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Base Metals ►  Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Nickel
8 Feb 2010 Lead  ►  Metals prices heading for the roof
Speakers at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town this week seemed as one in warning of a near-term supply-demand squeeze and some solid price increases for a swathe of metals... more 
  Minmetals on the prowl for more overseas, domestic buys
Metals trader China Minmetals Corp yesterday said it expects better fortunes this year on the back of double-digit growth fueled by more overseas and domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&As)... more 
  Copper at 3-month low
LME copper ended at $6,265/mt on Friday, $125 down... more 
5 Feb 2010   Lunar New Year to weigh on metals demand
Major market participant says, as Lunar New Year holiday that will close Chinese markets for a week from February 14 "started to take its effect on volumes"... more 
  LME copper at 3-months low
LME copper fell to $6,329/mt, its lowest since Oct. 19, ending at $6,390/mt, $200 down... more 
4 Feb 2010   LME copper at a new low
LME copper closed down $230 at $6,590/mt... more 
  Bonanza gallium assays from Michelle property in Yukon
Bonanza grade gallium assays are a welcome bonus when crews drill for zinc-lead-silver mineralization, notably at the Michelle property belonging to Zinccorp Resources of Vancouver. The gallium assay... more 
  Doe Run Peru not likely to resume operations before three months
Doe Run Peru issued an statement reporting that it would take three months to resume operations at La Oroya metalurgical complex... more 
3 Feb 2010   LME metals rise
LME copper closed at $6,820/mt, up $93... more 
2 Feb 2010   LME copper rises; nickel down almost 3%
LME copper finished at $6,790/mt, up $45... more 
  Xstrata and Minco in €7m zinc exploration deal
Multinational Xstrata and Irish company Minco are set to spend €7 million this year on developing a potential zinc find in Ireland... more 
31 Jan 2010   LME prices down: copper at 2-months low
LME copper ended at $6,750/mt, $140 down, hitting a 2-month low on Friday... more 
29 Jan 2010   Velocity Minerals announces molybdenum project update
Velocity Minerals Ltd. announced further analytical results from the 2009 programs of work at the Company's 100% owned Mt. Haskin and Cassiar Moly molybdenum properties in northern British Columbia... more 
28 Jan 2010   Western Standard options Vinasale gold project in Alaska
Freegold Ventures Limited -ITF: TSX ("Freegold") and Western Standard Metals Ltd. – WSM: TSX.V ("Western Standard") and are pleased to announce that they have signed an Option Agreement whereby... more 
27 Jan 2010   BHP's manganese ore capacity to return to normal in March
BHP Billiton's manganese, copper production capacity will return to normal in March... more 
  LME prices down on China clampdown
LME copper ended at $7,395/mt, down $70, after a one-month low of $7,194/mt on Friday... more 
26 Jan 2010   LME prices mixed on economy uncertainty
LME copper ended up $75 at $7,465/mt, extending its own recovery from Friday's one-month low of $7,194... more 
24 Jan 2010   CBH backs fundraising agreement from Toho Zinc
Mining company CBH (ASX:CBH) has entered into a fundraising agreement with major shareholder Toho Zinc, snubbing a takeover offer from Belgium's Nyrstar NV... more 
  Copper, lead up after market lows
LME copper ended at $7,390/mt, up $125, having touched $7,194/mt, its lowest since December... more 
22 Jan 2010   Kazzinc to increase copper capacity in 2010
Kazzinc announced it will launch a new copper facility this year with a capacity of 70,000 tonnes a year... more