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ASIA TO SHINE
Monday
,
08 Mar 2010
but, the World Steel Association cautions much of the West's business has been irrevocably lost to the East
EYING THE AMERICAS
Monday
,
08 Mar 2010
Mark Cutifani said the group is considering such a move in order to boost returns to shareholders and increase its valuation
MOVING GOALPOSTS
Monday
,
08 Mar 2010
Mining as a profession has its moments, but governments can often make life difficult for the mining entrepreneur.
MULTIPURPOSE DRILL RIGS
Sunday
,
07 Mar 2010
Drilling developments to minimize drill downtime utilizing adaptable equipment suitable for several roles.
DUAL PURPOSE
Sunday
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07 Mar 2010
An innovative system matches solar energy enabled geomembranes to provide dust control and generate electric power.
$100M IN VALUE KNOCKED OFF
Friday
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05 Mar 2010
The group plans to use the funds raised in the heavily discounted placing to fund expansion of production at its Moma mine in Mozambique
LISTINGS
Friday
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05 Mar 2010
Sources close to what will be the biggest flotation in London in almost two years, say the group has begun bookbuilding for the $975m IPO
COAL SECTOR
Friday
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05 Mar 2010
The Swiss-based commodity trader will buy back the Colombian operation from Xstrata
YEARS OF GROWTH
Thursday
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04 Mar 2010
A Roskill report on global boron demand shows growth has been driven by expansion of dem,and from China where consumption has been rising 15%/year.
"ABOUT 20 POSSIBILITIES"
Thursday
,
04 Mar 2010
Analysts say the group's ConRoast smelting technology could be behind recent interest in the company
PROFIT FORECAST
Wednesday
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03 Mar 2010
But, the group said it was still too early to apply the group's Q1 performance to the full year
GOLD WEEKLY
Wednesday
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03 Mar 2010
But, there are a few clouds on the short term horizon
QUILAVIRA ACQUISITION
Friday
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26 Feb 2010
Growing Peruvan gold miner, Minera IRL, is to acquire an ex-Newcrest gold exploration project in the south of the country.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Friday
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26 Feb 2010
What does $5,000 gold really mean? Perhaps social chaos and, if so, who really wants that?
EXPANSION PROJECT
Friday
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26 Feb 2010
Beats off Chinese and other international companies in Heidelberg Cement plant supply contract.
CONTRADICTORY RUMOURS
Thursday
,
25 Feb 2010
First the rumours are that China won't buy the IMF gold, then there are equally strong rumours that it will. If China or India, the other rumoured buyer, don't cough up does it really matter?
A LARGE SWING AWAY FROM THE EURO
Thursday
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25 Feb 2010
The net long dollar position on Inter continental exchange is 150 times the six-year average; CME Euro is heavily oversold
GOLD DEMAND TRENDS
Thursday
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25 Feb 2010
The WGC says India's jewellery sector has been buying regularly while tighter monetary policy in China has not affected buying.
10M EURO NET PROFIT
Thursday
,
25 Feb 2010
The Belgium zinc producer said a sharp reduction to costs was the reason for the swing
REFERENCE CODE
Wednesday
,
24 Feb 2010
The latest moves to promulgate a new exploration results/resource and reference code for European based mining companies
NATIXIS VIEW
Wednesday
,
24 Feb 2010
Continuing Chinese growth this year will outweigh continuing poor Western demand in the base metals sector with copper supply turning from surplus to deficit
EARNINGS NUMBERS
Wednesday
,
24 Feb 2010
The Finnish nickel and zinc producer swung to a loss in 2009 but says things should improve if nickel prices remain near current levels
MINE OF THE FUTURE
Tuesday
,
23 Feb 2010
Major miner Rio Tinto is looking at new tunnelling and shaft boring equipment and techniques for underground mining as it expands its ‘Mine of the Future' programme
BUYING DOMESTIC
Tuesday
,
23 Feb 2010
In an interview with Bloomberg, the World Gold Council's George Milling-Stanley reckoned that China was not a realistic buyer of the remaining 191.3 tonnes of IMF gold for sale.
PRICE BELOW $20 NOT SURPRISING
Monday
,
22 Feb 2010
On the day a cobalt contract was launched on the LME, observers feel that new production coming on stream means the metal is heading for a surplus which would dent prices.
THE CULLINAN HERITAGE
Monday
,
22 Feb 2010
Some analysts put the diamond's worth as high as $25m
KNEE-JERK REACTIONS
Saturday
,
20 Feb 2010
The gold price has recovered very quickly in each case from two successive announcements which were seen by some as marking the end of the gold bull market.
