(IDEX Online) - Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, and Anton Siluanov, the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance, took part in the official ceremony dedicated to start of mining operations at the Verkhne-Munskoye diamond field in Yakutia. The new diamond field will operate for at least 20 years, ensuring reliable diamond production and providing work...Read More
(IDEX Online News) - There were relatively few changes in round diamonds in October. There were increases in 0.70-0.79 carat stones in G-I, IF, of 2-3%, and in 0.80-0.89 carat diamonds; G-H, IF-VVS2, of 1-3%; as well as in 1.25-1.49 carats, E-H, IF. Meanwhile, there were notable decreases in diamonds of 0.40-0.44 carats in D, IF-VS1, of 1-3%; in 2.00-2.99 carat stones, L, VVS1-SI1; of 2-3%,...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were collectively higher during morning trading on Thursday November 1, with most metals recovering from Wednesday's dip amid a softer US dollar index and a continued drawdown in LME inventories. Pushing back above $11,500 per tonne, the three-month nickel price gathered support over the morning session, hitting an intraday high of $11,645 per tonne after f...Read More
ArcelorMittal reported a 41.8% year on year increase in its third-quarter earnings in a financial statement released on Thursday November 1, attributing the rise to higher steel prices.The company's quarterly earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) increased to $2.7 billion in July-September 2018, up from $1.9 billion in the corresponding period of 2017."As expected...Read More
Turkey imported 27.06% less flat steel in September 2018 than it did in the corresponding month a year earlier, according to data released this week by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).The country imported 634,898 tonnes of such products, compared with 870,388 tonnes in September 2017, TUIK statistics showed.Demand for flat steel imports has been slow, especially so far in the second half...Read More
Turkish long steel export prices have remained stable over the past week on soft demand and despite the firm input costs, sources said on Thursday November 1.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for rebar exports out of Turkey was unchanged week on week on November 1 at $500-505 per tonne fob on an actual weight basis.The mills in the country were trying to keep their...Read More
Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesThe company is 75% owner of the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in British Columbia and it had hoped for an improved second half after Read More
Steel billet import prices in Egypt fell in the week to Thursday November 1, on continuing limited demand in the country. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet imported into Egypt was $477-480 per tonne cfr on Thursday, compared with $480-490 per tonne cfr last...Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedGalan Lithium scores coup in Argentina's 'Pilbara of lithium'SPONSOREDgalan lithiumWhite Rock sets cracking Alaska pace in first field seasonSPONSOREDwhite rock minerals Finance had been the final hurdle for the shovel-ready Gunnison in-situ recovery copper project in Arizona after the company overcame a perm...Read More
ArcelorMittal Europe's third-quarter 2018 earnings inched up by 2.7% year on year due to higher steel prices, the company said on Thursday October 1.Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) at ArcelorMittal Europe increased to $871 million in July-September of 2018, slightly up from an Ebitda of $848 million in the corresponding period of 2017. The results increased,...Read More
Chinese imports of scrap metal from the United States fell in September, according to customs data on Thursday, spelling out the impact of tariffs imposed by Beijing, while India and Iceland benefited from a boom in Chinese alumina exports.China's General Administration of Customs said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday that it was making available to the public monthly data on the i...Read More
World silico-manganese supply edged up to 1.47 million tonnes in September, with the largest monthly increase recorded in the Commonwealth of Independent States, according to the International Manganese Institute (IMnI). Production was up 2.7% from August and 7.4% year on year globally, while year-to-date production rose 25.3% year on year. Supply from the CIS reached 138,000 tonnes, up 9% from Au...Read More
Both gold and silver had a stellar performance today, moving sharply to higher pricing as the net result of both dollar weakness and market participants bidding up these precious metals. As of 3:15 PM Eastern standard time, gold futures are trading up $21.40 (+1.76%), and silver is up 3.38% (+ $ 0.473). Currently, the most active December Comex gold contract is fixed at $1,236.30, and silver futur...Read More
(Kitco News) - The U.S. dollar and economic growth can’t keep going up indefinitely and next year will be the time for a slowdown, according to one French bank, which is bullish on gold and silver in 2019.“We are bullish on gold prices, mainly due to our expectations of a weaker dollar in 2019. We think that the weaker currency and macroeconomic environment will be the main driver behi...Read More
Global manganese ore production rose by 1.4% month on month to 1.71 million tonnes of manganese units in September, driven by increased production in South Africa, but fell by 9% annually, according to the International Manganese Institute (IMnI). For the first nine months of the year, manganese ore output increased by 11.2% globally to feed demand from China. Supply from the Africa and Middle Eas...Read More
(Kitco News) - Cryptocurrencies have no place in the global economy as a legitimate unit of money, this according to Janet Yellen, former Chair of the Federal Reserve.“I am not a fan of bitcoin, let me tell you why,” Yellen told an audience during a live panel at the 2018 Canada FinTech Forum in Montreal on Monday.Yellen said that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin lack the necessary charac...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are posting strong gains in early-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday. Traders in both metals have stepped in to buy the dips on some perceived bargain hunting, and by heavy short covering from the futures traders. Also, precious metals are seeing good buying interest as the U.S. dollar index is posting sharp losses today, on a corrective pullback from recent gain...Read More
BOSTON - (Kitco News) - Silver has not been the shining metal that TD Securities was expecting it to be in 2018, but the firm is not giving up on the precious metal as analysts see it outperforming gold in 2019.In an interview with Kitco News during the London Bullion Market Association’s 2018 conference, Bart Melek, head of commodity strategy at TDS, said there have been several factors con...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold demand was largely unchanged in the third quarter of the year, as massive gold-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF) outflows were offset by consumers taking advantage of lower gold prices, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in its Gold Demand Trends report.Total global gold demand was 964.3 tonnes in Q3, just 6.2 tonnes higher on an annual basis, the WGC said on Thursday.The Counci...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices ticked up and were trading near daily highs after the headline manufacturing index from the Institute for Supply Management missed expectations and came in at 57.7% in October. Market consensus called for the index to come in at 59%. October’s monthly decrease marked a 2.1-percentage point drop from September’s reading of 59.8%.Readings above 50% in such diff...Read More