DR Congo: Is government intervention the real risk to watch?SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftMahenge the Cinderella of the graphite space?SPONSOREDblack rock miningSky is the limit for BSK at Amarillo GrandeSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsLast week's ‘From the Capital' column characterised the combination of slowing global economic growth...Read More
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) is investing $31 million for a 9.9% stake in SilverCrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE-AM: SILV) and its Las Chispas project in Sonora, Mexico.SilverCrest Metals expects to deliver a preliminary economic assessment on Las Chispas in the first quarter of 2019, and the project has an inferred resource of 511,800 ounces of gold and 48.3 million ounces of silver containe...Read More
Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI; US-OTC: SUPGF) recently announced results from a phase two reverse circulation drill program at its Hermes South gold project in Western Australia. The company is trying to expand the existing resource at Hermes South and determine if it could become another open pit mine.Highlights from the program include 3 grams gold over 16 metres from 137 metres downhole, 4.4 grams g...Read More
Stainless steel prices in East Asia continued to fall over the past week on soft demand. Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless 2mm trimmed cold-rolled coil in East Asia was $1,910-1,980 per tonne cif East Asia for the week ended Wednesday November 28, down $80 per tonne from $1,990-2,060 per tonne cif a week earlier.Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless tr...Read More
China's domestic stainless steel market maintained its downward trend over the past week after mills lowered their list prices.Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for benchmark 304 stainless cold-rolled coil in the major market of Wuxi was 14,200-15,000 yuan ($2,041-2,156) per tonne including VAT for the week ended Wednesday November 28, down 500-600 yuan per tonne from a week earlier.Stainless stee...Read More
In an unprecedented move long sought by mineral explorers, Canada's federal government has extended the mineral exploration tax credit (METC) for five years.The news came in November as part of the government's Fall Economic Statement, which included a $17.6 billion suite of business-friendly tax measures and investments which should benefit firms in the mineral sector.The METC allows qualifying e...Read More
Metal Bulletin has corrected its UK domestic grade-316 stainless steel scrap solids price, which was published incorrectly on November 23 due to a reporter error. The price was originally published at ?1,230-1,250 ($1,572-1,579) per tonne, delivered to merchant. The price has now been corrected to ?1,220-1,300 per tonne, stable from the week before. Fastmarkets MB's price book and database have...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday November 28 pricing session in Asia.Key drivers: Buyers lowered their purchasing prices after the price of scrap - the raw material of ADC12 - went down in the United States. Japanese buyers also held off from purchasing capacity this week due...Read More
FRANKFURT, Nov 29 (Reuters) - German carmaker BMW is exploring ways to improve working conditions for mining cobalt in Congo through a pilot project also supported by chemicals giant BASF, battery maker Samsung SDI and a development agency.Carmakers seeking to boost sales of electric cars are struggling to get their hands on cobalt, a scarce but vital component in the production of batteries. The...Read More
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Detour Gold Corp said on Thursday Chief Executive Officer Michael Kenyon will head the company until it finds a permanent replacement, pushing back against hedge fund Paulson & Co's demand to immediately replace him.Paulson & Co, which has a stake of about 6 percent in the miner, has pushed for Kenyon's resignation, saying the company had "unsuccessfully tried to boost short-ter...Read More
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Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane had to turn around and land in Cologne after an hour in the air due to a defect. The plane has experienced several issues in the past few months.Read full newsRead More
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German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant, Bayer, announced plans to cut 12,000 out of 118,200 jobs worldwide, or roughly 1 in 10 jobs, in hopes of cutting costs and regaining investor favor after a series of legal setbacks over its purchase of Monsanto earlier this year.Read full newsRead More
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Construction for the project will start in 2019, with first production expected in late-2021.Read full newsRead More