July 2, 2011

Canadian mining sector has a great April: Statistics Canada

Canadian base metal and coal miners were the nation's economic bright spot in April, according to report from Statistics Canada released on Thursday. The study, which looked at gross domestic…

June 30, 2011

Industrial metals surge to near two-month highs

Industrial metals surged nearly 3 percent to end at its priciest in nearly two months Wednesday, as repressed buyers flooded the market after a Greek parliament vote to accept austerity…

June 30, 2011

BHP Australia refinery resumes nickel production

BHP Billiton said on Wednesday that production at its Kwinana nickel refinery in Western Australia had restarted as planned in early June. "In line with our previous guidance, production at…

June 30, 2011

Right time to get into commodities, says Barclays Capital

The world seems set to enter a period of slower growth and higher inflation and investors would do well to gain some direct exposure to commodity markets, said Barclays Capital…

June 30, 2011

Invest in commodities rather than producers

Investing directly in commodities through indexes gives an investor more direct exposure to commodity prices than investing in the producers, whose returns were more aligned with equities.

June 30, 2011

Proto Resources: Government grants mining lease for new Tasmanian project

The Directors of Proto Resources & Investments Ltd are pleased to announce that the Tasmanian Government has granted Mining Lease ("ML") 1872P/M over the area of the company's Barnes Hill…

June 28, 2011

Nickel prices continue to slide

Nickel is projected to be in a surplus over the next year and a half, as weak stainless steel demand has caused cuts in production. There are supporting factors as…

June 28, 2011

BIV: Quadra FNX agrees to wage increases in Sudbury

Vancouver-based Quadra FNX announced a three-year collective agreement with United Steelworkers that includes a 3% wage increase, BIV reports: “This agreement breaks a pattern in the mining industry of attempts…

June 28, 2011

Is nickel a bellwether for copper?

Is this year’s worst-performing LME metal a canary in the coal mine for copper? And is there any hope in sight for nickel prices? Tolstoy once wrote, “Happy families are…

June 23, 2011

Does nickel price fall foreshadow copper price performance?

Is this year's worst-performing LME metal a canary in the coal mine for copper? And is there any hope in sight for nickel prices? New York (Hard Assets Investor)