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13 Mar 2010 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 
12 Mar 2010   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 
  Non-ferrous scrap market outlook
Boris Bronneberg, Source Montan Handels... more 
  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 
  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 
11 Mar 2010   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 
  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 
  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 
  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 
  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 
  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 
  Gold futures down to $1,122/oz; platinum futures at $6.70/oz
Gold futures finished lower Wednesday, losing early gains as traders took a cautious approach ahead of more economic reports from China following strong February imports data... more 
  Molybdenum producers benefit from steel demand
The outlook for steel production is hopeful with increasing demand from China. After a year of strong economic growth in 2009 that saw China's GDP rise 8.7 per cent, and a bright forecast for 2010,... more 
  Paragon Minerals drills zinc, lead, copper, silver and gold
Paragon Minerals Corporation has provided an update on the 2010 diamond drilling program and down-hole Pulse EM geophysical surveys completed on its 100%-owned South Tally Pond volcanogenic massive... more 
  VVC Exploration signs LOI to acquire Beauce-Bellechase Gold
VVC Exploration Corporation announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") to acquire a 100% interest in the Beauce-Bellechasse Gold Property (BB Gold Property) consisting of 250 mining... more 
  OZ Minerals and Azure Minerals to form joint venture
Copper and gold miner OZ Minerals Ltd has made a foray into Latin America through a joint venture with junior precious and base metals explorer Azure Minerals Ltd in Mexico... more 
10 Mar 2010   China signs $1b deal with Canadian copper producer Quadra Mining
China is again turning to Canada to satisfy its voracious appetite for raw materials, striking a $1-billion deal with copper producer Quadra Mining Ltd. for its assets in Chile and a stake in the... more 
  Freeport-McMoRan nearing Congo copper-cobalt mine agreement
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. is nearing an agreement with the Congo government for the company to expand its copper-cobalt mine in the country... more 
  Newmont considers mining in riskier areas
Newmont Mining Corp might consider expanding operations into countries it previously believed were too politically risky, its chief executive said on Monday... more