All eyes on M&A
The mining sector was thrust into the media spotlight in 2010 as the number of mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) hit an all-time high. A new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report tracked 2,693 global mining M&A deals worth US$113…
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Gold demand trends for 2010, expectations for 2011
The World Gold Council has released the following summary of factors that drove gold demand in 2010, and expectations for 2011. The full Gold Demand Trends report for 2010 can be found at www.gold.org.
Spot Prices (February 21, 2011)
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change Gold $1372.25+18.25 Silver $30.72+1.30 Platinum $1840.00-13.00 Palladium $837.00+9.00 Base MetalsPrice (US$/tonne)Change Nickel $28827.00-45.00 Lead $2640.50+1.00 Copper $10066.25-93.75 Zinc $2517.00-4.00
LME warehouse levels (February 21, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 14, 2011 (change from Feb. 7 in brackets):
Global crude steel output up 15% in 2010
The following was released by the Brussels-based World Steel Association.
Producer and dealer prices (February 21, 2011)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$13,700/t
Daily Metal Prices (February 21, 2011)
DateFeb. 14Feb. 11Feb. 10Feb. 9Feb. 8
Spot Prices (February 14, 2011)
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011
LME Warehouse Levels (February 14, 2011)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 7, 2011 (change from Jan. 31 in brackets):
Producer and dealer prices (February 14, 2011)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$13,000/t
Daily metal prices (February 14, 2011)
DateFeb. 7Feb. 4Feb. 3Feb. 2Feb. 1
Technical Analysis Report: Hey gold, where’s the glory?
After a torrid run, the yellow metal has cooled off with the coming of the new year.