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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.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
COPPER MARKET UPDATE
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
The red metal rose in Shanghai and London on Friday as concerns about a tightening monetary environment were overwhelmed.
GOLD MARKET UPDATE
Friday
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19 Mar 2010
But, continued concerns about Greece's debt problems could still boost safe-haven buying
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
MERGER ACTION
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
The miner, still fresh from the announcement of the $960m acquisition of Cumberland resources, will continue to look for other coal and natural gas targets
EXPLOSIVES RESTRICTIONS LIFTED
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
Operations at the mine were suspended in November last year after Mexico's environment ministry, revoked the mine's 2006 environmental permit.
CAPITAL RAISING
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
The dollar-denominated bonds fell heavily Wednesday after a euro-denominated bond was issued for the first time
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
In a farewell letter to shareholders, outgoing chairman, Don Argus also took a swipe at plans being considered by Australia to raise mining taxes
RIO SPY SAGA
Thursday
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18 Mar 2010
Australia has urged China to allow its diplomats full access to the trial, President Kevin Rudd said the government would do everything necessary to support the miner's staff
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.
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.
AUSPICIOUS TIMES
Wednesday
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17 Mar 2010
Indian gold demand still drops on price surges, but picks up on weakness as April wedding season draws near.
200,000 T/Y COPPER RISING TO 400,000T/Y
Wednesday
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17 Mar 2010
Metallurgical specialist Outotec has been awarded a contract for copper smelter design and delivery by Tongling Non-Ferrous Metals Group in China
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.