Goldman's recent advisories on copper have called the market accurately... or have they driven it?

I had an interesting discussion recently with some friends from a premier-league mining house, which over the years has demonstrated that they understand how to use the London Metal Exchange

The cobalt industry is lining up to make one thing absolutely clear: cobalt is not a conflict mineral

The bull run on commodities will be over by 2015, and star performers such as copper are likely to suffer most when it comes to an end, according to BCA Research.

The copper bear seemed to have woken from his slumber at the start of the Cesco conference in Santiago last week, as traders talked of the possible effect of metal from Chinese stockpiles entering the market, and the inevitability of copper price corrections.

It is an unusual occurrence when a note of caution about the copper market emanates from the annual Cesco retreat and wellness meeting, but one has.

Cowering since the start of 2009, then cudgelled from June, the red bear has been knocked out of the ring so often that he may well be dead — lying under the vast pile of documents that forecast a deficit this year.

Elected officials in Robeson County, N.C., have voted in favor of more stringent requirements impacting metals recyclers. The new rules, which essentially mirror state laws, go into effect next month.

Soaring prices and rising demand for metals ensured high spirits in Cape Town last week as delegates gathered for the 2011 Investing in African Mining Indaba

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