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By Brian Sylvester |
January 30, 2013
By calculating ounces-in-the-ground values and assessing for risk, Michael Fowler has concluded that the junior/mid-tier sector offers the best growth potential.
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By Jon Nadler |
January 25, 2013
After having once again failed at the $1,696 resistance level on Wednesday, gold prices headed lower for a third straight session this morning. In the process, the pivotal 200-day moving average price near the $1,608 level was breached by sellers.
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By Adrian Ash |
January 17, 2013
Full-year 2012 gold data from Thomson Reuters GFMS yesterday estimated gold demand from all central banks, as a group, at a half-century high of 536 tonnes, up 17% from 2011.
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By Stephan Bogner |
February 29, 2012
China is the largest copper consumer in the world demanding 40% of the world`s copper supply. The copper price rose as much as 17% this year – despite copper stocks in Shanghai warehouses increasing steadily for quite some time and last week hitting the highest level in nearly a decade....
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
August 5, 2011
The rising demand for silver bullion products with 99.99% fineness has started a new trend - silver denominated notes reminiscent of turn of the century American silver certificates are becoming quite popular.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
May 23, 2011
Copper is the key to the increased speed of modern high speed trains. New high-speed trains with their electric traction engines use from 3 to 4 tonnes of copper per train.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 13, 2011
Stocks are higher in Europe after gains in Asia despite losses on Wall Street yesterday. Gold and silver are showing tentative gains after 1% declines yesterday. Gold is particularly strong in yen terms as the yen has weakened against all major peers.
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By Philip Burgert |
October 18, 2010
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto said Monday that they were terminating 16-month-old plans for a joint venture covering their Western Australian iron ore assets blaming regulatory roadblocks.
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By The Mad Hedge Fund Trader |
October 12, 2010
Most RTP mines are running at full capacity, and the way to further riches for the company is through further expansion of vast open pit mines in Australia's Pilbara region.
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By The Australian Business |
March 10, 2010
Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese is to visit Beijing this month to attend a high-powered conference that usually attracts top Chinese officials.