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.
