http://www.inveslogic.com/latest Base Metals Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381365?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Magnesium prices in Europe rose this week to $2,800-2,900/mt, market participants said. Any further price increase may be capped by low prices for Russian material and slack demand, traders were quoted as saying.... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381365?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:21:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381374?rsstype=latest&cid=19 A Rs. 170 crore titanium sponge plant in Kollam is expected to be commissioned in July, making India the fifth producer in the world of what is considered the metal of the 21st century and which has immense space and defence applications.Being funded... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381374?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381375?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Boris Bronneberg, Source Montan HandelsIn Europe, the markets are pretty strong and the prices are pretty high. Demand isn't huge but the Chinese have shown more demand than we expected coming out of the Chinese New Year. There is an expected low rig... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381375?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:33:29 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1381362?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Base metals prices were mixed Thursday, with copper up on new demand concerns and aluminium higher on an 8-month low in stockpiles while other prices fell.Three-month copper added $24 to $7,464 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, while April cont... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1381362?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:01:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380791?rsstype=latest&cid=19 China Daily reports that consumer prices rose to a 16-month high in February, up 2.7 percent from a year ago, while producer prices are now rising at a 5.4 percent annual rate. This follows reports yesterday that, despite recent efforts to cool their... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380791?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:41:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380985?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Torch River Resources Ltd. announced geochemical and geophysical data compilation has identified REE targets on its 100% owned Mount Copeland mineral tenures. From the 2008 drill core samples (West Glacier Zone), a total of 31 select core sample (0.5... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380985?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380988?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Mantis Mineral Corp. has granted an option that allows Fieldex Exploration Inc. to acquire up to a 60 per cent interest in five mining claims at a lithium-tantalum deposit near Cochrane, in northeastern Ontario.Fieldex can earn a 50 per cent of the C... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380988?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:16:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380989?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Tantalum capacitor prices have increased 5 10% in recent months, but price should stabilize unless the price of tantalum increases dramatically. Prices increased because suppliers took capacity offline last year during the downturn, but now demand ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380989?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:12:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380991?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thompson Creek Metals said its molybdenum production will drop in 2012 by about 6 million lb, so the company is looking to acquire new assets.The company estimates that its 2011 production levels will be similar to this year, but 2012 output is expec... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380991?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:05:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380992?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Antofagasta said group turnover fell 12.2% to $2.962bn in the year to end-December 2009. Cash flows from operations tumbled 54% to $1.167bn and net earnings dropped 60.9% to $667.7m, down 20% excluding exceptionals.The copper miner reported earnings ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380992?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:01:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380993?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Sichuan Hanlong Group signed a series of agreements with the U.S.-based General Moly Inc to subscribe for a 25% stake in the Amex-listed firm through subsidiary firm Hanlong (USA) Mining Investment Inc to become the controlling shareholder, according... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380993?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380577?rsstype=latest&cid=19 World magnesium demand and supply could keep low level through 2010 under slow automobile demand, Greg Patzer, executive VP of International Magnesium Association, said.He added that Chinese magnesium refineries, which represent 80% of the world su... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380577?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:38:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380578?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Canadian mining company Sherritt International's joint nickel venture in Cuba broke production records in February, while a second plant's output was 2 percent above plan, official media reported Wednesday. The Pedro Soto Alba plant produced 106 tonn... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380578?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:33:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380580?rsstype=latest&cid=19 One hybrid car requires 20 kilograms of lithium carbonate. By comparison, cellphone batteries need just a few grams. Some experts believe that as production of hybrid cars increases, so will the demand for lithium and other rare earths.It was an inve... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380580?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:24:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380583?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Magnesium in the Chinese domestic market was slightly down this week, trading between $2,270-2,350/mt EXW China, market sources report.... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380583?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380584?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Copper imports by China, the world's largest consumer, increased 10 percent in February from the previous month on sustained demand.Imports of copper and products were 322,282 metric tons, the General Administration of Customs said today. Still, that... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380584?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:34:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380585?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Copper futures closed down at $7,440/mt, aluminium down $26 at $2,231, lead up $49 at $2,289, zinc up $1 at $2,376, nickel down $725 at $21,520, tin up $175 at $17,725.[original]... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380585?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:33:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380596?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Since the beginning of the year, the potash market has been tracking a slow route to recovery, and this has some investors crying the blues. Sure, the rebound is a good thing; however, with the impetus in which we have watched the other commodities r... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380596?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:49:01 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/canadian-mining-journal/1380807?rsstype=latest&cid=19 YUKON - Vancouver's Alexco Resource Corp. has awarded the mining services contract for development and product... [Full Story]... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/canadian-mining-journal/1380807?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:41:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379904?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Matt Trivisonno no stranger to these pages. He has set up a new site to do Real-Time Tracking of the US Economy Using Withholding Tax Revenue: : The Daily Jobs Update.Here s Matt: I m thinking that if payrolls stay flat, the annual growth... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379904?rsstype=latest&cid=19 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:58:30 -0500