Nautilus: De varende goudmijn

Nautilus Minerals Inc ("Nautilus") is following the lead by the offshore oil and gas industry to tap vast offshore resources. It is the first company to commercially explore the seafloor for massive sulphide systems, a potential source of high grade copper, gold, zinc and silver. Nautilus is developing a production system using existing technologies adapted from the offshore oil and gas industry to enable the extraction of these high grade Seafloor Massive Sulphide ("SMS") systems on a commercial scale.

The world's first seafloor copper-gold project, Solwara 1, is under development in Papua New Guinea. Utilising technologies from the offshore oil and gas, dredging and mining industries, the project will mark the launch of this new deep water seafloor resource production industry.

The Company plans to grow its tenement licences and exploration applications in the exclusive economic zones and territorial waters of Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, the Solomon Islands and New Zealand both regionally and across the world.

Listed on the Toronto (TSX) and London (AIM) exchanges, Nautilus has among its cornerstone shareholders three of the world's largest resource companies and its alliances and technical partnerships position it as the world leader in deep water exploration and development of minerals systems

Profiteren van tekort aan tin

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BNP Paribas forecasts shortage of copper and tin
Thursday, 14 Oct 2010
Analysts from French bank BNP Paribas forecast that Global supply of copper in 2010 to 2012 will be below demand.

According to the bank’s assessment, this year the shortage will be 50,000 tonnes next year it’ll increase to 400,000 tonnes but in 2012 decrease to 150,000 tonnes. Production of refined copper this year is expected at the level of 18.75 million tonnes next year 19.45 million tonnes in 2012 20.75 million tonnes. Consumption is estimated correspondingly at 18.8 million tonnes, 19.85 million tonnes and 20.9 million tonnes.

In the world tin market shortage in the current year is expected at approximately 17,000 tonnes and in 2011, 20,000 tonnes. Production of refined tin in accordance with the bank forecast is 327,000 tonnes in 2010 and increase to 340,000 tonnes in 2011. The demand to grow from 344,000 tonnes to 360,000 tonnes correspondingly.

In the world aluminum market a balanced supply and demand situation may form by 2012 after 5 years of oversupply. Zinc excessive supply will be kept through 2010 and 2011.

(Sourced from FinMarket)
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