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Why Everybody Is After Niobium: A Commodity 'No One Knows About'
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 11:09am | 527The ongoing slump in commodity prices has tested even the best in the business, but there is one commodity that is gaining a lot of interest. It is called niobium, a chemical element with symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It is named after Greek goddess Niobe, the daughter of Tantalus. The metal is...
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Trading on Barrick Gold's $7.7 Billion Takeover of Equinox Minerals (ABX, COPX, JJC, CU)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 7:38am | 431Shares of Hong Kong-traded Minmetals Resources Ltd. fell more than 9% after the Chinese company announced on Tuesday that it was dropping its nearly $6.3 billion bid for Australian-Canadian copper mining company Equinox Minerals Ltd. The move followed a Monday announcement from Toronto, Canada-...
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Barrick Gold (ABX) Posts Record $837 Million Profit
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 7:16am | 229Toronto, Canada based Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) on Thursday morning released financial results that beat Wall Street expectations. Barrick Gold Corporation reported that its 3rd quarter net income was a record $837 million, or 85 cents per share. Excluding special items, the company...