CPM releases vanadium study
New York City-based CPM Group has released its 2008 vanadium industry outlook. The report forecasts that the demand…
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Citigroup hikes short-term coking coal price targets
Citing continued tight supply, Citigroup has raised its targets for metallurgical or hard coking coal for the next few years. A research report by analyst Alan Heap forecasts that prices will rise in …
Iron ore market to stay strong in 2009: forecasts
The iron ore boom continues, with the market expected to stay firm through next year, according to a report by the Iron Ore Trust Fund of Geneva-based United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmen…
Potash, uranium, key themes at RBC conference;RBC conference
Commodity prices will remain strong for several years to come due to robust demand outside the United States and persistent supply constraints, according to presentations at the recent RBC Global Mini…
Will auto industry woes derail lead, platinum?
The recent sales figures coming out of the automotive industry in Detroit have been awful, leading to layoffs at some of the Big Three auto makers and at auto parts suppliers. Since cars are among the…
New copper finds needed to replace reserves: MEG
In a recent study, Halifax, N. S.-based Metals Economics Group (MEG) concludes that copper reserves in the ground maintain a comfortable cushion of about 30 years’ production. However, two potential p…
Iron ore market to stay firm in 2009: forecasts
The Iron Ore Trust Fund of Geneva-based UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has published i…
Uranium a ‘bread and milk’ commodity: Haywood Securities
Rising energy prices and environmental concerns over hydrocarbon-based energy production in the form of coal, oil and gas are laying the groundwork for a “nuclear renaissance,” Haywood Securities writ…
Potash and uranium are key themes in RBC conference
The RBC Global Mining and Materials Conference was hosted by RBC Capital Markets on June 10-11 in Toronto. The conf…
Are copper discoveries keeping up with production?
In a June 2008 study entitled “Strategies for copper reserves replacement”, Halifax, N.S.-based Metals Economics Gr…
Red-hot coal market will moderate: analysts
Coal has been a stellar performer lately, with prices advancing in recent contract negotiations for both metallurgical coal (coking coal), used in steel manufacturing, and thermal coal, used to produc…
Uranium is a “bread and milk” commodity, Haywood Securities says
On June 18, U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain called for the construction of 45 new nuclear reacto…