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• Someone Else's Liability: Miners Caught Short in Treasury Games

  By Jane Louis  |  August 21, 2007

  The still developing global credit contagion has left some borrowers unable to repay asset-backed commercial paper loans - leaving some miners' balance sheets stranded.

• Copper Price Hikes Loom as Inventory Sags Nearly One-Fifth in May

  By Laura Bobak  |  June 5, 2007

  Analysts say copper prices could be set to rally as growing demand for the metal cut inventories on major metal exchanges last month by nearly one-fifth.

• Resources Stocks Weather Global Market Storm

  By Charlotte Mathews  |  March 22, 2007

  Market commentators say commodities are no longer closely tracking the fortunes of the U.S. economy.

• Metorex Invests $182.3M in Africa

  By Staff Writer  |  February 20, 2007

  Metorex announces an increase of 290% in interim diluted headline earnings and budgets $160-$180 million for Ruashi 2 in DRC. But what of the controversial Kipushi zinc project?

• Kumba, First Quantum Take on Congo Over Kipushi Mine

  By Charlotte Mathews  |  September 13, 2006

  Two mining companies fear their rights to a lucrative potential project in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be violated by the government.

• UBS Raises Its Earnings Targets for Smaller Miners

  By Tara Perkins  |  April 18, 2006

  With first-quarter earnings season for the metal companies soon to kick off, UBS Investment Research has increased its earnings targets and ratings for many gold and copper companies in light of soaring metals prices.