| | | | Edison Investment Research's Charles Gibson looks at some of the reasons behind the recent falls in base metals and argues the case for further quantitative easing. | | | | | | TOP STORIES | Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | Ivanhoe Mines and Rio Tinto informed the Mongolian government they are not about to renegotiate the country's slice of the Oyu Tolgoi JV pie. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | Silver disappointed yet again this summer, experiencing one of the sharpest declines in the commodity space. Meanwhile silver surpluses are building, which bodes ill for the white metal. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | Though opposition has snuffed out the Salave gold project before, this time round the winds of change blow more strongly in its favour. Monday , 03 Oct 2011 | | Policy-makers have little choice left but make gold only more attractive for investors looking to preserve their cash as global economists try to deal with today's mountain of debt. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | ATAC Resources, ever busy drilling numerous targets in the Yukon, hit some strong gold-mineralized intercepts at its Conrad zone. Monday , 03 Oct 2011 | | Good monsoons and price weakness ahead of the 9-night Navratri festival, which kicks off the Indian festival and wedding season has traders rather excited Monday , 03 Oct 2011 | | The futures exchanges operator said it had raised trading margins on copper and platinum futures by 15% and 29% respectively in a bid to tame volatility in the products that have seen prices fall sharply Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | Molycorp's CEO Mark Smith told the NY Times in a telephone interview that the company will unveil its new rare-earth deposit discovery at a conference in Washington on Tuesday. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | Sundance has recommended a newly revised bid from Hanlong Mining, which ups the all cash offer by 14% and gives the Chinese firm the majority stake in the Mbalam iron ore project in West Africa. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | According to Mark Bristow, Randgold CEO, work at the JV between it and Anglogold Ashanti in the north-eastern Congo is progressing well and the first village in its relocation plan had been successfully moved. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | The aluminum miner's shares fell to a 52-week low on Monday after the Deutsche Bank cut its' investment rating to "hold" from "buy" amid concerns of metal price declines. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | The company does not consider the EU's idea of stockpiling rare earths as an answer to Chinese export curbs, rather it believes the solution lies in diversified supply through mining and recycling projects. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | According to a statement, the CME Group said it will, as of Monday, raise the amount of physical gold it can accept from its clearing members as collateral from $200m to $500m Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | The company, with four mines in the Philippines, says it can divert output at two of its mines to cover for lost nickel ore shipments from the closed Taganito mine. Tuesday , 04 Oct 2011 | | Norilsk Nickel's head of marketing, Viktor Sprogis, says the current price level of between $18,000 and $18,500 per tonne is loss-making for a string of companies. Monday , 03 Oct 2011 | | While many analysts make the case that while, demand for industrial metals is expected to be weak in the short-term, most have stronger long-term outlooks but, the counter argument is perhaps just as compelling Monday , 03 Oct 2011 | | LME CEO Martin Abbott said on Monday any potential deal to sell the world's premier non-ferrous metals market is unlikely to be concluded before the end of the second half of 2012. Monday , 03 Oct 2011 | | The sharp drops in precious metals prices have seen a big reduction in commercial net short positions on COMEX for gold - and particularly for silver - showing where the smart money thinks precious metals prices are headed. Monday , 03 Oct 2011 | | In the second year of the third Central Bank Gold Agreement, central banks sold just 1.1 tonnes of gold, while emerging markets continue to buy the yellow metal | | CPM Group MD, Jeff Christian, takes a look at some of the reasons behind gold's recent sell off and looks at some of the factors that could impact on the price going forward | | A strong sell off across the commodities complex has pushed copper prices down significantly but, Standard Bank's Walter de Wet says, fundamentals remain positive for the metal | | |
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