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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
Processing plant operations resumed on Friday and the ramp-up of copper concentrates production was expected today, Vale said.It was still investigating the causes of the fire which had partially affected the conveyor.Salobo had produced 172,700t of copper concentrate last year, and 38,000t of Vale's 69,200t for the September quarter.Vale estimated an impact of about 8,000t on production, which it...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices continued to rise over the past week amid rising imported scrap values, market sources told Fastmarkets on Monday October 25.And Turkish steelmakers continued their deep-sea scrap bookings from last week despite increasing prices.Steel producers in the country booked five deep-sea cargoes in the week to Friday October 22.In response to the upward movement in the impor...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices were relatively stable across the board on Monday October 25, with no transactions heard, sources told Fastmarkets - although some Chinese coke producers proposed price hikes and Shanxi province unveiled its winter restrictions plan.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $615.14 per tonne, down $0.26 per tonneHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $568.59 p...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices were largely stable on Monday October 25, but market sentiment was weak due to poor iron ore and steel demand outlooks, market sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $119.08 per tonne,down $0.44 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $120.48 per tonne,down $0.41 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $90.97 per tonne,do...Read More
Bahrain Steel is to convert 2 million tonnes per year of iron ore from the Minas-Rio mine in Brazil into high-quality pellet for multinational mining company Anglo American.Under the three-year agreement, Anglo American will ship 2 million tpy of iron ore (pellet feed) from its Minas-Rio mine in...Read More
Fastmarkets has amended the publication time of its India HMS steel scrap price assessment after a one-month consultation period.After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the publication time for the weekly price assessment for steel scrap HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, $/tonne from 4:30pm London time to 4:00pm London time, to better align with the publish...Read More
Prices for seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellets decreased along with the futures contract for the steelmaking raw material in the week ended Friday October 22. Meanwhile, China has started to buy buying Ukrainian and Sierra Leonean concentrate despite a hazy near-term outlook for spot demand, sources said. Fastmarkets iron ore indices66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao: $147.58 per tonne, down $1...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 400 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade.Bausch Health gained US$0.41 to $29.13 after receiving FDA approval for XipereRestaurant Brands International added $0.47 to Cdn$76.59 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter earnings. Alibaba slipped $0.40 to $174.00 after Truist lowered its target price from $260 to $230.Cela...Read More
Spot prices for hot-rolled coil in China were stable on Monday October 25, with thin liquidity and volatile prices keeping buyers in wait-and-see mode, sources told Fastmarkets.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,550-5,600 yuan ($870-877) per tonne, unchangedThe most-traded HRC contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange resumed its decline on Monday, finishing the day at 5,180 yuan per tonne, which...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices recovered some losses on Monday October 25 after debt-ridden developer Evergrande Group announced a resumption of its construction projects in several Chinese cities.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 5,350-5,400 yuan ($838-846) per tonne, up by 50 yuan per tonneEvergrande, one of the largest property developer in China, is preparing to resume the construction of a do...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...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...Read More
Spain-based ferro-alloys producer Ferroglobe has restarted one of the silicon metal furnaces at its Sabon plant in Galicia, with the company looking to take advantage of record high metals prices, sources in Europe told Fastmarkets.Only one furnace at the Sabon plant has been restarted, the sources said, after the company shut production there a few weeks ago due to a spike in power prices in Spai...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in China on Friday October 22. Key drivers Antimony prices in China were stable last week in a slow spot market, with most participants opting to stay on the sidelines amid diverging market sentiment. Some participants were optimistic toward the market in the...Read More
Another strong export sale to Turkey a week before the November ferrous scrap trade kicks off in the United States is fueling expectations for domestic scrap price increases."This market will have legs to it for some time. We are poised for an uptick in November and December. Then you have new mills coming online in the first quarter," a Midwest seller said, suggesting that prime prices could move...Read More
AMOS, QUEBEC-Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) is building exploration momentum at its flagship Douay and Joutel projects in Quebec's Abitibi gold belt, where it is working with Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) in a 50-50 joint venture to jointly unlock their regional potential.On February 2, Maple Gold Mines and Agnico Eagle signed a joint venture agreement under which the parti...Read More
In another sign that it's not just large mining companies looking at M&A deals, Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is buying fellow Canadian miner Fiore Gold (TSXV: F; US-OTC: FIOGF) in a deal it says will create a diversified, Americas-focused mid-tier gold producer.Under the deal, Fiore's shareholders will receive 10 ? in cash and 0.994 of a Calibre common share for each Fiore share they o...Read More
Exploration and mine development company Diamond Fields Resources (TSXV: DFR) says a privately held company it intends to acquire has completed an initial resource estimate on the Labola gold project in southwestern Burkina Faso.The resource comprises 5.41 million indicated tonnes grading on average 1.52 gram gold per tonne for 264,000 oz., and an inferred estimate of 6.93 million tonnes grading 1...Read More
Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; OTC: CLLXF) has updated the resource at its 100%-owned Point Leamington gold-copper-zinc project in the Buchans mining camp of Newfoundland.The pit-constrained indicated resource is now 5 million tonnes grading 0.09 gram gold per tonne, 12.2 grams silver per tonne, 0.54% copper, 0.01% lead, and 1.39% zinc. The category contains 2.5 million gold-equivalent ounces.The infe...Read More
In a video produced by Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV), Chairman David Harquail sits down with Ingrid Hibbard, president and CEO of Pelangio Exploration (TSXV: PX), to reminisce about how their two companies combined their efforts to put the Detour gold mine in Ontario into production in 2013. "It was a big deal for Pelangio and it all started with a handshake," Hibbard recalls. "We though...Read More