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| 9 Mar 2010 | Iron & Steel | ► | Iron ore prices rise, ETFs benefit With the global economy looking poised to rebound, iron ore prices are sure to benefit. In fact, they already are. Iron ore is a key ingredient in the steel making process, so it is no understatement... more ► |
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| BHP coal deal analysis, iron ore outlook Yesterday BHP Billiton announced it had signed a deal with an as yet unnamed Japanese steel company to sell its met coal (coking coal) at US$200/t for the period of the second quarter 2010. As the... more ► |
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| India's NMDC bids for Australian iron ore mine An international consortium that includes India's biggest iron-ore producer, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), has made a $230-million bid for a 70 per cent stake in a mine owned by... more ► |
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| Steel prices will go up Rising steel prices, driven by climbing raw material costs, will benefit vertically integrated steel makers such as United States Steel Corp., said a Goldman Sachs analyst on Monday as he upgraded... more ► |
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| Stainless Steel | ► | Molybdenum prices to rise on market uncertainty There is presently a growing panic among molybdenum traders. From our sources, it appears reduced inventories have been overpowered by rushing demand for the silvery-white 'energy metal.' On the day... more ► |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Ferrous Metals | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
| 6 Mar 2010 | Iron & Steel | ► | Rare Earth Metals resumes drilling at its RE-niobium-iron deposit Rare Earth Metals Inc is pleased to announce the resumption of drilling on the Clay-Howells project in northern Ontario. The drill program had been delayed in order to carry out discussions with a... more ► |
| NiPlats Australia quadruples vanadium resource NiPlats Australia has moved out of a trading halt to announce a quadrupling of mineral resource at the Speewah vanadium deposit to a total resource of 3.2 billion tonnes at 0.30% V2O5, 2% Ti and... more ► |
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| 5 Mar 2010 | Jupiter Mines to acquire stake in manganese project Red Rock Resources, the AIM-listed mining group, today said that its 25.1% owned Australian associate Jupiter Mines had announced a "company transforming" transaction... more ► |
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| Alderon Resources completes $11.5m in private placement for its iron ore property Altius Minerals Corporation announces that Alderon Resource Corp. has successfully completed financings and is making plans to explore Altius' Kamistiatusset iron ore project in the western Labrador... more ► |
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| Base Metals | ► | Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Nickel |
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| 9 Mar 2010 | Copper | ► | Gold futures drops to $1,122/oz Gold futures finished slightly lower Tuesday as the U.S. dollar firmed and a Chinese official indicted the country's future purchases of the metal may not be as healthy as some anticipated... more ► |
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| Base Metals | ► | Copper prices down to $7,470/mt LME copper closed at $7,470/mt, having earlier hit $7,629.75/mt... more ► |
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| Palladium prices reach two-year high of $477 Palladium prices hit a two-year high on Monday but crude oil faltered after making early gains while gold moved lower as the dollar strengthened... more ► |
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| Copper | ► | Virgin Metals raises $439,000; to proceed with copper-molybdenum project TSX:VGM... more ► |
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| Nickel | ► | Molybdenum prices to rise on market uncertainty There is presently a growing panic among molybdenum traders. From our sources, it appears reduced inventories have been overpowered by rushing demand for the silvery-white 'energy metal.' On the day... more ► |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Copper | ► | Quadra Mining announces 2009 financial results Quadra Mining Ltd. announces net earnings of $80.5 million or $0.89 per share (basic) for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $38.6 or $0.61 per share (basic) for the year ended December 31,... more ► |
| Base Metals | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
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| Copper | ► | Gold futures plunge to $1,124/oz Gold futures finished lower on Monday, erasing gains seen in morning trade, as investor enthusiasm for the U.S. economy and aid to Greece faded, lifting the dollar while reducing the appeal of the... more ► |
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| 7 Mar 2010 | Zinc | ► | Anglo American to sell zinc assets for $800m Vedanta Resources and Canadian miner HudBay Minerals are believed to be in the mix for the $800m zinc assets of Anglo American which are up for sale... more ► |
| Base Metals | ► | China's non-ferrous output up by 4% in 2009 According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the output of China's 10 types of nonferrous metals exceeded 26 million tonnes in 2009 up 3.99% YoY... more ► |
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| Precious Metals | ► | Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Osmium |
