EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST

GOLD PRICE FORECAST

Five reasons Jeff Nichols thinks gold is a steal

Friday , 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
BIGGEST FLOTATION IN LONDON IN ALMOST 2 YEARS

African Barrick Gold IPO priced at low end of range

Friday , 19 Mar 2010
The 575 pence price values the company at about $3.6bn
INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

African Barrick Gold's London listing on Friday in context

Thursday , 18 Mar 2010
A look at the significance of African Barrick, amid 100 listed gold stocks active in Africa.
NICKEL MARKET

Expect a 10,000 tonne nickel deficit this year - Brook Hunt

Thursday , 18 Mar 2010
The research house says demand is slowly returning but more production is on the way
GOLD DEMAND

Global gold demand to recover in 2010 -WGC

Thursday , 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
CAPITAL RAISING

Barclays calls Vale's dollar denominated bonds cheap after euro issue

Thursday , 18 Mar 2010
The dollar-denominated bonds fell heavily Wednesday after a euro-denominated bond was issued for the first time
200,000 T/Y COPPER RISING TO 400,000T/Y

Outotec to deliver a new copper smelter for Tongling in China

Wednesday , 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
NINE MONTH EARNINGS NUMBERS

Avocet shares fall on pretax loss for nine months to December

Wednesday , 17 Mar 2010
The group said impairment charges and higher output costs were to blame for the $10.6m loss but, added it was positive about the outlook for 2010
QUARTERLY COMMODITIES REVIEW

Commodities "moderately bullish" in a two-speed world - SocGen

Wednesday , 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.
GEM DIAMONDS

Another diamond digger survives 2009

Tuesday , 16 Mar 2010
Just 700 big sparklers from Lesotho's Letšeng accounted for 78% of Gem Diamond's USD 244m revenues in 2009.
SOVEREIGN DEBT AN ISSUE

The evolution of gold

Tuesday , 16 Mar 2010
Record highs in euro and sterling terms are indicative of the yellow metal's broadening appeal as insurance
NET MINE SUPPLY REDUCED BY 9%

Global gold hedge book down to just 236 tonnes

Tuesday , 16 Mar 2010
At just under five weeks' world mine production the global hedge book is far cry from its peak of 3,064 tonnes at its peak in 2000
4TH LARGEST ALUMINUM COMPANY

Press says Vedanta Aluminum IPO may be in the offering

Tuesday , 16 Mar 2010
London tycoon Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Resources may be spinning off its aluminum division, the first of several spin-offs under consideration.
MORE STILL NEEDED

Improving rough diamond prices see Diamondcorp make successful capital raising

Monday , 15 Mar 2010
Diamond junior Diamondcorp has successfully raised £7.1 million from its shareholders with the greater part to be used to advance the historic Lace diamond mine project.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Lots of bulls in China's shop

Sunday , 14 Mar 2010
With chunky economic numbers from China boosting commodity prices we take a brief look at the country's position in different market places - while noting also that hopes for a recovery in global trade appear to be borne out by freight rates
BAIL OUT SUPPORT

Could Euro zone gold reserves be used to bail out bankrupt states?

Sunday , 14 Mar 2010
A German source suggests that the country is considering suggesting that state gold reserves could be used as a last resort to bail out Euro zone states facing bankruptcy
SOME WARNING LIGHTS ABOUND

ETFs in 2010 - platinum and gold are both winners and losers

Friday , 12 Mar 2010
A brief review of the performance of the major precious metals funds
Cement Plant

FLSmidth awarded multi-million dollar operation contract in Angola

Friday , 12 Mar 2010
FL Smidth has been awarded a major contract in Angola to operate and maintain a 4,200 t/d cement plant
GOLD BULLS

Four reasons gold will remain firm and strengthen - Blanchard Chair

Thursday , 11 Mar 2010
Blanchard Chairman, Donald Doyle sees numerous reasons that point to gold's nine-year bull run continuing in both the near and long term.
AIMING TO BECOMES A GLOBAL PLAYER

Antofagasta looking to double output after 2015

Thursday , 11 Mar 2010
The Chilean miner's CEO says the group has already had informal discussions with banks about debt financing for Reko Diq and will also look at possible takeover targets
GOLD WEEKLY

Gold ETFs stand to gain as bigger investors look to gold as an alternative currency

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
As investors focus more and more on sovereign risk issues so gold stands to gain
HOTAZEL TURNKEY PROJECT

Outotec to supply Euro 119 M manganese sinter plant

Wednesday , 10 Mar 2010
Finnish metallurgical and mineral processing giant, Outotec, has been commissioned to build a sinter plant for Kalagadi Manganese in South Africa
ASIA TO SHINE

European steel demand to bounce 20% in 2010 - WSA

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
but, the World Steel Association cautions much of the West's business has been irrevocably lost to the East
EYING THE AMERICAS

AngloGold Ashanti could split ops - CEO

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
Mark Cutifani said the group is considering such a move in order to boost returns to shareholders and increase its valuation
MOVING GOALPOSTS

Why don't you get a proper job?

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
Mining as a profession has its moments, but governments can often make life difficult for the mining entrepreneur.
MULTIPURPOSE DRILL RIGS

New technology and multi-tasking for today's exploration drilling crews

Sunday , 07 Mar 2010
Drilling developments to minimize drill downtime utilizing adaptable equipment suitable for several roles.
DUAL PURPOSE

Helping tailings dust control and providing mine power

Sunday , 07 Mar 2010
An innovative system matches solar energy enabled geomembranes to provide dust control and generate electric power.
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