" and could fall by $12 or more very quickly. Gold, it says could also fall back Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | Huge demand and reduced coal supplies means China is rationing power this year and consequent high prices are benefiting exporters and domestic producers alike. Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | Seabridge Gold makes the case for mining a large copper-gold porphyry in Canada in its latest study of its flagship KSM project. Monday , 02 May 2011 | | In the latest in a spate of coal industry mergers, Arch Coal announced it will buy International Coal in a deal that will create the second-largest U.S. producer of steel-making coal Monday , 02 May 2011 | | ShadowStats Editor John Williams predicts hyperinflation and double dip recession ahead and advocates selling dollars and buying gold and stronger currencies. Gold Report interview. Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | India has finally given the South Korean firm the thumbs up to set up a steel plant with an initial capacity of 4 million metric tonnes a year, eventually moving onto 12 million metric tonnes a year. Monday , 02 May 2011 | | Lake Shore Gold says it has found more than it expected to at Bell Creek and is planning to bring on line a second 100,000 ounce plus gold mine Monday , 02 May 2011 | | In a deal valued at around $2bn, sources say the Indian firm beat out a last-minute bid by mining tycoon Nathan Tinkler for the coal terminal Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | Analysts expect China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding to extend the current deadline for its $1.2bn takeover offer for Kalahari Minerals, as it seeks clarity on changes to Namibian mining law Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | The miner, owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said the drop in profits came on the back of margin calls and increased costs from acquisitions Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | A senior company official at the state-run aluminium producer said the group has raised domestic prices of its aluminium products by 4,000 rupees per tonne Tuesday , 03 May 2011 | | The Canadian miner said the month-long strike at its San Dimas gold-silver mine in Mexico has finally ended and said it did not expect it to impact its FY production outlook Monday , 02 May 2011 | | The German potash miner reported a jump in net income for the first quarter to $402.8m on the back of strong grain and crop prices. Monday , 02 May 2011 | | Whether Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke admits it or not, commodity prices have been given a significant leg up by U.S. monetary policies and are likely to continue to benefit Monday , 02 May 2011 | | Bolivian President Evo Morales Sunday announced the Bolivian government will end current mining, banking and investment laws to increase state control of those sectors. Monday , 02 May 2011 | | Gold continued its upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2011 and did so with remarkably low volatility. | | 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 | | |
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