Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

China's domestic rebar prices decreased on Wednesday October 20 amid weak demand following a sharp decrease in coal futures. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 5,700-5,740 yuan ($891-897) per tonne, down by 30 yuan per tonneChina's National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) plans to address the issue of high coal prices to ensure sufficient supply of the material ahead of the country's heatin...Read More

The London Metal Exchange three-month copper price traded slightly lower during morning trading on Wednesday October 20 following the exchange's amendments designed to maintain order in the copper market the previous day.The LME imposed a series of temporary measures to maintain an orderly copper market after wild outright and spread price moves and dwindling inventories in recent days, the exchan...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday October 20.Key drivers?EUR?European ferro-titanium suppliers held their offer prices steady in the week to Wednesday October 20 ahead of an expected major tender from major South Korean steelmaker Posco due by the end of the month.?EUR?Suppliers expected Posco to request offers from suppliers for a yearly contract to cover 2022. The...Read More

The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt...Read More

The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt hydroxide.....Read More

The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb at 26.60-27.35 on Wednesday October 20, 2021....Read More

The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed...Read More

Base metals prices were down across the board on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange this morning, Wednesday October 20, with relatively high volume being seen on the LME.After the upward spikes in LME cash prices, ahead of the October prime data, it is perhaps not surprising a reality check is underway......but once again let us see how far the pullback goes.Broader marke...Read More

BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has sweetened its all-cash bid for Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT).The world's largest miner is now offering $419.3 million (US$339.10 million) or 75 ? per share for the Canadian company, representing a 36% premium to its previous offer and a 7% premium to rival Wyloo Metals' offer."Noront supports BHP's improved offer and recommends shareholders tender now to rece...Read More

Shares of Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM; US-OTC: BCEKF) surged on news that Peru's new president, Pedro Castillo, and representatives of local communities, support the Corani silver-lead-zinc project.During a meeting at the presidential palace on Oct. 15, representatives from towns and villages in the Corani district "formally and unequivocally expressed their support for Bear Creek Mining's develo...Read More

Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) is drilling bonanza grades at its Hammerdown gold project in the Baie Verte region of Newfoundland. The project covers both the Hammerdown and Orion gold deposits.Highlights from the Orion deposit included hole BB-21-179, which returned 3 metres grading 20.1 grams gold per tonne starting 246 metres downhole, including 0.3 metre of 159.5 grams gold per tonne; and 4....Read More

Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) has produced battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate from the PAK deposit, part of the PAK lithium project in northwestern Ontario, 175 km north of Red Lake near the Manitoba border. The lithium salts were produced using a third-party's process technology from a purified lithium hydroxide solution at the company's mini-pilot plant, Frontier Lithi...Read More

Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) is spinning off its Chilean rare earth subsidiary Aclara Resources and plans to list it on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It will retain a 20% ownership in the new company.The company said the move, expected to happen by year-end, would allow Aclara to access the capital needed to become a supplier to the clean energy industry. The new rare earth company...Read More

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange closed lower day on day on Tuesday October 19 after a strong open.The LME zinc three-month price led the decline among the base metals, closing at $3,508 per tonne - down more than 5% from $3,696 per tonne at the open."Even though we believe the LME zinc price can remain elevated...Read More

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto announced on Wednesday a $7.5 billion plan to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, a reduction three times greater than its previous target, but shares fell as investors reacted to the higher spend.Read full newsRead More

Major economies will produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than is consistent with meeting climate goals set in the 2015 Paris accord to curb global warming, the United Nations and researchers said on Wednesday.Read full newsRead More

Electric Royalties Ltd. (TSXV: ELEC) ("Electric Royalties" or the "Company") is plleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent with Scandinavian Resource Holdings ("SRH") and Global Energy Metals Corp. (TSX-V: GEMC) to acquire a 1% net smelter revenue royalty (the "1% NSR") on four exploration licenses totaling 25 square kilometers in the R??na mafic-ultramafic intrusion in Northern Norway...Read More

Blue Star Gold Corp. provides an update on its 2021 exploration pRead full newsRead More

Green Battery Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce that it has reRead full newsRead More

Extensive Exploration Conducted Throughout the Summer to DevelopRead full newsRead More