May 6, 2011 Quadra FNX Mining announces earnings of $168 Million in the first quarter of 2011 The Company recorded first quarter earnings of $168 million or $0.88 per share (basic) compared to earnings of $55 million or $0.55 per share for the previous year. The higher…
May 6, 2011 Zijin Mining to be one of Glencore’s cornerstone investors China's Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd said on Friday it would invest $100 million as a cornerstone investor in the initial public offering of commodities group Glencore. The investment in…
May 6, 2011 Platinum to trade above $1,900 despite another gross surplus in 2011 – GFMS GFMS, in its recently-published "Platinum & Palladium Survey 2011", is forecasting that platinum will sustain a gross surplus in 2011 of a similar magnitude to that of 2010. Mine production…
May 6, 2011 Copper miners attack security guards at KGHM HQ Several hundred miners attacked company security guards with wooden clubs and threw eggs outside the headquarters of mining group KGHM where CEO Herbert Wirth was meeting union leaders over a…
May 5, 2011 Updated preliminary feasibility study completed for Seabridge Gold’s KSM Project Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA)(NYSE Amex:SA) announced today the results of an updated National Instrument 43-101 compliant Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") for its 100% owned KSM project located in northern British…
May 5, 2011 Should we blame speculators for higher commodity prices? In yesterday’s issue, I published a conversation I had with an anonymous copper fabricator executive. He played his cards understandably close to his vest, but he did raise an issue…
May 5, 2011 Bespoke’s commodity snapshot Below we highlight our trading range charts of ten major commodities. For each chart, the green shading represents between two standard deviations […]
May 5, 2011 Strong metals prices boost Vedanta full year earnings 29% India-focused miner Vedanta Resources (VED.L) posted a 29 percent jump in full-year earnings per share, on the back of strong metal prices and a background of robust demand for commodities.…
May 5, 2011 Rio Tinto to weather storm of fragile global economy Rio Tinto , the world's third-largest miner, expects global markets to remain fragile in the near term and sees itself in a strong position to weather any turbulence, its chairman…
May 4, 2011 Commodities outlook still strong despite dip: Scotiabank economist Commodities took another hit today on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as declines in oil, silver, copper and gold dragged the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 128 points by mid-day trading. The…
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