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Mine Prices Market and Trade Forecast Analyst, Coal, Iron Ore and Copper Mine Demand Slump
Copper prices may average $1.55 a pound, a 9 percent decline from Macquarie’s November forecast of $1.70, and 55 percent lower than the average price in 2008, analysts led by London-based Jim Lennon said in an e-mailed report today.
Copper Mine Prices Slump, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Into Worst This Year
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the best-performing stock among North American mining companies in 2007, turned into the worst this year. Analysts say the company may not fare much better in 2009 as copper prices slump.
Australia Cut Export Coal, Iron Ore Mine and Commodity Sales Forecast 10% on Crisis
Australia, the world’s largest shipper of coal, iron ore and wool, cut its commodity exports forecast by 10 percent because of the global financial crisis that may continue to hinder any recovery until the second half next year.
BHP Billiton Will Cut Iron Ore Production 25% on Demand
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, may need to cut iron ore production by about a quarter next year as a slump in global steel output curbs demand for the raw material, Merrill Lynch & Co. said.
BHP, the world’s third-biggest iron ore producer, may curb output from mines in Western Australia by [...]
Sale Earnings Of Mine Nickel Norilsk Nickel’s Declines
Norilsk Nickel’s net profit fell by one-third in the first half of the year as the world’s largest nickel miner succumbed to rampant inflation in Russia and a 40 percent decline in the price of the metal.
Norilsk’s stock on the MICEX fell 17.7 percent Friday, falling further than the 6.1 percent decline on the MICEX [...]
Mozambique Reports Mining Exploration and Mining Industry Sector Q3 2008
The mining industry of Mozambique is forecast to log an average growth of 9.2% during 2008-2012 and be valued at US$0.38bn in 2012.
The outlook for Mozambique’s mining sector remains bright, with the national director of Mining Resources, Fatima Momade, stating that the mining and oil sectors should be the primary drivers behind GDP growth hitting [...]
Condition Of Commerce Of Mining Exploration Sector, Gain Of Massey Merger On US Coal Mine Exploration
Taker over mine company Alpha Natural Resources Inc. by Cleveland-Cliff equal to $10 billion is an the biggest acquisition process in coal industry.
While the worldwide bear market slowed mergers and acquisitions by 35 percent in the first half of the year, takeovers of energy and mining companies jumped 33 percent so far this year as [...]
Mining Market, Tradding and Stocks Gain in UK Reported
U.K. mining stocks advanced, led by BHP Billiton Ltd. and Antofagasta Plc, on higher metal prices.
Lloyds TSB Group Plc led bank shares lower after Goldman, Sachs & Co. lowered earnings outlooks for U.K. banks.
The benchmark FTSE 100 Index dropped 22, or 0.4 percent, to 5,893.9 at 11:34 a.m. in London. The FTSE All-Share Index fell [...]
Uranium wins more fans as an investment
Uranium rose for a third consecutive week on Friday as speculators rekindled their interest in the raw material for nuclear reactor fuel, said TradeTech, a publisher of price assessments.
The price for immediate delivery rose $4, or 5 percent, to $84 a pound, TradeTech said in a weekly report. The equivalent of at least 350,000 pounds [...]
