By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel took part in the base metal’s slide this week; with nickel futures dropping from cash buyer $15,600 per tonne on the LME last Friday, to $14,950 per tonne on Tuesday’s close. The sharp losses in futures values hit all the base metals as another round [...]
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News On Monday, Nickel prices extended last week’s rally; as positive manufacturing data out of China, the world’s third largest economy lifted the base metals. Extra impetus came as the weakening greenback made nickel more economical for holders of other currencies. Many analysts are still trigger shy [...]
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing NewsAt last week’s G20 summit, world leaders gathered and pledged their support to take bold steps to lift the global economy. The summit’s host- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed the meeting marked the emergence of “A New World Order.” Together the leaders unveiled a $1,100 bn [...]
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel is one of the leading indicator metals when it comes to economic health. The metal, used chiefly as a component of stainless steel, tends to be one of the first metals to fall when times are bad, as well as one of the first to [...]
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News As supply and demand fundamentals have rapidly diverged, nickel has slumped more than 80 per cent from its record $51,800 a tonne price reached in May 2007. Miners have been attempting to bring the split fundamentals into line with production cuts. So far cuts equal to about [...]
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Monday, March 23, 2009
New Caledonia’s Congress has advocated several crucial pieces of legislation related to the nickel mining industry, which is regarded as the backbone of the French Pacific territory’s economy. For full story, click here
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel prices will most likely be flat, at best, in 2009, according to Robin Bhar, metals analyst for Calyon Credit Agricole CIB, London. However, nickel premiums are difficult to gauge in a market characterized by a lack of demand, rising stocks and sinking prices. LME nickel prices [...]
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Overview Based on Indicated and Inferred Resources for the Nokomis Deposit, the Nokomis Deposit ranks as one of the largest Polymetallic Resources to be discovered in North America in decades containing a higher than average grade for deposits within the Duluth Complex. The Nokomis Deposit is located in Northeastern Minnesota, southeast of the town of [...]
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Xstrata Ltd said on Wedenesday mining and transport operations were being disrupted by heavy rains in Australia’s Queensland state. For full story, click here
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel prices entered the New Year with upward momentum, as the annual commodity index rebalancing was positive for the base metals. Now, it is one month into the year and the gains have halted. London Metal Exchange three-month nickel closed Friday at US$11,150 a metric tonne, [...]
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