Yellowknife, NT - Diavik Diamond Mine has been awarded the Northwest Territories Mining and Exploration (MAX) Special Achievement Award for the design, construction and operations of its dikes and its contribution as a joint venture partner to the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Ice Road.The NWT MAX awards are a partnership between the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines and the GNWT's Department of Indust...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers recorded its lowest-value sales cycle this year asweak Indian demand prompted it to drop prices of cheaper goods. Proceeds fell to $440 million in November as the miner reducedprices by high-single-digit percentages for rough diamonds costing $100 per carator less, sightholders said last week. The Indian manufacturing sector has struggledwith thinning profit margins due to rel...Read More
The repeated failure to move past the 100-day exponential moving average (EMA) is a slight cause for concern for the bulls. The dollar index (DXY) remains on the defensive and could suffer a deeper sell-off, lifting gold above the key EMA hurdle if the 10-year treasury yield suffers a double top breakdown. Gold is currently trading at $1,221 per Oz, having faced rejection at the 100-day EMA hurd...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were little changed on Tuesday even after New York Fed President John Williams (NYSE:WMB) said the Federal Reserve “will be likely raising interest rates somewhat.”Gold futures for December delivery on the?EUR?Comex?EUR?division of the New York Mercantile?EUR?Exchange traded 0.08% lower at?EUR?$1,224.3?EUR?a troy ounce by?EUR?1:34 AM ET (06:34 GMT).?EUR??EUR...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Gemfields has announced auction revenues of $28.4 million from a November 14-17 sale of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore. The company recorded an average price of $68.03 per carat, with 40 companies placing bids and 74% of the goods offered being sold, a significant improvement on the results of the last such auction held last May. The 30 auctions of g...Read More
Gold's currency component finally shows some improvement.A timely short interest increase is also a potential rally catalyst.The bulls must take advantage now to end gold's trading range.One of the biggest supports for gold in recent months is the tendency for bearish bets to pile up at the slightest sign of weakness in the metal. The pattern since August has been for short interest to sig...Read More
Diamond miner De Beers sold $440-million worth of rough diamonds during the ninth sales cycle of this year.This is lower than the $475-million worth of diamonds sold in the eighth cycle of the year, as well as the $503-million worth of diamonds sold in the seventh cycle.AdvertisementDe Beers sold $466-million worth of rough diamonds in the ninth cycle of 2017.The sales are based on global sightho...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) said it is optimistic as it prepares for the November 29-December 2 Hong Kong International Jewelry Manufacturers' Show at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. IDI said that positive expectations are based on rising demand in Hong Kong and other Asian markets, and an anticipated increase in activity before the Chinese New Year...Read More
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has generated a further $4.2-million in sales revenue following the sale of 3 411 ct from its Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola.The company told shareholders that the parcel of diamonds achieved an average price per carat of $1 220, bringing the total year-to-date sales of Lulo diamonds to $24.5-million at an average price per carat...Read More
(IDEX Online) - VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show (VOD DIJS), organized by DV Global Link, a joint-venture company between Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), hosted local, regional and international exhibitors from 21 countries, showcasing over 25,000 jewelry pieces and holding valuable trade and consumer lifestyle events. VOD DIJS said next year's...Read More
RAPAPORT... Bonhams will offer an 18.04-carat diamond at its FineJewelry sale in New York next month, estimating the piece at $400,000 to$600,000. The emerald-cut, G-color, VS2-clarity diamond flanked bytrillion-cut diamonds will head up the auction on December 3 at the company'sMadison Avenue location, Bonhams said Thursday. "This is a beautiful example of a large, white diamondexhibiting sensat...Read More
Chrome ore and alloy prices continued to trend lower in China on Friday November 16 on thin market activities and lingering weak sentiment, while the European and US markets continued to suffer from increased seller competition amid subdued demand conditions. UG2, charge chrome prices soften on thin trading, bearish sentimentChinese domestic market holds flat amid inactivityKorean prices slide on...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers sold rough diamonds with a provisional value of $440 million in the ninth sales cycle (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) of 2018. The sales figure is the lowest sales figure reported by the miner so far this year and the second consecutive sale below the $500 million mark. The miner reported confirmed sales of $482 million in the eighth cycle, compa...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa has sold its 50% stake in the Sunland Mineralsexploration project in Botswana, according to its former joint-venture partner. Botswana Diamonds bought the Russian miner out for a"nominal sum" and now owns the asset outright, it said in a statement Thursday.Another large diamond producer with "new ideas" that is "keen to find newkimberlites" in the African country is close to acq...Read More
Gold has underperformed many assets in recent months and years.This is not surprising as sentiment surrounding the yellow metal has been atrocious lately.However, some fundamental elements appear supportive of higher gold prices going forward.The Fed's tightening path appears limited, and as economic growth slows further, the Fed may need to cease tightening or reverse monetary policy all toge...Read More
Turkish steel mills have continued to hold back from making deep-sea scrap purchases due to fear of product outflow from China, sources said on Tuesday November 20.Chinese rebar is widely expected by market participants to be offered in increasing amounts in the near term while its domestic market softens. This will soon affect prices all over the world, including Turkish scrap import prices,...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday November 21.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of...Read More
Only one senior Nutrien Ltd. executive lives in Saskatchewan, but the potash company could still be getting heavily subsidized for maintaining head office jobs in the province.Despite being the only province with a potash industry, Saskatchewan subsidizes head-office jobs for potash companies. Deductions on potash profit taxes are offered at a rate of $25,000 per head, per year. For "new" corporat...Read More
The Comex copper price continued lower in in the US morning on Tuesday November 20, with the rising dollar pressuring the entire commodities sector.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 3.25 cents to $2.7665 per lb."We continue to expect a strong rebound in copper prices by the end of 2018 principally because investors are likely to...Read More
The company has completed the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) registration, a three-pronged process that took place over the past two months.Nevsun said Tuesday the SAFE registration was the last Chinese regulatory condition which, together with Investment Canada Act approval received last month, rendered both regulatory conditions met.According to Nevsun, which operates th...Read More