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
Physical iron ore prices continued to advance on Monday January 21 after exceeding $75 per tonne cfr last Friday, following gains in the futures and rebar markets.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $75.90 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.20 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $76.74 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.20 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $77.14 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0....Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices maintained their strength on Monday January 21, particularly those in the export market, amid a drop in supply coupled with an improvement in sentiment.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,660-3,680 yuan ($540-543) per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,630-3,650 yuan per tonne, widening downward by 10 yuan per tonnePrices were largely stable natio...Read More
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A former CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia has withdrawn from providing a keynote address January 26 to mining students at the University of British Columbia (UBC), after the Alberta Securities Commission implicated his company in a widespread share distribution scandal.This week, Michael McPhie, a prominent voice and advocate for the province's mining sector, told Scott Dunbar, he...Read More
The copper price came under renewed pressure on Monday after headline figures showed a slowdown in the Chinese economy to annual rates of growth not seen in nearly three decades.In thin holiday trade in the US, copper for delivery in March slumped 1.6% compared to Friday's close to $2.7655 per pound ($5,897 a tonne) on the Comex market in New York wiping out the metal's gains for the year.Data rel...Read More
Australian copper miner MOD Resources said on Monday larger rival Sandfire Resources' A$0.38 a share offer undervalued the company, but said it was willing to engage with its suitor to come to a "compelling price".Earlier in the day, Sandfire confirmed media reports about its A$88 million ($62.97 million) bid for MOD, as per Reuters calculations, which represents a 73 percent premium to MOD's last...Read More
Gold giant Barrick (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) said Monday that while it continues to engage with the Zambian government and community stakeholders about a mutually-beneficial way forward for its Lumwana copper mine, it would consider selling the operation given the "challenging conditions" it's facing.Barrick said finding a win-win solution between the industry and government would increase investor con...Read More
Australian copper junior MOD Resources (LON:MOD) rejected on Monday fellow rival Sandfire Resources' (ASX:SFR) A$88 million ($63m) all-share takeover offer saying it undervalued the firm and its assets.The exploration and development company, which focuses on copper projects in the central and western Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana, noted it was willing to engage with its suitor if it came back...Read More
Turkish steel producers have accepted higher prices for scrap imports so that they can replenish their stocks and avoid halting production, although the finished steel market was still sluggish, sources said on Monday January 21.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $287 per tonne, 7,000 tonnes of shredded at $292 per tonne and 5...Read More
The price of ammonium paratungstate (APT) fell in China last week although the concentrates market edged up on tightening availability ahead of Lunar New Year. APT price falls in China; European price unchanged Concentrates price edges up on tightening supply in China Ferro-tungsten price in China moves down amid limited buying activity Fastmarkets MB assessed the fob China ammonium p...Read More
What happens when a geologist and an author whose chief interest is California's Silicon Valley get together to take a look at the United States' dependence on foreign supplies of critical minerals? The result is a long hard look at how our southern neighbour failed to take advantage of its mineral resources. Instead the authors say that the reliance on foreign supply has created a national securi...Read More
Copper-gold miner Sandfire Resources has submitted an offer of $80.8 million for fellow copper explorer MOD Resources, both companies announced on Monday January 21.Sandfire has made an offer of A$0.38 per share ($0.27) for MOD, a premium over the current valuation of A$0.22 per share, the two parties said in separate notices published by...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange complex consolidated in mixed morning trading on Monday 21 January, while market focus shifted to China's fourth-quarter data release.China's fourth-quarter GDP data was in line with expectations at 6.4%, down 0.1% from its previous recorded figure at 6.5%.''These numbers are basically in line with expectations, which were not optimistic,'' John Browning of...Read More
China produced 35.8 million tonnes of aluminium in 2018, up 7.4% year on year, according to data released by China's Statistics Bureau on Monday January 21, suggesting the annual winter production cuts did little to slow output in the country. Chinese output in December 2018 reached 3.05 million tonnes, marking an 11.3% increase from the same period of last year. Market producers said the only mod...Read More
Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Monday January 21 *Copper -$80.05 (-544.76 yuan) Aluminium -$338.41 (-2,303.02 yuan) Zinc -$16.40 (-111.59 yuan) Nickel -$310.82 (2,115.27 yuan) *Fastmarkets calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME three-month...Read More
Despite weak Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data that showed fourth quarter 2018 growth of 6.4%, after 6.5% in the prior quarter, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part holding up relatively well on Monday January 21, with prices just off slightly. The complex posted an average loss of 0.2%, with copper showing the largest reaction; the three-m...Read More
Base metals prices, barring those for tin, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during Asian morning trading on Monday January 21, with residual optimism over trade talks between China and the United States helping to offset some weak Chinese data earlier this morning.Market sentiment had turned more bullish late last week following news that the US was mulling the removal of tariffs on Chines...Read More
Global aluminium billet premiums were flat or lower on Friday January 18, with market participants citing ample availability of material and lackluster demand as the main reasons behind the moves.At the same time, participants were said to be holding back from concluding deals while they await further developments regarding the US sanctions against Russian producer UC Rusal. Premiums in Southern E...Read More
RAPAPORT... Belgium's diamond industry has urged companies to preparefor the possibility of the UK leaving the European Union (EU) without a customsdeal.Trading between the EU and the UK will be subject to customschecks if the two parties fail to finalize an agreement before the split, whichis scheduled for March 29. In that scenario, known as a "no-deal" or "hard"Brexit, organizations would...Read More
RAPAPORT... India's polished exports fell in December, according to datafrom the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). However, shipmentsfor the full year increased amid a higher average price, while volume dropped. Thisreflects traders' shift toward larger goods amid weakness in the small-stone sector.India Trade Data for December 2018 $ Millions unless stated otherwiseRead More