Tahoe Resources Inc. (TSX: THO, NYSE: TAHO) lists a third-quarter loss as results continue to be hurt by suspension of operations at the giant Escobal silver mine in Guatemala. The Supreme Court shut down the mine last year over a dispute on whether the Ministry of Energy and Mines properly consulted surrounding indigenous communities on the project. Tahoe’s July-September net loss was $19...Read More
(Kitco News) - First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG; TSX: FR) posted record production in the second quarter, although the company ended with an adjusted loss as silver prices fell, the company said Wednesday.Net earnings were $5.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared to a loss of $1.3 million, or a penny, in the same quarter of 2017. The increase was primarily due to a $15.5 million increase...Read More
Tuesday's U.S. elections took place and the results were as expected; the House turned blue and Republicans added a couple of seats in the Senate. Gold had a very active night as well with a big rally on fear, sell-off on relief and now a rally towards the overnight highs on relief. How do these results affect the price of gold? The simple answer is they don't. Asset classes may react to the news,...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday November 6.Please click...Read More
Base metals futures prices on the London Metal Exchange fell sightly on Tuesday November 6 while uncertainty continued about the outcome of the mid-term elections in the United States and that country's trade relations with China.On Tuesday, three-month nickel was the only price to trade in positive territory, at $11,775 per tonne, up by $25 per tonne from Monday's closing price of $11,750 per ton...Read More
The Comex copper price staged a modest recovery in the US morning on Tuesday November 6 amid a softening dollar and speculative buying. The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange recovered 0.35 cents to $2.7595 per lb. Industrial metal markets continue to look at the trade dispute between the United States and...Read More
Chinese export prices for ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide have held steady over the past week due to lackluster activity, with domestic prices remaining more favorable, while the European markets continued to gain strength on increased activity, closing the gap to the Chinese market. Chinese export prices stall amid favorable domestic market EU FeV prices up slightly on increased consumer ac...Read More
Chinese ferro-silicon prices dropped in the week ended Friday November 2 due to slow buying interest and a weak yuan versus the dollar, while the European market also succumbed to quiet demand, causing suppliers to cut their offer prices to garner buying interest. Chinese market drops in line with demand Weaker yuan exacerbates downward trend European suppliers cut offer prices ...Read More
Chinese export prices for ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide have held steady over the past week due to lackluster activity, with domestic prices remaining more favorable, while the European markets continued to gain strength on increased activity, closing the gap to the Chinese market. Chinese export prices stall amid favorable domestic market EU FeV prices up slightly on increased consumer ac...Read More
Low-grade manganese ore prices got a boost in the week ended Friday November 2 after buyers were caught between the end of November's offers and the start of December's. Low-grade manganese ore prices rise in China amid a lack of offersHigh-grade manganese ore index slidesChinese manganese alloy prices largely steadySilico-manganese quotation drops in EuropeUS alloy price holds in quiet marketLow...Read More
Chrome ore and alloy prices dropped in China last week after tender price cuts for November continued to weigh on sentiment, while the US high-carbon ferro-chrome price halted recent declines on an uptick in inquiries. Chinese markets still reacting negatively to lower November tendersAlloy prices hold in JapanSouth Korean alloy prices inch lowerEuropean price drop on plentiful Indian supply ...Read More
Some Chinese bismuth producers are likely to cut production on squeezed profit margins, market participants told Fastmarkets, adding that it is hard to forecast the resultant impact on spot prices in the near term. Domestic Chinese bismuth prices have fallen from highs of this year of 71,000-72,000 yuan ($10,303-10,448) per tonne in February and have been mostly under pressure so far in 2018, acco...Read More
The Turkish steel mills have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases for December deliveries with prices remaining strong in the latest transaction, sources said on Tuesday November 6.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a European cargo late on November 5, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25), 10,000 tonnes of shredded and 10,000 tonnes of a mixture of HMS 1 and plate and structural sc...Read More
The Comex copper price staged a modest recovery in the US morning on Tuesday November 6 amid a softening dollar and speculative buying. The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange recovered 0.35 cents to $2.7595 per lb. Industrial metal markets continue to look at the trade dispute between the United States and...Read More
Australian lithium spodumene producer Altura Mining shipped about 10,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene from Port Hedland in Western Australia to China in October 2018, the company has said.Altura announced on October 31 that it had despatched two cargoes each of around 5,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene to China, on October 9 and October 20. The material came from the company's Pilgangoora lithium mi...Read More
Australian lithium spodumene miner Neometals reported that it had achieved slightly higher production volumes in the July-September quarter in a results statement published on Wednesday October 31.Neometals increased its output by about 1.68%, producing 111,023 tonnes of lithium spodumene in the quarter, compared with 109,183 tonnes produced in April-June.Output of higher-grade lithium spodumene (...Read More
Lithium spodumene miner Tawana Resources reported a quarter-on-quarter production increase of 63% from operations at Bald Hill in Western Australia in July-September this year, in a results statement for the third quarter published on Wednesday October 31.The Australian miner produced 28,419 tonnes of lithium spodumene in the quarter ended on September 30, compared with 17,403 tonnes in the previo...Read More
Prices for hot-rolled (HR) and cold-rolled (CR) steel sheet in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow have decreased over the past week, reflecting a slowdown in demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for Russia-origin 4mm HR sheet was 40,000-40,500 roubles ($604-612) per tonne cpt Moscow on Tuesday November 6, including 18% VAT. This was down from 41,000-41...Read More
Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were mostly stable over the past week, with demand remaining limited, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday November 6.UAE Hot-rolled coil from Russia was on offer to the UAE at $560-565 per tonne cfr, with one buyer bidding $550 per tonne cfr. Chinese HRC was on offer at $580 per tonne cfr.But buyers were not willing to book mate...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices fell on Tuesday November 6 after investor sentiment was dampened by Tangshan's "smaller-than-expected" capacity cuts, with trading sparse both domestically and in the export market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,020-4,040 yuan ($581-584) per tonne, widening downward 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,000-4,010 yuan per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonneSell...Read More