Salient to Investors: PayScale reports 2012 graduates from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology received a median salary of $56,700 versus $54,100 for graduates from Harvard. jobs4mining.com says shortages in mine engineering and project management are acute, driving tremendous salary inflation. New mineral deposits are getting harder to find, and companies are
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Copper bulls at their highest percentage since Oct. 14 2011 on rising speculation central banks will bolster growth. Hedge funds are bullish for the first time since May, while stockpiles dropped to the lowest level in almost four years. Jeffrey Currie at Goldman Sachs said commodities may rise 10 percent, copper to
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Bets on rising gold prices rose to the highest since March. Combined bets on 18 U.S. commodities is still near the highest in 15 months. Dan Denbow at USAA Precious Metals & Minerals Fund said putting more money into the economy is always good news for gold James Dailey at TEAM
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: National Securities Corp said that a Chinese stimulus package will turnaround copper prices. Hedge funds and speculators remain bearish on copper. Predictions: IMF is predicting EU GDP will fall 0.3 percent in 2012. Goldman Sachs sees copper at $9,000 in three months. Morgan Stanley sees a 130,000-ton shortage for copper supplies in 2012
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