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| 9 Mar 2010 | Precious Metals | ► | Gold futures drops to $1,122/oz Gold futures finished slightly lower Tuesday as the U.S. dollar firmed and a Chinese official indicted the country's future purchases of the metal may not be as healthy as some anticipated... more ► |
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| Palladium | ► | Palladium prices reach two-year high of $477 Palladium prices hit a two-year high on Monday but crude oil faltered after making early gains while gold moved lower as the dollar strengthened... more ► |
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| Gold | ► | Acquisitions and disposals to move India's gold prices Protests by importers and jewellers against finance minister Pranab Mukherjee raising customs on gold and platinum by Rs100 to Rs 300 per 10 gm lack conviction. Prices of these precious metals are... more ► |
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| True North options 65% of its Yukon rare earth discovery to Great Western Minerals True North Gems Inc. and Great Western Minerals Group Ltd are pleased to announce that TGX has granted GWMG an option to acquire up to a 65% working interest in TGX's True Blue property in the Yukon... more ► |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Precious Metals | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
| Gold futures plunge to $1,124/oz Gold futures finished lower on Monday, erasing gains seen in morning trade, as investor enthusiasm for the U.S. economy and aid to Greece faded, lifting the dollar while reducing the appeal of the... more ► |
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| Gold | ► | Gold prices moving again Last week, gold made history, if you don't just think in U.S. dollars. The metal made all-time highs in euros, Swiss francs and British pounds... more ► |
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| Impact of gold ETF Five years ago this week, an obscure little ETF called StreetTracks Gold Shares was born. As the first American ETF enabling stock traders to gain direct price exposure to a physical commodity, GLD... more ► |
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| ValGold reports drilling results on its gold project in Ontario ("ValGold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:VAL)... more ► |
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| 7 Mar 2010 | Silver | ► | Columbus Silver stakes two Nevada silver projects Columbus Silver Corporation announced that its ongoing prospecting program has resulted in the staking of two highly prospective silver properties in Nevada, bringing its total silver portfolio to 8... more ► |
| Light Metals | ► | Titanium, Magnesium, Rubidium, Gallium, Beryllium, Strontium, Calcium, Barium, Cesium, Lithium, Sodium, Francium, Germanium, Potassium, Radium |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Light Metals | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
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| 7 Mar 2010 | China's non-ferrous output up by 4% in 2009 According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the output of China's 10 types of nonferrous metals exceeded 26 million tonnes in 2009 up 3.99% YoY... more ► |
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| Magnesium | ► | Molycor to start work on dolomite project in Nevada Molycor Gold Corp. announced the company has signed a contract with Hazen Research Inc. ("Hazen") for Hazen to start work (Phase 1) on the process development study for exploitation of the Tami Mosi... more ► |
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| Titanium | ► | Kenmare Resources to raise €200m for titanium mine Kenmare Resources intends to raise almost €200 million to boost production at its African titanium mine in anticipation of growing demand for the mineral in emerging economies... more ► |
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| 6 Mar 2010 | Lithium | ► | Galaxy Resources begins mining lithium and tantalum Galaxy Resources announced that the Company has commenced pre-strip mining at its Mt Cattlin Spodumene Project ahead of schedule... more ► |
| Titanium | ► | NiPlats Australia quadruples vanadium resource NiPlats Australia has moved out of a trading halt to announce a quadrupling of mineral resource at the Speewah vanadium deposit to a total resource of 3.2 billion tonnes at 0.30% V2O5, 2% Ti and... more ► |
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| 5 Mar 2010 | Magnesium | ► | Globex positive on talc-magnesium project Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. is pleased to inform shareholders that a NI 43-101 report titled Technical Report on the Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the Timmins Talc-Magnesite Deposit,... more ► |
| New lightweight research for magnesium and aluminium alloys A Toronto professor has been recognized at the forefront of a drive that promises to bring lighter, greener materials to the road... more ► |
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| Lithium | ► | Rodinia Minerals drills lithium at its Clayton Valley project Rodinia Minerals Inc., is pleased to report that it has received positive sample results from its reverse circulation drill exploration program on its Clayton Valley lithium-brine project in Nevada,... more ► |
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| Exotic Metals | ► | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Manganese, Cobalt, Chromium, Cadmium, Niobium, Vanadium |
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| 9 Mar 2010 | Molybdenum | ► | Thompson Creek says molybdenum prices will rise Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc looks for pent-up demand or the "rebound effect" to cause global demand for molybdenum to grow faster in 2010 than the usual 4 to 5 percent pace... more ► |
