April 28, 2011 Sherritt’s Q1 earnings up 116% to $63.6 million Sherritt's Q1 earnings rose 116% over the same quarter a year ago. The company reported net earnings on Thursday of $63.6 million or 22 cents a share. A year ago,…
April 28, 2011 Super cycle? Or the endgame of cheap? Back in 2005, we were asked by the esteemed journal, The Banker, to write an op-ed piece and we chose the topic "China and the End of Cheap." Memory of…
April 28, 2011 Navigator PF presents two-day financial modelling for mining projects course Navigator Project Finance is presenting a two-day Excel-based modelling course for mining projects at various locations around Australia: Perth, Sydney and London this summer, and Brisbane and Perth this fall.…
April 28, 2011 Severstal boosts crude steel output 5% Russia's top steelmaker Severstal (CHMF.MM: Quote) said on Thursday its crude steel output rose to 3.65 million tonnes in the first quarter 2011, up 5 percent from the same period…
April 28, 2011 U.S. silver futures rally 6% in early trade U.S. silver futures rallied as much as 6 percent and gold reached a record high on Thursday, underpinned by a weakened dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled no rush…
April 28, 2011 Russian metals firms constrained by rail Russia's two main rail lines into Asia and, in particular China, are increasingly overburdened which is causing a headache for metals firms looking to increase exports.
April 28, 2011 Japan rare earth imports from China jump 40% in March Japan's imports of rare earths from China rose 40 percent in March from the previous month, Ministry of Finance data showed, with some observers saying demand is so far unaffected…
April 28, 2011 Brigus grows new gold-rich zone, mobilizes drills at Black Fox mine With six drillholes confirming high-grade gold over 250 metres of strike in a recently discovered area at the Black Fox mine in the Timmins district, Canada, Brigus Gold (TSX: BRD)…
April 27, 2011 Trading the globe: let the copper wars continue News that gigantic gold miner Barrick (ABX) wants to buy junior copper miner Equinox (EQXMF.PK) keeps reverberating through the commodity markets.
April 27, 2011 A longer-term view of inflation: industrial metals vs. gold I found an interesting dataset at the IMF of commodity prices going back to 1980. What makes it interesting is to look at the longer-term price trends of some of…
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