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GFMS Surged 2009 Copper Forecast by Some 10%

Mike Rodger — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:42:20 +0000

Metals Consulting Group GFMS has surged its copper price forecast by around 10 percent for this year and expects higher prices until 2012 on expectations of stronger metals demand. For full story, click here

Equinox Minerals Cuts Copper Outlook on Zambia Mine Woes

Mike Rodger — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:10:26 +0000

Equinox Minerals has cut its 2009 copper production forecast and surged its cost expectations due to problems starting up its Lumwana mine in Zambia. For full story, click here

Copper’s nine month high thwarted

Mike Rodger — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:38:03 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News U.S. copper futures ended lower on Tuesday, after touching nine month highs earlier in the session, as copper climbed for a third day on speculation that the global economy is well on its way to a recovery. The index of leading indicators in the U.S., the [...]

Job data keeps copper in positive territory

Mike Rodger — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:49:40 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Copper Investing News Copper futures rose Friday after government data showed the U.S. lost much fewer jobs last month than expected, fueling hopes for an economic recovery. Copper steadied on Thursday, gaining support from rising equities and a weaker dollar, after the metal plunged just before close on Wednesday. [...]

Antofagasta's Q1 Copper Output dips, repeats target

Mike Rodger — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:47:20 +0000

Chilean copper miner Antofagasta Plc. posted a dip in its first-quarter copper output on Thursday and higher costs, but the output figure was in line with a lower full-year forecast. For full story, click here

Chinese purchasing restores copper prices

Mike Rodger — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:24 +0000

Copper, the flagship base metal posing the ability to forecast the state of the economy in general and the metal markets in particular. But none of the other base metals have followed copper’s recent rally, and industry experts do not expect that it will have very long legs. Orest Wowkodaw, an analyst at Canaccord Adams, [...]

Is the bull about to make a comeback?

Mike Rodger — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:05:52 +0000

By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Copper Investing News Copper’s rapid ascent in 2009 reopened the question- are we there yet? Since the economic crisis started everyone has been seeking the answer to the elusive question- have we hit the bottom? The red metal, considered a barometer of economic health, has rallied 33 per cent so [...]

Zambian Central Bank sees copper price surging above $4900/ton

Mike Rodger — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:46:04 +0000

The Zambian central bank is expecting world copper prices to surge above the $4,900 a metric ton by the end of 2009, easing the pressure suffered by Zambian copper mines since July last year. For full story, click here

CESCO forecasts 2009 copper prices at $1.50-$1.80/lb

Mike Rodger — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:43:05 +0000

Copper industry think-tank CESCO reported that global copper prices will trade between $1.50 and $1.80 per pound in 2009, underpinned by buying from top consumer China as it seeks to bolster domestic industrial growth. CESCO executive director Juan Carlos Guajardo, said: We are watching to see if China manages to reorient its export economy toward [...]

PanAust increases next year's copper output forecast

Mike Rodger — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:48:48 +0000

PanAust Ltd increased its next year’s copper output forecast by nearly 10 % from its mine in Laos to 65,000 tonnes, based on a new ore reserve estimate. Gary Stafford , Managing Director of PanAust, said: At the time that a third of the mine’s total output was already pre-sold on the spot market through to 2010. For [...]