Catalyst Copper Projects $1.6 Billion Cash Flow
December 12, 2012 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
By Metal Investment News On December 3, 2012, Catalyst Copper (CCY-TSX.V) announced the results from the La Verde project’s NI 43-101 Technical Report, including a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). The report projects robust economics including $1.6 billion Pre Tax undiscounted cash flow, and an Internal Rate of Return (I.R.R.) of 21.2% and [...]
Trident Financial Builds Bridge To China
October 9, 2012 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
NANNING CHINA – Metal Investment News If China is slowing down, then it’s a Lamborghini cruising into a light breeze. Construction cranes dot the landscape like dandelions. According to The World Bank, the number of 1 million-plus cities in China will increase from 100 to 220 in the next two decades. The Chinese are ravenous [...]
Orsu Metals (Orsu-TSX.V) Hits The Sweet Spot In Kazakhstan
March 3, 2012 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
The 43-101 definition of a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) states that it examines “all geological, engineering, operating, economic and other relevant factors in sufficient detail that it could reasonably serve as the basis for a final decision by a financial institution to finance the development of the deposit for mineral production.” In other words, a [...]
SANDSTORM PARTNERS WITH DONNER METALS
February 21, 2012 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
Sandstorm (SND-TSX.V) is in the business of funding mines through metal purchase agreements. With hundreds of advanced stage explorers around the globe looking for financing, Sandstorm is not short of potential partners. So far Sandstorm has struck deals with five companies: Novadex Assets (NDX-TSX.V), Thunderbird Energy (TBD-TSX.V), Terrex Energy (TER-TSX.V), Royal Coal (RDA-TSX.V) and Donner [...]
Copper Traders Turn Bullish
February 11, 2012 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
Copper prices have risen 15% to $8,734.75 a metric ton so far in 2012. Global copper mine production dropped 200,000 tons in 2011. Coppery inventories are now at a two year low. Find out what the IMF is predicting for China and the future price of copper. Full Story
TIREX RESOURCES (TIRXF: US) CATCHES A TAIL WIND
January 24, 2012 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
The Junior Gold Miners Index (GDXJ-NYSE) plummeted 30% in September 2011 while bullion pulled back a modest 8%. Positive drill results can be swept aside by a rogue wave of investor emotion. And yet metal investing is not a roulette wheel. There are simple strategies to increase your chance of success. The following graph illustrates [...]
ORSU METALS EXPANDS COPPER RESOURCE ON CHINESE BORDER
December 21, 2011 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
From 2001 to 2010 China’s economy expanded at an annual rate of 8.3% to 14.2%. For the next decade China’s growth rate is expected to be between 4-7%. A hard landing? Hardly. It’s more like a Lamborghini ramping down from its maximum speed of 220 m.p.h. to a leisurely 145 m.p.h. China is still the [...]
State Of Emergency in Peru
December 7, 2011 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
When Ollanta Humala was declared the new President of Peru on April 10, 2011, many observers predicted tough times for miners. But after enacting a relatively modest $1 billion “windfall tax” – Humala has been advocating vigorously for the interests of international resource extrators. Find out why Humala just declared a 60-day state of emergency [...]
G-20 Has Zero Balls
November 5, 2011 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
Although Chinese currency has appreciated 10% in the last year, both the U.S. and Europe want it to gain value faster. The G-20 is afraid to complain publicly because they are hoping China will bail out Greece. Full Story Although Chinese currency has appreciated 10% in the last year, both the U.S. and Europe want [...]
CHINA TO STOCKPILE COPPER?
October 9, 2011 by metalinvestmentnews · Leave a Comment
Copper has now dropped 28% from a record high of $10,190 in February, 2011. Diego Hernandez, chief executive officer of Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer predicts that China will take advantage of the pullback and begin accumulating. There is recent historical precedent for this. In 2008, during the worst global recession since World War [...]