Silver One Resources (TSXV: SVE) reported this week that it started drilling at its Pe??asco Quemado project located in northern Sonora, Mexico.In a press release, Silver One explained that the 1,000-metre diamond drilling program is based on the strength of the soil geochemical anomalies near to a historically defined manto or replacement-style silver resource."The property hosts geological simil...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose sharply Friday after the blue-chip index declined in the previous session, snapping a four-day winning streak. PepsiCo Inc.'s (PEP) fourth-quarter earnings largely were in line with analysts' forecasts, but the soda and snacks maker said 2019 earnings would fall as the company bo...Read More
Section 232 tariffs on aluminium and steel raised $3.6 billion in their first nine months, and revenues for the last two months are likely to push that figure up by around another $1 billion, US government data shows.That figure would be enough to cover the shortfall in funding sought by United States President Donald Trump for border security. In other words, aluminium and steel tariffs could fun...Read More
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Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were higher across the board at the close of trading on Friday February 15, with market sentiment continuing to improve amid US-China trade talks, while participants continue to short-cover after last week's price rally. Climbing furthest over the afternoon, zinc futures closed above $2,600 per tonne and continued to trade in a volatile trend after s...Read More
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Adam HamiltonArchivesFeb 15, 2019 The world's two biggest gold miners both announced mega-mergers over the past 5 months or so. These huge deals briefly garnered some interest in the usually-forgotten gold-stock sector, and fleeting praise from Wall Street analysts. But gold-stock mega-mergers are bad news for gold-miner shareholders on all sides. They reveal the serious struggles of major gold mi...Read More
More copper concentrates from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could be diverted after ERG suspended its Chambishi copper smelting facility in Zambia, multiple market sources said. ERG told Fastmarkets on Thursday February 14 of its decision to halt the 55,000 tonne-per-year Chambishi copper operation following the implementation of the 5% import duty on cobalt and copper concentrates i...Read More
A fire at Korea Zinc's Onsan smelter has been contained and deliveries are set to continue as usual, two sources at the company told Fastmarkets.The fire, which lasted for around half an hour, took place in the plant's power transformer, according to local daily newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.London Metal Exchange three-month zinc futures have risen 1.4% from yesterday's close to $2,591 per tonne as of 9...Read More
COT SPECIAL PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Reminder -- Due to the U.S. Government Shutdown (February 1 Announcement) The last COT report was published on December 21, 2018. Reports going forward from that date will be published in chronological order beginning with the report previously scheduled for release on Friday, December 28, 2018 (based on data from Monday, December 24, 2018). The CFTC publ...Read More
The Friday Market Minute Global stocks traded lower Friday following weakening inflation data from China and the biggest decline in U.S. retail sales since 2009.Slowing data from the world's two biggest economies added pressure to U.S.-China trade talks, which wrapped up Friday in Beijing with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin citing "productive" meetings with Vice Premier Liu He.European stocks...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold washes out to the downside, but manages to come back late in the day and close near unchanged. Read More
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Underground mining operations Goldcorp's Red Lake, Ontario gold mine. Source Goldcorp Inc.As the old saying goes, the best place to discover gold is in an area where the yellow metal already exists. It helps to explain this week's announcements by two companies who have made acquisitions in the Red Lake District of northwestern Ontario.One is Pacton Gold Inc. [PAC-TSXV; PACXF-OTC]. The other is Ne...Read More
Monarch Gold's Beaufor Mine 20 km northeast of Val d'Or, Quebec. Source: Monarch Gold Corp.Monarch Gold Corp. [MQR-TSX; MRQRF-OTC; MR7-FSE] said Friday February 15 that it has resumed diamond drilling at its 100%-owned Croinor gold property near Val d'Or, Quebec.Monarch shares advanced on the news, rising 2.44% to 21 cents. The shares trade in a 52-week range of 21.5 cents and 14.5 cents.Before dr...Read More
Due to an input error, Fastmarkets' price book entry for European grade-553 silicon briefly showed an incorrect value on Friday February 15.The correct price, as assessed on February 15, for silicon, grade 553, min 98.5% Si, in-warehouse Rotterdam, is ?,?1,800-1,860 ($2,030-2,098) per tonne.Fastmarkets' price book and database have been updated accordingly.The weekly assessments for this price hav...Read More
First Quantum's Cobre Panama plant at night, Panama. Source: First Quantum Minerals Ltd.First Quantum Minerals Ltd. [FM-TSX] said 2019 will be another pivotal year for the company as it continues with the ramp up of its huge Cobre Panama project. It ranks as the world's largest new copper mine.The first concentrate is expected to be produced by the end of March and commercial production is anticip...Read More
[Editor’s Note: This story was previously published in September 2018. It has since been updated and republished.]Whether you’re a newbie who just watched The Wolf of Wall Street or you’re a seasoned trader whose previous fliers on penny stocks have burned one too many holes in your pocket, the story is the same — stay away from penny stocks!Penny stocks (classifi...Read More
The price of austenitic alloy steel scrap imported into Europe decreased on Friday February 15 because of lower nickel prices, Fastmarkets has heard.The price of 18/8 steel scrap solids imports was assessed on Friday at ?,?1,000-1,040 ($1,128-1,173) per tonne cif, narrowing downward by ?,?10 per tonne.The modest scale of the price change was related to the fact that nickel prices only began decrea...Read More
Gold futures ended lower on Thursday as concerns surrounding U.S.-China trade talks eased and the dollar traded higher for the week. However, the largest monthly drop in retail sales in nine years backed expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will pause interest-rates hikes, helping to limit the loss for gold. April gold GCJ9, +0.84% lost $1.20, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,313.90 an o...Read More