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Zinc steers a steady course
Zinc has remained one of the steadiest performers this year. Prices peaked around US$2,800/t in early January, before declining in February on the back of a strong US dollar and worries over China’s tightening monetary policy
In for a nickel
Nickel has been the best performing commodity so far this year. Demand has primarily been driven by stainless-steel production in Europe and China, and supply issuesCopper for Christmas
The price of copper has more than doubled this year as US$11.9 trillion of stimulus measures pledged by the world’s governments has helped to ease credit availability and revive economic growthCessation in gold dehedging
For the first quarter in seven years, gold hedging did not decline in the three months to end-MarchMining's contribution
Mining companies make a significant economic contribution where they operate, but are there missed opportunities? This is one of the questions posed in a study from PricewaterhouseCoopers on the global mining industry’s total tax contribution2008: record metals trading
The London Metal Exchange (LME) said trading rose 22% in 2008, for a fourth consecutive year against the backdrop of “exceptional market turmoil”.Nickel: Calling the bottom
Even by its own volatile standards, nickel has had a remarkable past 40 months (see graph). The metal rose to an all-time high of US$51,600/t in May 2007, before falling away to US$26,300/t by the end of the year. Nickel improved to US$33,200/t in early March this year before slumping to just US$9,350/t in mid-October. The metal had recovered to over US$12,000/t as Mining Magazine went to press.Elephant country
Russia is viewed by many as one of the few places left in the world where ‘greenfield’ gold discoveries still exist. The country’s vast untapped deposits were the subject of a recent article in Mining Journal by Dr Meg Sherval an economic and resource geographer.Olympic gold
THE Olympic Games have drawn to a close for another four years and BHP Billiton was an undisputed winner. The company provided 13kg (419oz) of gold worth over US$335 000 for the winners’ medals. A total of some 6 000 gold silver and bronze medals were manufactured; each gold one comprising a silver core with 6g (0.19oz) of gold cladding (worth some US$150).Uncertain bullion
CONSIDERING the credit crisis and economic malaise and the weak US dollar and soaring oil price it can be argued that the gold price is underperforming.Site Search
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