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| Niobium | ► | True North options 65% of its Yukon rare earth discovery to Great Western Minerals True North Gems Inc. and Great Western Minerals Group Ltd are pleased to announce that TGX has granted GWMG an option to acquire up to a 65% working interest in TGX's True Blue property in the Yukon... more ► |
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| Molybdenum | ► | Virgin Metals raises $439,000; to proceed with copper-molybdenum project TSX:VGM... more ► |
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| Molybdenum prices to rise on market uncertainty There is presently a growing panic among molybdenum traders. From our sources, it appears reduced inventories have been overpowered by rushing demand for the silvery-white 'energy metal.' On the day... more ► |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Quadra Mining announces 2009 financial results Quadra Mining Ltd. announces net earnings of $80.5 million or $0.89 per share (basic) for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $38.6 or $0.61 per share (basic) for the year ended December 31,... more ► |
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| Exotic Metals | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
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| 6 Mar 2010 | Molybdenum | ► | Fjordland acquires vast gold-copper targets Fjordland Exploration Inc. reported that, as a result of its recent successes at their Woodjam Project, it has recently acquired a 100% interest in eight properties located in the south Cariboo... more ► |
| Intrepid Mines intersects copper, gold and molybdenum at Tujuh Bukit project - Best intersection to date... more ► |
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| Tungsten | ► | Malaga increases tungsten ore reserves and resources Malaga Inc. is pleased to release resource estimates from an updated technical report on the Pasto Bueno tungsten mine's reserves and resources, located in the Ancash Province of Northern Peru. The... more ► |
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| Molybdenum | ► | Sichuan Hanlong acquires 25% share of General Moly for $80m A Chinese firm has agreed to buy a 25 percent equity stake for $80 million and secure other funding designed to fully finance a Nevada molybdenum mine, General Moly Inc. said... more ► |
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| Minor Metals | ► | Selenium, Silicon, Mercury, Indium, Antimony, Zirconium, Bismuth, Rhenium, Arsenic, Hafnium, Tellurium, Thallium |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Minor Metals | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
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| 7 Mar 2010 | Antimony | ► | China's non-ferrous output up by 4% in 2009 According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the output of China's 10 types of nonferrous metals exceeded 26 million tonnes in 2009 up 3.99% YoY... more ► |
| Zirconium | ► | Kenmare Resources to raise €200m for titanium mine Kenmare Resources intends to raise almost €200 million to boost production at its African titanium mine in anticipation of growing demand for the mineral in emerging economies... more ► |
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| 5 Mar 2010 | Matamec Explorations intersect rare earths at its Kipawa Deposit Matamec Explorations Inc. announced that the first group of assay results has been received for the November-December 2009 diamond drilling program on the Central part of the Kipawa REE-Y-Zr deposit... more ► |
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| Rhenium | ► | HC Starck sells Amperkat catalyst business to Evonik HC Starck has sold its Amperkat business to Evonik Degussa GmbH, based in Essen, Germany... more ► |
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| PBX to raise $1.4m for its copper-molybdenum-rhenium project in Chile International PBX Ventures Ltd. announces that, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, it will raise $1,400,000 by way of a non-brokered private placement of seven million units at a price of... more ► |
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| Bismuth | ► | Diamonds North finds copper, silver, and bismuth at its Hepburn project Diamonds North Resources Ltd. announces high grade copper, silver, and bismuth assays from recently discovered showings on its Hepburn copper-silver project located in the Northwest Territories. Grab... more ► |
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| Zirconium | ► | Azimut finds copper and gold at its REX Property in Nunavik, Quebec Azimut Exploration Inc. ("Azimut") announces that further examination of the existing regional-scale geoscientific database covering the REX property area has led to the recognition of a large Iron... more ► |
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| Midland Exploration seeks $2.7m funding for its rare earths project Midland Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation ("JOGMEC") for its Ytterby rare earth elements ("REE")... more ► |
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| 3 Mar 2010 | Australia's gold-copper miners outlook summary OZ Minerals has a problem. What to do with all that cash – a little more than a $1 billion at last count... more ► |
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| 9 Mar 2010 | Rare Earth | ► | True North options 65% of its Yukon rare earth discovery to Great Western Minerals True North Gems Inc. and Great Western Minerals Group Ltd are pleased to announce that TGX has granted GWMG an option to acquire up to a 65% working interest in TGX's True Blue property in the Yukon... more ► |
