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Gold Mining Companies on Haven Demand, Gold Prices Best Quarter in a Year


Gold headed for its best quarter in a year on increased demand for the metal as a store of value and a hedge against accelerating prices, with central banks ramping up spending to fight the global recession.

Gold Mine Prices and Trade Slip After Drop in Two Weeks


Gold extended losses to trade below $900 an ounce on Thursday, after registering its biggest daily percentage drop in more than two weeks the previous day, as stock markets rallied and the U.S. Fed calmed inflation fears.

Mining Exploration and Commodity Trends in 2009


The year 2008 is coming to an end on a positive note for commodities sector as it continues to outperform equities and other financial investment options. In India, commodities sector led by oil, mining and metals have been found to be the greatest wealth generators beating IT sector and real estate in the game.

Bulge bracket firms dominate in Asia


While bulge bracket firms did not dominate the Financial Times/StarMine Awards for Europe in 2006, they certainly did in Asia.
Independent research houses have made significant in-roads in the US and Europe but, judging from the results, when it comes to producing accurate company analysis the emerging markets of Asia require an altogether higher level of [...]

The price of coal is poised to rebound on demand from China


The price of coal is poised to rebound from a two-year slump as China buys more than it exports for the first time in history.
Power use in China, the world’s biggest coal producer, is rising 13 percent annually, and utilities are building plants at a record pace. The country gets 78 percent of its electricity [...]

Coal Surge Seen by Mobius as China’s Imports Increase (Update2)


Coal is poised to rebound from a two-year slump as China buys more than it exports for the first time in history.
Power use in China, the world’s biggest coal producer, is rising 13 percent annually, and utilities are building plants at a record pace. The nation gets 78 percent of its electricity from coal, spurring [...]

Zacks Industry Rank Analysis Highlights: Barrick Gold, Campbell Soup Company, Fresh Del Monte, Heinz and Newmont Mining


Zacks.com releases the latest Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks featured in this week’s analysis include Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX – News), Campbell Soup Company, Fresh Del Monte, Heinz and Newmont Mining. To see the Zacks Industry Rank and the trend in earnings estimates revisions for all 208 industry groups.
Zacks Industry Rank Analysis is written by Charles [...]

Golden Eagle Confirms Confidence Demonstrated by Recent World-Class Projects in Bolivia


Golden Eagle International, Inc. confirmed its scheduled Conference Call and simultaneous Webcast on Thursday, March 8, 2007, at 4:15 p.m. EST (3:15 p.m. CST; 2:15 p.m. MST and 1:15 p.m. PST). The Webcast will feature a PowerPoint presentation updating progress on the C Zone gold project and the Buen Futuro A Zone gold-copper project. (IMPORTANT: [...]

Klondike Star Discovers New Mineralized Zones at Ultra Project


Donald W. Flinn, P.Eng., Vice-President, Operations for Klondike Star Mineral Corporation (OTCBB:KDSM) today announced the discovery of volcanogenic massive sulphide zones at it’s Ultra Project, near Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada. The Telluride Zone was discovered in outcrop at 2600 meters (8500 feet) elevation on the northwest ridge of Mount Cairnes, approximately 4.5 kilometers southwest [...]