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
Canada's Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) has kicked off the new year with yet another massive find at its flagship Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.The 127 carat, top white gem diamond, is one of the of 129 precious stones of over 100 carats the company has recovered at the mine since it began operations in 2012. That tally includes 12 diamonds larger than 300 carats in size, of which five were recovered...Read More
Toronto-based Barkerville Gold Mines has received assays from 50 more of the 231 holes it drilled last year at the Cow Mountain gold property in its flagship Cariboo gold project in British Columbia. High grade mineralization within vein corridors and extensions down dip and down plunge was identified.The best hole assayed 8.70 g/t gold over 3.4 metres, including 169.50 g/t over 0.5 metre. The...Read More
Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) has extended its Mother Lode gold deposit in Nevada to the north with five new step out holes it drilled as part of its phase three resource expansion program.The company has found that the project's mineralized zone thickens and grades increase north of the main resource, and as a result theorizes it may be approaching a new mineralization center. Highlights...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Thursday, bringing its winning streak to five straight sessions.Ford Motor Co. (F) declined 0.5% after the automaker said it would exit some of Europe's biggest markets and cut thousands of jobs as car sales around the world slumped.Macy's Inc. (M) fell 17.7% after the retailer revise...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange had mixed fortunes at the close of trading on Thursday January 10, with zinc's three-month price continuing its downtrend while positive US job data spurred a marginal uptick in the US dollar index.Zinc's three-month price continued to trade in a downtrend over the afternoon, closing 1.2% lower day on day and falling further from its support level of...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has altered its fee-cap structure to accommodate position transfers related to the United Kingdom's impending exit from the European Union (Brexit), in line with the requirements of its membership base, according to a note released to members on Tuesday January 8.Previously, the LME's position transfers, which are a common feature in exchange-traded derivatives markets an...Read More
Zinc came under pressure on the London Metal Exchange in morning trading on Thursday January 10, shrugging off continued market optimism about recent US-China trade talks.The three-month zinc price fell 1.2%, ignoring the continued drawdown of LME inventories - only 109,025 tonnes are now on-warrant. Additionally, the metal's cash/three-month spread remains in a backwardation of $21.50, narrowing...Read More
Westhaven Ventures, a British Columbia gold explorer that had a good year with the drill bit in 2018, topped the table of Canadian-listed mining equities with its standout 733% share price gain for the year.It was the best of a long list of juniors (sub-US$100 million market cap) that made up more than 70% of this top-100 compilation.Leaders among the bigger, mid-tier companies included Brazil van...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday January 10 that are worth another look.Chinese central government regulators will begin a new round of environmental protection inspections in the country's metals and mining industry this year, which will take about four years to complete. The volatility in manganese ore prices should rise in 2019 while increases in...Read More
Fastmarkets looks at five key things to watch out for in China's nickel and stainless steel markets this year against a backdrop of nickel pig iron (NPI) project ramp-ups and a country-wide clampdown on new crude stainless steel capacity.NPI deficit to persist despite project ramp-upsWhile the ramp-ups of a number of NPI projects were announced in 2018 and this is expected to narrow the deficit of...Read More
Tanzanian President John Magufuli directed the minerals minister and central bank governor to buy some of the nation's gold for its reserves.The gold could be used to shore up the shilling when the currency Africa's fourth-biggest producer of the precious metal weakens, according to an emailed speech made on Wednesday."We should get to a point where we are reserving our gold, because gold is simil...Read More
Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), the Tanzanian gold producer dealing with an ongoing dispute with the country's administration, received a fresh blow on Thursday from the country's government, which fined the miner 300 million Tanzanian shillings (about $129,144) over allegations of breaching environmental rules by its North Mara operation.The company noted it has not yet received any supporting reports...Read More
By Ira EpsteinThe Fed is pausing, rallying gold - higher lows, higher highs:Read More
Gold futures finish lower Thursday after failing to overcome resistance at the psychologically important $1,300-an-ounce level, but remained on track for a modest weekly gain as a result of overall softness in the dollar. February gold GCG9, +0.15% fell by $4.60, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,287.40 an ounce after trading as high as $1,298. The yellow metal was up a modest 0.1% in the week to date an...Read More
The volatility in manganese ore prices should rise in 2019 while increases in alloy smelting production and rail transportation capacity in China filter into the market, however, prices are expected to soften short term due to pressure from alloy smelters, market participants said.Higher volatility in the manganese ore price would represent a return to normality, with the last six months of 2018 u...Read More
* China-U.S. trade talks 'made progress', but details sparse * Dollar index near three-month low * China Nov factory inflation at more than 2-yr low * Tin prices top $20,000/T for first time since June(Adds closing prices)By Maytaal AngelLONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Copper slipped on Thursday asoptimism over U.S.-China trade talks faded and poor China dataweighed, though a weaker dollar and still ti...Read More
The Chinese domestic cobalt sulfate price has moved up due to tightened supply amid active restocking activities ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday from February 4-10.Fastmarkets MB's China cobalt sulfate, basis 20.5% Co, ex-works price rose to 66,000-68,000 yuan ($9,669-9,962) per tonne on Wednesday January 9, from 65,000-68,000 yuan per tonne previously. Meanwhile, the accelerated downtrend in...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap to replenish low stock levels on Thursday January 10, while the finished steel markets were still weak.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 28,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $280 per tonne, 5,000 tonnes of shredded at $285 per tonne and 3,000 tonnes of bonus at $290 per tonne...Read More
Drilling for lithium brine at Pure Energy's Clayton Valley property, Nevada. Photo courtesy GeoXplor Corp.Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. [PE-TSXV; PEMIF-OTCQB] said Thursday January 10 that it has received a water right to extract lithium-bearing brine needed for the operation of a planned pilot plant at its flagship Clayton Valley project in Nevada.Pure Energy shares jumped 34.78% or $0.04 to 15.5 cen...Read More
The 127-carat diamond recovered from Lucara's Karowe Mine in Botswana. Source: Lucara Diamond Corp.Lucara Diamond Corp. [LUC-TSX, LUCRF-OTC] said Thursday January 10 that it has recovered a 127-carat top-white gem diamond from its 100%-owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.Since mining began at Karowe in 2012, a total of 129 diamonds in excess of 100 carats have been recovered, 33 in 2018 alone. T...Read More