General
(27 January 2012)
PILBARA miners are again on cyclone watch as tropical cyclone Iggy brews off the northwest coast. - more 
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(27 January 2012)
AUSSIE stocks closed the week higher, buoyed by positive news from the US and optimism regarding the Greek debt crisis. - more
(27 January 2012)
GOLD producer Saracen Mineral Holdings has been forced to lower its quarterly production guidance due to the removal of open pit ore from Whirling Dervish and a delay in processing Red October underground ore in Western Australia. - more
(27 January 2012)
BASE metals explorer Robust Resources has issued 5.3 million shares at $A1.40 each to Droxford International for $7.5 million. - more
(27 January 2012)
AQUILA Resources’ Isaac Plains mine has bounced back from long-running production interruptions triggered by disagreements with the mine’s joint venture partner Vale, with coal sales for the mine jumping to 352,780 tonnes during the December 2011 quarter. - more
(27 January 2012)
AQUILA Resources iron ore general manager Russell Tipper has jumped ship to join Brockman Resources as chief executive officer. - more
(27 January 2012)
A 20% jump in grade at the INCA deposit in Namibia has reinforced its importance to the future of Deep Yellow’s flagship Omahola uranium property but further drilling is required to fully define the extent of high-grade numbers at depth. - more
(27 January 2012)
NEW projects for Volta and extra tenements for Phillips River, a takeover extension for LionGold, a proposed redomiciliation for Astron and exploration updates for Gold Anomaly and Western Desert are the Mining Briefs highlights. - more
(27 January 2012)
TORONTO-based Crocodile Gold has tipped production from its Northern Territory mines to increase to 75,000-85,000 ounces of gold this year. - more
(27 January 2012)
DESPITE the amount of imported mining and construction equipment surpassing pre-global financial crisis levels in the middle of 2011, Australia’s largest freight forwarder has warned industry to expect a rocky year ahead. - more
(27 January 2012)
PILBARA miners are again on cyclone watch as tropical cyclone Iggy brews off the northwest coast. - more
(27 January 2012)
THIS week, brokers run the ruler over gold giant Newcrest, magnetite producer Grange and nickel miner Western Areas in the wake of quarterly production results. - more
(27 January 2012)
GLOUCESTER Coal boosted its coal production in the December quarter but admitted its sales volumes were below expectation as a result of reduced overseas demand for semi hard coking coal. - more
(27 January 2012)
THE Western Australian resource sector is helping stabilise the economy and keep unemployment down, according to a report by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia. - more
(27 January 2012)
A REVISED and upgraded resource has further confirmed the status of the Tampakan project in the Philippines as one of the world’s most significant undeveloped copper-gold assets but a question mark still remains over its development pending clarification of an open pit mining ban. - more
(27 January 2012)
METALLURGICAL engineer Chris Start has staked out his career in the mining industry, leaving his mark on sites around the world. Now the managing director of Kingrose Mining, Start spoke to MiningNewsPremium.net about his plans for the gold producer. - more
(27 January 2012)
CLEVELAND-based Cliffs Natural Resources has posted its expected full-year results, with Western Australian iron ore production lower than expected with higher costs. - more
(27 January 2012)
THE fight for a multi-billion stake in Anglo American’s Chilean subsidiary AA Sur and its prized Los Bronces copper asset, the world’s fifth-largest copper mine, has taken a new twist. - more
(27 January 2012)
A MAIDEN resource containing 29,800 tonnes of nickel has been defined at the Rosie deposit in Western Australia by joint venture partners Independence Group and South Boulder Mines. - more
(27 January 2012)
NAVIGATOR Resources’ Bronzewing mine underperformed in the December quarter, though a strong performance last month bodes well for the coming quarter. - more
(27 January 2012)
DEEP Yellow’s Shiyela iron ore project in Namibia is shaping up as a viable development opportunity after the company revealed the results of a scoping study. - more
(27 January 2012)
AFTER a positive session on Wednesday, Wall Street stocks fell overnight after the release of some weak economic data, while base metals in London surged. - more
(25 January 2012)
LOCAL stocks shrugged off the news of the Greek debt crisis on the back of positive leads out of the US.
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(25 January 2012)
MOUNT Gibson Iron says it will focus on local training and employment initiatives after skilled labour shortages hampered shipments in the December quarter. - more
(25 January 2012)
A REVISION of sale terms for Chalice, a potential purchase for the Bullabulling joint venture partners, a sale for West Wits and exploration updates for Alloy, BC, IMX, Brockman and Rox are the Mining Briefs highlights. - more
(25 January 2012)
SHARES in explorer Horseshoe Metals climbed as much as 15% today after it returned high-grade copper hits from its wholly-owned Kumarina property, which is in the same neighbourhood as Sandfire Resources’ DeGrussa mine in Western Australia. - more
| Commodities
| Copper - Cash |
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8577.00 |
206.00 |
2.46 |
8371.00 |
| Copper - 3Mth |
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8590.00 |
206.00 |
2.46 |
8384.00 |
| Lead - Cash |
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2300.50 |
44.00 |
1.95 |
2256.25 |
| Lead - 3Mth |
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2325.00 |
43.00 |
1.88 |
2282.00 |
| Zinc - Cash |
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2189.25 |
30.75 |
1.42 |
2158.50 |
| Zinc - 3Mth |
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2205.00 |
30.00 |
1.38 |
2175.00 |
| Nickel - Cash |
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21535.00 |
659.00 |
3.16 |
20876.00 |
| Nickel - 3Mth |
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21600.00 |
675.00 |
3.23 |
20925.00 |
| Tin - Cash |
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23954.00 |
1557.00 |
6.95 |
22397.00 |
| Tin - 3Mth |
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24005.00 |
1555.00 |
6.93 |
22450.00 |
| Aluminium - Cash |
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2244.75 |
27.00 |
1.22 |
2217.75 |
| Aluminium - 3Mth |
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2277.00 |
25.00 |
1.11 |
2252.00 |
| Gold - Feb 12 |
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1721.60 |
21.50 |
1.26 |
1700.10 |
| Silver - Mar12 |
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33.44 |
0.32 |
0.96 |
33.12 |
| Copper - Mar12 |
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388.65 |
5.70 |
1.49 |
382.95 |
| Platinum - Jan 12 |
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1613.80 |
36.40 |
2.31 |
1577.40 |
| Palladium - Mar 12 |
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692.50 |
-0.85 |
-0.12 |
693.35 |
| Gold (AM Fix) |
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1713.00 |
54.00 |
3.25 |
1659.00 |
| Silver (Fix) |
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33.35 |
1.68 |
5.30 |
31.67 |
| WTI |
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99.70 |
0.57 |
0.58 |
99.13 |
| U308 Spot |
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52.25 |
-0.50 |
-0.95 |
52.75 |
| $A/$US |
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1.0621 |
0.0024 |
0.2265 |
1.0597 |
| STG / $US |
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1.5689 |
0.0031 |
0.1980 |
1.5658 |
| Euro / $US |
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1.3104 |
-0.0002 |
-0.0153 |
1.3106 |
| Euro / $A |
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1.2338 |
-0.0029 |
0.2383 |
1.2368 |
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TABLE: Friday, January 27, 2012, 12:00am GMT
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