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| 20 Apr 2010 | Nickel | ► | 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 ► |
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| Interview: Nickel, zinc to go up In an exclusive interview, Bharath Kumar, Global Financial Market, speaks about various commodities and gives his outlook going forward... more ► |
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| 12 Apr 2010 | BHP suspends its Leinster nickel mine A miner has died underground in Western Australia's Goldfields, again raising questions about BHP Billiton's safety record... more ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 8 Apr 2010 | Inco nickel mine strike may continue into 10th month The increasingly bitter strike at Vale Inco's nickel mining and processing operations in Sudbury, Ont., has become the longest in the company's century-long history... more ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 1 Apr 2010 | Prophecy Resource completes $3.3m private placement Prophecy Resource Corp. has completed the previously announced non-brokered private placement of 6,080,919 units at a price of $0.55 per unit for gross proceeds of $3,344,505. Each unit consists of... more ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 29 Mar 2010 | BHP's Kwinana nickel refinery restarted BHP Billiton said today that its Kwinana nickel refinery in Australia has restarted operations after being shut because of a hydrogen gas shortage... more ► |
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| First Nickel reports $7.5m loss in 2009 First Nickel Inc. announced that it has filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities its audited financial statements, and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended... more ► |
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| 26 Mar 2010 | Aneka Tambang to procure nickel from Inco Aneka Tambang, an Indonesian mining firm, is seeking to initially procure one million mt of nickel per year from PT International Nickel Indonesia (INCO) under a supply contract... more ► |
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| Copper miners Quadra and FNX to merge in a $1.5b deal In another consolidation move in the Canadian mining industry, copper miner Quadra Mining Limited (Quadra) has agreed to a friendly merger with rival FNX Mining Company Inc (FNX) through a stock swap... more ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 25 Mar 2010 | China Steel calls off equity placement China Steel Australia Ltd has decided not to proceed with an equity placement after speaking with investors during its recently completed roadshow... more ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 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 ► |
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| 19 Mar 2010 | Consolidated Minerals wins $50m case Consolidated Minerals Ltd's (ConsMin) Ukrainian billionaire president has criticised JP Morgan's "excessive contractual terms" after the investment bank lost a $50 million court case against the... more ► |
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| 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 ► |
