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| 13 Mar 2010 | Nickel | ► | Avanco Resources starts drilling at its nickel project in Brazil Avanco Resources has commenced a 2,000m diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Touro Nickel Project in the Carajas Province of Brazil. The drilling programme will test the coincident nickel,... more ► |
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| Copper | ► | Gold futures down to $1,102/oz, silver down to $17.04/oz Gold futures finished lower on Friday and for the week, as a drop in U.S. consumer sentiment fueled concerns that China will further tighten access to money offset a weaker dollar... more ► |
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| Aluminium | ► | India's Nalco to produce 460,000 mt of aluminium in 2010-11 FY State-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd has set a target of producing 4.6 lakh tonnes of aluminium and 16.58 lakh tonnes of alumina in the 2010-11 financial year... more ► |
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| Zinc | ► | Nyrstar increases bid for CBH Resources to $195m Nyrstar NV, a zinc producer from Belgium, has recently offered an improved takeover bid of 19.5 cents per share for the Australian miner CBH Resources. CBH Resources has also confirmed today it has... more ► |
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| Nickel | ► | Japan's Nippon Steel to raise stainless steel prices Japan's biggest stainless steel mill, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel, has announced new ex work price of March 2010... more ► |
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| 12 Mar 2010 | Copper | ► | Antares Minerals acquires copper-molybdenum-gold project in Peru Antares Minerals Inc. announced it has exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Haquira Cu-Mo-Au project in southern Peru by completing payments totaling US$15 million to Minera Phelps... more ► |
| Barrick Gold blames Xstrata; tries to prevent New Gold's Chilean mine sale Barrick Gold Corp. sought to include Xstrata Plc in a lawsuit over the control of a Chilean gold and copper project, claiming Xstrata backed out of a deal to sell the property to Barrick... more ► |
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| Base Metals | ► | Non-ferrous scrap market outlook Boris Bronneberg, Source Montan Handels... more ► |
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| Copper | ► | Iberian Minerals seeks $30m for Raul purchase Iberian Minerals Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Compania Minera Condestable S.A. ("Condestable") has entered into a mandate letter dated March 8, 2010 with Societe Generale to arrange an... more ► |
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| Base Metals | ► | Copper futures rise to $7,464/mt LME copper futures ended up 0.3 percent, or $24, at $7,464 a tonne. Aluminium rose $10 to $2,235 a tonne. LME zinc fell $14 to $2,346 a tonne. Nickel dropped $115 to $21,335 a... more ► |
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| 11 Mar 2010 | Copper | ► | Silver futures rise to $17.15/oz; gold unmoved at $1,108/oz Copper and silver futures rose on Thursday after reports that Chile, the world's largest copper producer, was hit by an aftershock to last month's earthquake, with tremors this time measured at... more ► |
| Zinc | ► | Frontline Gold drills zinc and lead at its Jubilee project Frontline Gold Corporation announces that the Jubilee Zinc Project continues to deliver encouraging diamond drill results... more ► |
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| Aluminium | ► | Rusal renegotiates alumina contracts United Company Rusal is seeking to renegotiate alumina sales contracts for 2009 and 2010 with smelters and traders, market sources say... more ► |
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| Copper | ► | Almaden drills copper and molybdenum at its Tuligtic project Almaden Minerals Ltd. and its Mexican subsidiary Minera Gavilan S.A. de C.V. (together referred to as "Almaden") are pleased to announce results of a 2,973.05 meter seven hole preliminary diamond... more ► |
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| State Grid of China and Quadra Mining to develop Chile copper mines State-owned public utility, The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), plans to cooperate with Canadian miner Quadra Mining Ltd to jointly develop copper mines in Chile, to secure raw material... more ► |
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| Antofagasta's copper production higher than predicted Antofagasta said group turnover fell 12.2% to $2.962bn in the year to end-December 2009. Cash flows from operations tumbled 54% to $1.167bn and net earnings dropped 60.9% to $667.7m, down 20%... more ► |
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| Nickel | ► | Sherritt Intl at record nickel production Canadian mining company Sherritt International's joint nickel venture in Cuba broke production records in February, while a second plant's output was 2 percent above plan, official media reported... more ► |
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| Aluminium | ► | Century Aluminum may restart Ravenswood plant A bill that passed the West Virginia legislature could offer a glimmer of hope to Century Aluminum. The plant closed last February leaving more than 600 people without a job... more ► |
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| Copper | ► | China copper imports up 10% in February Copper imports by China, the world's largest consumer, increased 10 percent in February from the previous month on sustained demand... more ► |
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| Base Metals | ► | Copper futures down to $7,440/mt Copper futures closed down at $7,440/mt, aluminium down $26 at $2,231, lead up $49 at $2,289, zinc up $1 at $2,376, nickel down $725 at $21,520, tin up $175 at $17,725... more ► |
