By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News This week, the base metals have remained range bound, waiting for cues from OPEC Decision, and the conclusion for the proposed auto bailout. After the Federal Reserve issued yet another rate cut that sent the dollar reeling, the base metals were steady. On India’s Multi Commodities Exchange [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel futures traded higher on India’s Multicommodity Exchange (MCX) today due to increased buying interest. A favourable response to the stimulus packages that will be put in action by the incoming U.S. administration lifted most of the base metals. On the MCX, Nickel December 2008 contract [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News The sharp retreat in the price of nickel in 2008 as demand from the key stainless steel sector plummeted has forced several producers to curb output or defer projects. So far, in 2008, and extending into 2009, mines in Australia, Canada, Finland, Africa and Asia have [...]
The Shire of Ravensthorpe has dismissed speculation BHP’s local nickel mine may be mothballed, saying it has been reassured by the company that the operation will continue. For full story, click here
The mines and Geosciences Bureau and the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (CMP) will meet Palawan officials this week to clarify the 25-year mining moratorium. full story, click here
Nickel miners and contractors face a bleak Christmas with the Silver Swan and Waterloo nickel mines near Kalgoorlie and Leinster to shut by year’s end. For full story, click here
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News The price of nickel has been on a downward spiral since it touched a high of US$51,800 per tonne in May 2007. Currently, the metal has been operating in the US$12,400 range, and further declines are expected. Analysts predict that as the financial crisis spreads, nickel could [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News The price of nickel used in stainless steel has slumped more than 60 per cent from the beginning of this year and some mining companies have been forced to cut back output or delay projects as prices have fallen below the marginal cost of production. Nickel [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News It is no secret that there has been a big price crash in industrial metal prices this year, and nickel took the biggest hit. But nickel’s poor performance may mean that it will be the first to pull itself out of troubles. We all know that [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News On Monday, LME Nickel was on the upside with prices jumping 5.5 per cent. Nickel was just one of the metals that rallied on Monday, after news that there would be coordinated steps taken outside the US to combat a global recession. Nickel for three-month delivery [...]
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