Base Metals and Minerals

Lithium Rising As Electric Vehicles Take Hold

Sam Green of TradersCircle investigates the rapid global shift towards electric vehicles.

Feb 10 2017

Mining Shale Gas Drilling

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Macquarie cuts oil and LNG price outlook; Philippines throws another spanner in nickel works; China’s looming capacity reductions.

Feb 07 2017


Manganese Is Energy Critical

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills makes the case for manganese.

Feb 01 2017

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More copper and less gold production is expected from OZ Minerals in coming years and Carrapateena’s imminent feasibility study could be a catalyst for the stock.

Jan 31 2017


Previous Stories

Short-Term Weakness In Copper

Apr 20 2010

Barclays Capital’s technical analysts provide short and long term views on copper.


Material Matters: Support For Gold And Nickel, Aluminium Fundamentals Remain Poor

Apr 20 2010

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with brokers seeing reasons to remain positive on nickel and gold but not aluminum.


The Overnight Report: Wall Street Fights Back

Apr 20 2010

The case against Goldmans looks weak, Wall Street decided, while the volcano is apparently now angrier. Dow up 73.


On Profit Warnings, Undervalued Utilities And Copper Stocks

Apr 19 2010

JP Morgan sees risks across the market to current profit forecasts, UBS sees value in utilities and Weres adds two copper stocks to its Conviction List.


Material Matters: Gold Demand Uncertain, Base Metals And Fertiliser Improving

Apr 19 2010

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, with demand seen as an issue for gold but showing signs of improvement in the base metals and fertiliser sectors.


The Monday Report

Apr 19 2010

A wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.


How Big Is Oz Minerals’ Upside?

Apr 16 2010

Oz Minerals beat market expectations for production and costs in the March quarter and forecasts have increased.


Base Metals: Up, Up… And Away?

Apr 16 2010

Technical signals continue to point towards more gains for base metals, report technical analysts at Barclays Capital.


The Overnight Report: Google Fails To Inspire

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street reacted badly to the Google result after the market while the day-session had to cope with mixed signals. Dow up 21.


Material Matters: PGMs In Demand, Oil And Nickel Not So

Apr 15 2010

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities, where the latest news is positive for platinum, palladium and aluminium but less so for nickel and oil.



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