Nexa set to start construction at Brazilian zinc mineNexa Resources S.A. [NEXA-TSX, NYSE] says it plans to start construction at the Aripuana zinc project in Brazil, which ranks as one of the 10 largest undeveloped zinc projects in the world.The announcement comes after the Environmental Authority of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil granted the installation license for the project.The Aripuana Pro...Read More
Ontario's Government for the People is supporting Nipissing's film and television industry by investing more than $5.6 million in five local productions.Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, made the announcement today at Canadore College's post production facility. The investments include: $3.605 million for Collingwood TV Productions (II) Inc. to produce season two of the television series Carter $960...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Share this articlePRAGUE, Czech Republic - The death toll in a methane explosion at a black coal mine in northeastern Czech Republic has increased to 13, a mining company said Friday.OKD mining company spokesman Ivo Celechovsky said that 12 of the dead were Polish nationals while one was Czech, correcting information given earlier that said there were 11 Poles and two Czechs.A further 10 miners we...Read More
Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices held steady this week with most producers still negotiating next year's spodumene prices, prices in other regions were subdued in quiet end-of-year conditions. Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices were steady at year-end. Lithium hydroxide buyers cited sufficient spot supply as the reason for staying out of the market. Indust...Read More
Brazil's apparent steel consumption increased by 6.90% year on year in November, to 1.70 million tonnes, mostly due to an improved performance in the flat steel sector, according to the national steel association A??o Brasil.Apparent consumption of flat steel products grew by 11.70% in the same comparison, to 1.10 million tonnes, while long steel use declined by 0.80% year-on-year, to 606,000 tonn...Read More
The short interest in Aphria (Mixed; APHA) jumped in mid-December according to data released this morning by IIROC. The number of shares reported shorted jumped by 5,737,929 to reach 10,446,157 as of December 15th.The short-sellers are tangling with insiders at the company who bought more stock in early December after the release of a short seller's report.Click for Higher ResolutionGenerally, wh...Read More
Indian flat steel producers slashed domestic hot rolled coil prices by 1,000 rupees ($14)per tonne this week following a slump in demand across all sectors.Fastmarkets' price assessment for domestic HRC in India was 42,000-42,500 rupees per tonne ex-mill on Friday December 21, a reduction of 1,000 rupees per tonne compared with last week's 43,000-43,500 rupees per tonne ex-mill.An offici...Read More
Fastmarkets MB hosted the 22nd Middle East Iron & Steel conference in Dubai last week. Here are five things we learned...1 High-grade iron ore derivative will be an important tool for Middle East DRI industry A world-first 65% iron ore derivative launched by the Singapore Exchange in early December was hailed as an important hedging tool for the Middle East direct-reduced ironmaking (DRI) industry...Read More
Brazil's apparent steel consumption increased by 6.90% year on year in November, to 1.70 million tonnes, mostly due to an improved performance in the flat steel sector, according to the national steel association A??o Brasil.Apparent consumption of flat steel products grew by 11.70% in the same comparison, to 1.10 million tonnes, while long steel use declined by 0.80% year-on-year, to 606,000 tonn...Read More
Fastmarkets MB hosted the 22nd Middle East Iron & Steel conference in Dubai last week. Here are five things we learned...1 High-grade iron ore derivative will be an important tool for Middle East DRI industry A world-first 65% iron ore derivative launched by the Singapore Exchange in early December was hailed as an important hedging tool for the Middle East direct-reduced ironmaking (DRI) industry...Read More
Gautam Adani's long quest to build a coal mine in the Australian outback faces another setback, with the Queensland state government refusing to sign off on the company's plans before further studies into the project's environmental impact are complete."Two plans are yet to be approved before any significant disturbance can commence at the Carmichael coal mine," Queensland's Department of Environm...Read More
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the second and third largest steel consuming countries in the Middle East, have suffered mostly indirectly from the impact of Section 232, executives said during a panel at the Middle East Iron & Steel Conference in Dubai on December 10-12."We have not seen much of a direct impact [from Section 232 on the UAE]... But there is an indirect impact - th...Read More
The pig iron market in the United States was silent this week because buyers are expecting to see price reductions in early 2019. Fastmarkets' import price assessment for pig iron in the US fell to $360-370 per tonne cfr on Friday December 21, down from $370-380 per tonne cfr a week earlier. "I have not heard any bids or [had any] inquiries from US buyers," one source from the Commonweal...Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices continued to fall further during the week ending Friday December 21, after transactions were done at lower prices.Prices fell further in most scrap markets worldwide this week, with deals in Turkey and India concluded at lower levels, while Asian scrap prices slumped from limited demand and US prices remained flat for a second week.Turkey importsPrices co...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1255.50-$5.50+1.39%Silver$14.62-$0.15+0.27%XAU68.67-1.60%+1.60%HUI156.47-1.28%+2.50%GDM570.74-1.04%+1.84%JSE Gold1316.81-28.01+1.12%USD97.03+0.69-0.44%Euro113.63-0.94+0.51%Yen90.02-0.10+2.03%Oil$45.59-$0.29-10.96%10-Year2.783%-0.021-3.80%Bond144.8125+0.09375+0.96%Dow22445.37-1.81%-6.87%Nasdaq6332.99-2.99%-8.36%S&P2416.58-2.06%-7.05% The Metals: ...Read More
By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA As we've been saying, the stock market will have great influence on Gold. It has been easy to see in recent months. The S&P 500 has cracked, losing both its 200-day and 400-day moving averages. Gold and gold stocks have benefitted and gained in recent months even with a stable to rising US Dollar. The past 65 years of history shows us that in almost any context (...Read More
By David MorganMany "experts" warn that the dollar will collapse and lead to global economic turmoil. In this scenario, investors would rush to other currencies to escape further losses. Global trade would seize up because the majority of international contracts demand a dollar payment. Other assets would skyrocket. The worst-hit would be currencies like the euro, yen, and the yuan. Gold prices...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort182,168106,20853,411132,148224,823367,727384,442Change from Prior Reporting Period 12,568-2,893310-2,13713,17010,74110,587Traders17079694949247173 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 44,75828,043412,485 -506-35210,235 non reportable positionsChange from t...Read More
By David Brady, CFAI have to admit that the action in Gold of late has been exciting. After dumping post the FOMC meeting on Wednesday, Gold came roaring back yesterday and then some. It closed at its highest level since July. What is more interesting is: why? It is this that will determine whether we head higher or not. The following are what I believe may be the drivers of Gold's recent renais...Read More