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| Uragold acquires Bulstrode rare earth property Uragold Bay Resources Inc. (Uragold), is pleased to announce it has acquired by map staking 100% interest in the Bulstrode Rare Earth property located 28 km west of Thetford Mines, Eastern Townships,... more ► |
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| Thorium | ► | Senators push for thorium use in reactors Senators Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and Harry Reid (D-Nevada) this week introduced the Thorium Energy Security Act of 2010 to accelerate the use of thorium-based nuclear fuel in existing and future... more ► |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Rare Earth | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
| 6 Mar 2010 | Rare Earth Metals resumes drilling at its RE-niobium-iron deposit Rare Earth Metals Inc is pleased to announce the resumption of drilling on the Clay-Howells project in northern Ontario. The drill program had been delayed in order to carry out discussions with a... more ► |
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| Uranium | ► | Forte Energy sells copper-cobalt project; uranium projects updates - A$2M received on 22 February 2010 from settlement of the sale of Forte Energy's interest in the Maroochydore JV Copper/Cobalt project in Western Australia... more ► |
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| 5 Mar 2010 | Rare Earth | ► | Matamec Explorations intersect rare earths at its Kipawa Deposit Matamec Explorations Inc. announced that the first group of assay results has been received for the November-December 2009 diamond drilling program on the Central part of the Kipawa REE-Y-Zr deposit... more ► |
| Diamonds North finds copper, silver, and bismuth at its Hepburn project Diamonds North Resources Ltd. announces high grade copper, silver, and bismuth assays from recently discovered showings on its Hepburn copper-silver project located in the Northwest Territories. Grab... more ► |
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| Rare earths investment could be the best opportunity out there Rare earth may not sound a sexy investment, but with China controlling 97% of the world's production and threatening to tighten supply, billions is set to be channelled into finding new sources of... more ► |
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| Azimut finds copper and gold at its REX Property in Nunavik, Quebec Azimut Exploration Inc. ("Azimut") announces that further examination of the existing regional-scale geoscientific database covering the REX property area has led to the recognition of a large Iron... more ► |
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| 8 Mar 2010 | Metals | ► | Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more ► |
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| 5 Mar 2010 | PBX to raise $1.4m for its copper-molybdenum-rhenium project in Chile International PBX Ventures Ltd. announces that, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, it will raise $1,400,000 by way of a non-brokered private placement of seven million units at a price of... more ► |
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| Diamonds North finds copper, silver, and bismuth at its Hepburn project Diamonds North Resources Ltd. announces high grade copper, silver, and bismuth assays from recently discovered showings on its Hepburn copper-silver project located in the Northwest Territories. Grab... more ► |
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| Azimut finds copper and gold at its REX Property in Nunavik, Quebec Azimut Exploration Inc. ("Azimut") announces that further examination of the existing regional-scale geoscientific database covering the REX property area has led to the recognition of a large Iron... more ► |
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| 3 Mar 2010 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold redeems senior floating rate notes due 2015 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) announced today that it has issued a notice to redeem all of its outstanding Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015 ("Notes") on April 1, 2010. There is $1... more ► |
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| 2 Mar 2010 | Chile earthquake to hit gold and copper prices Gold... more ► |
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| 25 Feb 2010 | Newmont Mining profits from soaring gold and copper prices Newmont Mining Corp. announced today that its fourth-quarter earnings skyrocketed as gold and copper prices soared related to cost cutting methods... more ► |
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| Azimut Exploration goes on with copper-cobalt-RE project in Quebec Azimut Exploration Inc. announces the signing of a letter of intent with 2227352 Ontario Inc. ("the Partner") regarding the Diana property, a major exploration project for copper, cobalt and rare... more ► |
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| World Bank's IFC halts Congo deals until copper-cobalt row resolved The World Bank's private investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), will not make new commitments in the Democratic Republic of Congo until a dispute over a cancelled mining... more ► |
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| MiNE LLC holds Africa mining congress in Zambia Zambia is a significant global player insofar as copper output is concerned... more ► |
