zinc producer. One wonders of the affect from winter freeze and the closure of shipping lanes on further inventory pressure.

The copper chart has retraced slightly off its summer peak but is holding firm. Nickel is taking a pause but appears to be

Just when Wall (Bay) street has you looking one way, out of nowhere emerges a sector that catches everyone by surprise. Well, the metals markets have been in the news for some time now and if you didn’t know this, well then you are really out of the loop. The gold price was at about $260 per ounce back in April of 2001 while silver was trading in and around four bucks. At $623 and $12.60 respectively tonight, it’s been a nice place to be hiding some money.

You can’t turn on ROBtv nowadays without reference being made to China’s appetite for the base metals. There have been differing opinions on whether the seven per cent growth in China’s economy is sustainable. It’s the zinc chart that is most dramatic looking. The five-year chart is something to behold. Scott Wright from the Zeal Intelligence Newsletter quotes the inventory of zinc at 108,000 metric tons on November 3, 2006 representing an approximate four-day supply. The Red Dog mine in Alaska operated by Teck Cominco is the world’s largest zinc producer. One wonders of the affect from winter freeze and the closure of shipping lanes on further inventory pressure.

The copper chart has retraced slightly off its summer peak but is holding firm. Nickel is taking a pause but appears to be

. The gold price was at about $260 per ounce back in April of 2001 while silver was trading in and around four bucks. At $623 and $12.60 respectively tonight, it’s been a nice place to be hiding some money.

You can’t turn on ROBtv nowadays without reference being made to China’s appetite for the base metals. There have been differing opinions on whether the seven per cent growth in China’s economy is sustainable. It’s the zinc chart that is most dramatic looking. The five-year chart is something to behold. Scott Wright from the Zeal Intelligence Newsletter quotes the inventory of zinc at 108,000 metric tons on November 3, 2006 representing an approximate four-day supply. The Red Dog mine in Alaska operated by Teck Cominco is the world’s largest zinc producer. One wonders of the affect from winter freeze and the closure of shipping lanes on further inventory pressure.

The copper chart has retraced slightly off its summer peak but is holding firm. Nickel is taking a pause but appears to be

reference being made to China’s appetite for the base metals. There have been differing opinions on whether the seven per cent growth in China’s economy is sustainable. It’s the zinc chart that is most dramatic looking. The five-year chart is something to behold. Scott Wright from the Zeal Intelligence Newsletter quotes the inventory of zinc at 108,000 metric tons on November 3, 2006 representing an approximate four-day supply. The Red Dog mine in Alaska operated by Teck Cominco is the world’s largest zinc producer. One wonders of the affect from winter freeze and the closure of shipping lanes on further inventory pressure.

The copper chart has retraced slightly off its summer peak but is holding firm. Nickel is taking a pause but appears to be

to behold. Scott Wright from the Zeal Intelligence Newsletter quotes the inventory of zinc at 108,000 metric tons on November 3, 2006 representing an approximate four-day supply. The Red Dog mine in Alaska operated by Teck Cominco is the world’s largest zinc producer. One wonders of the affect from winter freeze and the closure of shipping lanes on further inventory pressure.

The copper chart has retraced slightly off its summer peak but is holding firm. Nickel is taking a pause but appears to be

zinc producer. One wonders of the affect from winter freeze and the closure of shipping lanes on further inventory pressure.

The copper chart has retraced slightly off its summer peak but is holding firm. Nickel is taking a pause but appears to be forming a base. One can’t help but think that the emerging economies are about to go on a run while the industrialized economies continue to farm out manufacturing, wallow in excessive debt, and blindly spend like there’s no tomorrow. It’s a fascinating economic environment right now. The affect of globalization is coming home to roost and free trading promoters may have been caught off guard. Miners have been in the doldrums for fifteen years. With the wind in their sails, can new mines be built fast enough?

November 6th, 2006