Three-month zinc was the only metal price to trade in positive territory on the London Metal Exchange at the close of trading on Wednesday March 6.Prices for the rest of the base metals complex consolidated lower amid broad strength in the US dollar index, while renewed figures on the US trade deficit continued to underscore the slowdown in that country's economy.The three-month zinc price reached...Read More

Dampened demand for nickel briquette for stainless steel in Europe put downward pressure on the top end of the premium on Tuesday March 5, while nickel premiums in the United States and China traded flat week on week despite similarly weak demand. The top end of the premium came off for European briquette after supply outstripped demand  Briquette demand also weaker in US, but market diverge...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday March 6 that are worth another look.The availability of a high-grade iron ore derivative has brought a "whole new dimension" to the market, with the development of a forward curve being a key benefit, Andrew Glass, head of ferrous trading at Anglo American, said last week at Fastmarkets MB's China Iron Ore conference in B...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesMar 6, 2019This may come as a total shock to anyone who hasn’t read Nobody Knows Anything or my latest best seller, Basic Investing in Resource Stocks, but guys running junior resource companies lie a lot. They either flat out make up porkies or they forget to tell you the SEC is going through their books or something else just as interesting.Last year I read the most in...Read More

Gold futures finished lower on Tuesday to tally a seventh straight loss, the longest streak of daily declines in two years, as strength in the dollar and a lower economic growth forecast for China dulled demand for the precious metal. "The key reason for gold price to fall is China," said Chintan Karnani, chief market analyst at Insignia Consultants. "There is apprehension that a slower Chinese ec...Read More

The results came a week or so after the majors reported 2018 financial results following a strong run-up in the shares in the year to date.Read More

The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) forecast global demand to rise 5% in 2019 to 7.Read More

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) (the "Company" or "Siyata"), is pleased to announce the Company is demonstrating the Uniden (R) UV350 vehicle mounted cellular device integrated with AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk at the International Wireless Communication Expo (IWCE) in Las Vegas March 6-7 at the Uniden Cellular booth #648.Marc Seelenfreund CEO of Siyata Mobile...Read More

Vancouver, British Columbia March 6, 2019 - FinCanna Capital Corp. ("FinCanna") (CSE: CALI) (OTCQB: FNNZF) a royalty company for the U.S. licensed medical cannabis industry announces that it has received US$3.9 million as partial repayment of an outstanding secured loan from Cultivation Technologies Inc. ("CTI"). These funds were generated from the sale of CTI's Coachella property as initially ann...Read More

An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves....Read More

Turkish steel producers have continued to book deep-sea scrap to replenish their stock levels despite poor sales of finished and semi-finished steel products, sources said on Wednesday March 6.A steel mill in Northern Turkey booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 9,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $319 per tonne, 11,000 tonnes of shredded at $324 per tonne and 9,000 tonnes of bonus at $329 per tonn...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinApril Gold - continuation of thrust to the downside. Some big dumping of positions in this market. Where the market is looking to gain traction is near its 100DMA and..Read More

By Avi GilburtWhile there is some religious significance in Roman culture, the Ides of March is best known as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC at a meeting of the Roman Senate.At the time, a seer named Plutarch (some claim that the seer was named Spurinna) had warned that something would happen to Caesar by that date. For those that know their Shakespeare, on his way to...Read More

It could be the beginning of the global "currency war" after the so called the end of the "trade war". The reason is in the paragraph below. Indirectly nations fight currency war day in and day out. Trump is making it open. Currency war induced by Trump will only speed up the decline in the purchasing power of the US dollar. Trump is the US president for less than two years. By then nations will...Read More

It was therefore imperative for the industry to innovate and look at new ways to create stronger social contracts and pursue technological advances to ensure mines of the future achieve permitting and development, a PDAC 2019 panel session on sustainable mining practices heard this week."We need to start building mines we the people want to look at. We need to better strike a balance between growt...Read More

The US copper market was little changed in early morning trading on Wednesday March 6 with market participants still digesting the trade talks between the United States and China. The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 0.05 cents to $2.933 per lb. Amid positive trade sentiment surrounding the US-China, an uptick in the dollar index has...Read More

Centerra Gold's mill at its Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in British Columbia. Source: Centerra Gold Inc.Centerra Gold Inc. [CG-TSX, CAGDF-OTC] is likely to reinstate its dividend after it closes a deal with Kyrgyzstan to resolve a longstanding dispute over the Kumtor gold mine, Centerra CEO Scott Perry has told Reuters news service.The company expects the agreement, which it reached in Septembe...Read More

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, Wednesday March 6. With the exception of aluminium that was little changed, the rest of the complex were down between 0.2% for nickel and tin and 0.9% for zinc.Copper was off by 0.4% at $6,456 per tonne, compared with $6,483 per tonne at Tuesday's close, while nickel has edged back from yesterda...Read More

* GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Aluminium and other industrialmetals drifted lower on Wednesday as investors awaited moresigns on whether demand in top metals consumer China wouldrebound after the Lunar New Year.So far, signs of metal demand in China have been lacklustre,with rising inventories in the world's second-largest econo...Read More

Click to enlarge.Goldsource Mines Inc. [TSXV: GXS] is pleased to announce an expansion of the high-grade Salbora discovery ("Salbora") from new diamond drilling at the Eagle Mountain Gold Project ("Eagle Mountain" or "Project") in Guyana. Salbora is located approximately 1.5 kilometres northwest of Eagle Mountain. Results from four (4) additional core holes show expansion of near surface high-grad...Read More