Credit Suisse: are copper prices set to spike?
Continuing unrest at copper mines in Chile coupled with low global stocks and supply disruptions in other major copper producing countries have prompted Credit Suisse to raise its copper price forecas…
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LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (May 12, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 6, 2008 (change from April 29 in brackets):
Positive scoping study for Wits Gold’s Bloemhoek (May 12, 2008)
South African gold explorer Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources (WGR-T, WGR-J) has wrapped up a scoping study on its Bloemhoek project in the southern Free State goldfield showing that, over the…
SPOT PRICES (May 12, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $878.00 -8.00 Silver $16.70 -0.08 Platinum $1930.00 -25.00 Palladium $426.00 -5.00 Base Metals P…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (May 12, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,950/t. Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$15.30/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$3.43/lb. Coal: EIA Central Appalachian thermal, US$94.25/T; Powder River Basin thermal, US$14.15/T; Northern Appalachi…
Geo Minerals gets lift from old core
Re-sampling old drill results has proven profitable for Geo Minerals (GM-V).In Toronto on May 9 the Vancouver-bas…
Golden Goose raises Lac Levac resource (May 09, 2008)
Golden Goose Resources (GGR-V) has released a new National Instrument 43-101 technical report with an updated resou…
UPDATE: Farallon hits new high grade directly in front of advancing decline
Vancouver – Farallon Resources (FAN-T) is just a few months shy of production at Campo Morado and now drills have h…
Cline moves toward coal production at New Elk
Now with a coal preparation plant, silos and mining equipment in the hands of Cline Mining (CMK-T), the company is …
Final assay results are in for Noront’s Eagle One
After laboratory delays and a series of quality control issues, final assays finally are in for seven holes drilled…
Mining industry trying to address skills shortage
“We are looking for a geologist to help with our exploration program, but we cannot find anyone.” These words come …
The commodity supercycle: myth or reality? Part 3
Another proponent of the bullish case for commodities is Frank Holmes, chief investment officer of San Antonio, Tx….