Copper Investing News reports price of copper has fell more than 55% this year due to the global recession. Copper fluctuated this week, first it declined, and then it pared losses as the US dollar plunged against the Euro, spurring demand from investors seeking alternative assets. A weakness in the dollar may spark a rally for [...]
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Palladium Investing News reports palladium price rebounded on Monday’s trading to more than 5%. Palladium hit $176.50 per ounce as technical buying emerged after demand worries stemming from an ambiguous auto industry vote hit platinum group metals on Friday. Platinum and palladium traders are still awaiting the outcome of a new vote; anticipated to come through [...]
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Iron Investing News reports iron-ore market see optimism with the rise in BDI. “Indications are that miners have been selling more iron ore on the spot market, less expensive to steel producers than tonnage at contracted prices” said investment bank Dahlman Rose. The iron ore price on the spot market has increased $4 to $63/tonne this [...]
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Silver Investing News reports silver prices rose with gold on Monday’s trading. Silver may be able to reach $12.20/oz in the short term if it can break $11.00/oz. The precious metals have been benefitting from a weaker dollar and gains in equities and other commodities. For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in resource mining and [...]
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Silver Investing News reports silver metal has been hit with lower prices and higher production costs. U.S. miners are now faced with a new challenge as a Democratic-majority Congress is threatening mining reform legislation that has many in the industry worried about the future of mining under the Obama administration. For complete story, click this link. Follow [...]
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Gold Investing News reports further drops in oil and job cuts have led to lower gold prices in the recent week. New York gold futures fell sharply to close just above $750 an ounce, ending the week more than 8 per cent lower as the bleak US jobs report triggered wholesale liquidation of assets across the [...]
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Silver Investing News reports MAG Silver Corp. rose 13 per cent after Fresnillo PLC, world’s biggest primary silver reported its take-over for MAG Silver. The senior silver producer is offering MAG US$4.54 a share for complete ownership. Earlier this year, Fresnillo purchased a 19.8 per cent stake in MAG, its joint venture partner on the Juanicipio deposit in Mexico. Currently, MAG owns 44 per [...]
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Gold Investing News reports gold futures were lower with falling oil prices and firm US dollar and the need for President-Elect, Obama’s support in the recent India’s terror attacks. The ‘right’ trade on the India attacks would be two-fold: long gold, short oil. Oil could suffer because the attacks could impair growth in India. As the Indian [...]
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Iron Investing News reports BHP and Rio’s takeover bid finally ended. Although the deal is dead in the water for now, it’s an idea that will no doubt remain in the minds of BHP management for the future. The desire to merge BHP and Rio began in the 1990s and was first tried in 2001 by [...]
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Palladium Investing News reports palladium prices are expected to fall next year. This is tough news, considering how much of a price decline the metals have already witnessed in 2008. How much more of a hit will palladium take? For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in resource mining and exploration for free.Sign on to The [...]
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