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
During Crescat Capital's Oct. 1, 2021, broadcast, the firm's geologic and technical director, Quinton Hennigh, provided an overview of a company Crescat recently invested in, highlighting why he is excited about it. He also gave updates on six other companies in Crescat's mining exploration portfolio and explained how laboratories assay core samples. Quinton Hennigh, geologic and technical sirecto...Read More
The north China steel production hub of Handan city in Hebei province has implemented stricter production cuts at steel mills from Monday November 1 to November 7.The move has been made is to mitigate weather-influenced air pollution over the period and comes just after the city finished implmenting steel production curbs in September and October to limit the crude steel output in line with China'...Read More
The north China steel production hub of Handan city in Hebei province has implemented stricter production cuts at steel mills from Monday November 1 to November 7.The move has been made is to mitigate weather-influenced air pollution over the period and comes just after the city finished implmenting steel production curbs in September and October to limit the crude steel output in line with China'...Read More
Eurofer has welcomed the agreement between the European Union and the United States to replace Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs against the bloc's 27 countries with tariff-rate quotas, the European steel association said on Monday November 1.The US authorities made theannouncement, on Saturday October 30."We welcome the announcement of the agreement which could be the starting point of a ne...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 2 that are worth another look.Eurofer has welcomed the agreement between the European Union and the United States to replace Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs against the bloc's 27 countries with tariff-rate quotas, the European steel association...Read More
Russian steel mills have received a glut of orders for November deliveries of flat steel products, with active buying interest among stockists pushing up prices for hot-rolled steel in the country's Central Federal District around Moscow in the week to Monday November 1, sources have told Fastmarkets.The approaching expiry of the temporary export duty of $115 per tonne on hot-rolled (HR) sheet and...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange fell marginally across the board at the close of trading on Tuesday November 2, with macroeconomic forces driving the price movements.The market was awaiting results of the United States Federal Market Open Committee meeting on November 3. The three-month copper price fell by 0.6% to $9,495.50 per tonne, from $9,555 per tonne at Monday's close. Volu...Read More
Flat steel import markets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were slow during the week ended Tuesday November 2 because of uncertainty over the price direction, sources told Fastmarkets.The uncertainty was because of recent price decreases from China, which controls over 50% of the global steel market.On the other hand, strong local demand in the Indian market prompted buyers to expect p...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 2 that are worth another look.Eurofer has welcomed the agreement between the European Union and the United States to replace Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs against the bloc's 27 countries with tariff-rate quotas, the European steel association...Read More
Mining and metals companies say they're serious about transitioning to a sustainable economy, but whether they can afford to is another matter.Achieving decarbonization throughout the supply chain is going to require a huge amount of investment in technology to reimagine production processes and redesign existing sites.Last week, the International Aluminium Institute estimated that to decarbonize...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange fell marginally across the board at the close of trading on Tuesday November 2, with macroeconomic forces driving the price movements.The market was awaiting results of the United States Federal Market Open Committee meeting on November 3. The three-month copper price fell by 0.6% to $9,495.50 per tonne, from $9,555 per tonne at Monday's close. Volu...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices were relatively stable on Tuesday November 2, with no trades heard in the market, although Chinese domestic coke prices in certain provinces started to fall due to rising inventories and reduced costs.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $600.25 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $525.23 per tonne, unchangedPremium hard coking coal...Read More
Bearish macroeconomic indicators pushed prices to trade lower on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday November 2.Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMI) in recent days have indicated slower growth month on month, which has helped to drive bearish sentiment in the metals market. "It does look as though some major parts of China's economy are struggling," Fastmarkets' head of...Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipPolarX finds extra copper potential in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarxNew life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold minesSPONSOREDoceanagoldInfill drilling at the Odyssey underground project at Canadian Malartic in Quebec, Canada continues to return wide, high-grade intersections in...Read More
New life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold minesSPONSOREDoceanagoldPolarX finds extra copper potential in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarxAzure eyes province potential ahead of Andover resourceSPONSOREDazure mineralsAmerican Pacific building US copper positionSPONSOREDamerican pacific miningHighlights of the last tranche of results included 4.6m grading 71.3 grams per tonne gold including 1.5m grading...Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipPolarX finds extra copper potential in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarxNew life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold minesSPONSOREDoceanagoldThe company yesterday announced an updated indicated resource of 13.9 million tonnes at 1.4g/t gold for 623,700 ounces, a 124.4% increase on the...Read More
As per Ramelius' original bid, Apollo shareholders are being offered 34c cash, but instead of the 0.1375 of a Ramelius share they were previously to have got, they will now get 0.1778.Read More
Despite objections from Westgold Resources, the scheme of arrangement was approved by the Supreme Court of Western Australia yesterday.Read More
PolarX finds extra copper potential in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarxNew life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold minesSPONSOREDoceanagoldAzure eyes province potential ahead of Andover resourceSPONSOREDazure mineralsAmerican Pacific building US copper positionSPONSOREDamerican pacific miningThe company said it needed more financing before year-end to maintain operations at its Sugar Zone mine in Ontar...Read More
Replacing Section 232 tariffs on European aluminium products with tariff-rate quotas will result in even more trade distortions and create additional market instability for companies in both Europe and the United States, the head of industry association European Aluminium has said.The United States and the European Union (EU) reached an agreement over the weekend to replace the 10% tariff on...Read More