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Base Metals ►  Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Nickel
20 Apr 2010 Lead  ►  Copper futures down to $7,610/mt
Risk aversion drove copper to a three-week low on Monday, as investors fretted about the potential impact of fraud charges against Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's most influential bank and a leading... more 
12 Apr 2010   Copper futures rise to $7,975/mt
London copper futures pared gains after hitting a fresh 20-month high on Monday, but sentiment remained positive on strong Chinese import data and a weaker dollar... more 
8 Apr 2010   Base metals prices outlook looks good
Base metals forecasters are revising 2010 annual average price forecasts upwards on expectations of strong growth in Chinese demand and expanded investment in futures as hedges against a weaker... more 
  Copper futures slightly down to $7,945/mt
Copper drifted lower on Wednesday, retreating from the 20-month high hit a day earlier, as market players questioned whether prices around $8,000 a tonne were justified by supply and demand... more 
1 Apr 2010   Copper at 20-month high
Copper climbed on Thursday to its highest level in 20 months, as strong manufacturing data in Asia, Europe and the United States bolstered demand prospects on the first day of the second quarter... more 
30 Mar 2010   Shoshone Silver/Gold signs silver concentrates contract
Shoshone Silver/Gold Mining Company announced that it has signed a 2010 contract for its silver concentrates produced at Shoshone's Lakeview Mill in northern Idaho. The shipment containing... more 
26 Mar 2010   Western Troy stakes claims on lithium prospect in Quebec
Western Troy Capital Resources Inc. announced that it has made application for claims in the Riviere Reboul area in the Gaspe Region of Quebec. The claims straddle the Grand Pabos fault zone, a... more 
  MAG Silver annual 2009 results announced
MAG Silver Corp. announces the Company's audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009... more 
  Execs say limiting metals trade bad for the U.S.
Financial industry executives are warning regulators that restricting the volume of speculative trading in metals futures would drive U.S. business overseas... more 
  LME copper futures rise to $7,435/mt on demand prospects
Copper prices maintained a positive tone in late business on Thursday, with upbeat labour market data in the United States and indications of brighter demand prospects outweighing lingering concerns... more 
25 Mar 2010   Copper futures slide to $7,375/mt
Industrial metal prices collapsed on Wednesday, succumbing to currency-led pressures and increased bouts of risk aversion as the dollar rallied on news of a credit rating downgrade for Portugal... more 
23 Mar 2010   Copper futures slightly up at $7,450/mt
LME copper for three-months delivery closed at $7,450 a tonne from a close of $7,435 on Friday... more 
17 Mar 2010   Copper futures reach $7,534/mt
LME copper futures hit a one-week high of $7,547.25 a tonne, before closing at $7,534 a tonne in rings from $7,400 on Tuesday. After the close, copper climbed to $7,550.50... more 
  Doe Run Peru may restart copper-lead-zinc smelter
Troubled metals producer Doe Run Peru could restart its La Oroya smelter in six weeks, after being inactive since June due to financial problems, a union leader said on Monday... more 
16 Mar 2010   Rox increases Myrtle zinc-lead project resources
Rox Resources Ltd increased the resource tonnage by 18.5% and contained Zn plus Pb metal by 14.7% for the Myrtle zinc-lead project located 20km south of the McArthur River mine in the Northern... more 
12 Mar 2010   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 
11 Mar 2010   Non-ferrous scrap market outlook
Boris Bronneberg, Source Montan Handels... 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 
  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 
10 Mar 2010   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