Iron Ore, Copper, Gold, Potash to Drive Canadian 2013 Exports
May 23, 2013 by Gold Editor · Leave a Comment
SOURCE:[Mineweb] – Iron ore shipments, strong copper production and a 20% increase in Ontario’s gold output are expected to give a huge boost to Canada’s exports, advises Canada’s export credit agency. Export Development Canada Economics is forecasting an 18% surge in Canadian exports of metals ores and metal manufactured production in 2013 before declining to [...]
Copper Seen Extending Rally With China Accelerating
January 25, 2013 by Gold Editor · Leave a Comment
SOURCE:[Bloomberg] – Copper traders are bullish for a third consecutive week as the fastest expansion in Chinese manufacturing in two years boosts confidence that the biggest buyer of the metal is leading a global recovery. Eleven analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to rise next week, six were bearish and a further five were neutral. [...]
Five Must-Haves for Junior Mining Companies
September 19, 2012 by Gold Editor · Leave a Comment
SOURCE: [The Gold Report] – Valuation disconnects among producers, rising gold price and juniors facing funding crunches are among the factors fueling a spate of M&A activity. In her first exclusive Gold Report interview, Aleksandra (Sasha) Bukacheva, a mining research analyst with Fraser Mackenzie in Toronto, shares her list of likely targets and suitors in [...]
Copper rises to 4-1/2 month high after U.S. Fed stimulus
September 14, 2012 by Gold Editor · Leave a Comment
SOURCE:[Reuters]- Copper climbed to a 4-1/2 month high on Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve launched a new round of aggressive stimulus that investors hoped would help bolster demand for industrial metals. The rally in base metals echoed a rise in risk appetite across financial markets after the Fed said on Thursday it would pump [...]
Copper Firms Seen as Good Buy for Long Term
September 7, 2012 by Gold Editor · Leave a Comment
SOURCE:[Copper Investing News]- While the global economic crisis continues to weigh down demand for natural resources, including copper, investors should look at the metal’s long-term outlook to make the most of their investments. Copper for three-month delivery settled 0.8 percent higher on the London Metal Exchange (LME) at $7,679 a metric ton on September 3, [...]
Copper: The Essential Metal (Part 2)
August 29, 2012 by Gold Editor · Leave a Comment
SOURCE: [Visual Capitalist] – Copper is one of the most widely used metals on the planet, and has been for more than 10,000 years. It’s history is rich and distinctive as its unique colour, and it is now indispensable in modern society. In this infographic we explore why copper prices have increased by 4x over [...]
JPMorgan Copper ETF Plan Seen Creating Havoc by Merchant Groups
July 18, 2012 by Gold Editor · Leave a Comment
SOURCE: [Bloomberg] – JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)’s plan to introduce an exchange-traded fund linked to copper will “severely disrupt” the market, a group of industrial copper users told the Securities and Exchange Commission. Funds backed by copper would leave less of the metal available for manufacturers, creating shortages and driving up prices, according to [...]
