VANADIUM ENHANCEMENT PROMISE
Saturday
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20 Mar 2010
Lithium is not just a flavor of the year. It is in high demand for hybrid and electric vehicles, laptops, cell phones and will remain even more so as technology is perfected and consumer demand increases globally. The Gold Report interviews Jon Hykawy.
GOLD PRICE FORECAST
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
Despite reports to the contrary, Jeff Nichols maintains a bullish view of gold and believes it will again hit its record high of $1,227 by mid-year and, $1,500 by year-end
TRADE ACTION SOUGHT IN CHINA REE MICRO-MANAGEMENT
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
U.S. House committees and representatives are getting serious about the U.S. rare earths supply chain, China's plan to create a Rare Earth OPEC, and reviving domestic rare earth mining and exploration.
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON U.S. REE SUPPLY
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
If the U.S. fails to re-establish domestic rare earth mineral supplies and fund REE R&D, meeting domestic energy, healthcare and transportation needs may be difficult, a top GE scientist says.
ROUGH MINING JUSTICE
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
Some of the world's more savage stock market stories are going to end up in jungle hostels packed with sadists.
IRON ORE JOINT VENTURE
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
The new venture will sell iron ore from the Simandou project in Guinea to China
STEEL PRICES
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
The mills, which already face excessive output, have been asked to accept a doubling of prices from their top supplier, Vale, a Chinese official said.
NORTHERN TERRITORY SCENE
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
A series of assignments and contract appointments have been organised by Arafura Resources that may see the Nolans rare earths-phosphate-uranium project in production by 2013.
TRADE RELATIONS WILL NOT SUFFER
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
Australia has ‘registered its disappointment' with Beijing but said it will not take the matter further
BIGGEST FLOTATION IN LONDON IN ALMOST 2 YEARS
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
The 575 pence price values the company at about $3.6bn
STRIKE ACTION
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
Union workers at the Peruvian precious metals miner said they would go on strike again next Friday after demands for a greater share of profits were not met.
SILVER, PGMS WILL OUTPERFORM GOLD
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
BMO Global Commodity Strategist Bark Melek says global growth is reigniting industrial metals, as silver and PGMs are expected to outperform firm and stable gold.
INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
A look at the significance of African Barrick, amid 100 listed gold stocks active in Africa.
GOLD DEMAND
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
A pick up in jewellery and investor demand should help boost gold demand during the year an official at the World Gold Council
QUANTUM LEAP TARGETS
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
Transnet targets quantum expansions in rail capacity for South African export iron ore, coal, and manganese.
NICKEL MARKET
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
The research house says demand is slowly returning but more production is on the way
QUARTERLY COMMODITIES REVIEW
Wednesday
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17 Mar 2010
Moderately bullish on commodities as a whole for the year, Société Générale asserts that prices are likely to vary considerably from metal to metal with a strong emphasis on developing economies still a major theme.
COURT MAY BE BEST VENUE TO RESOLVE LOAN DISPUTE
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
A long-running dispute between Hochschild Mining and Minera Andes $65 million loan to the San Jose silver-gold project, which previously generated an unsuccessful takeover bid, is now before a New York court.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT STAKE
Wednesday
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17 Mar 2010
One of the world's craziest, and most lucrative, contracts, may go gratis to a "black economic empowerment" entity.