Polymet said it raised about US$265 million by issuing the full allotment of almost 683 million shares pursuant to the offering, with Glencore acquiring more than 627 million shares to take its stakeRead More
Treatment charges (TCs) for lead concentrates rose in June after a price arbitrage that encouraged imports closed off, and major supplying mine Pe??asquito returned to the market after a month-long layoff.Fastmarkets assessed TCs for low-silver lead concentrates at $20-30 per tonne on Friday June 28, up from a 19-month low of $5-15 per tonne on May 31.A closed import arbitrage into China was exace...Read More
(Corrects headline to 2-week) * GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns:* Tin price hits a 7-month lowBy Pratima DesaiLONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Copper prices slid to two-weeklows on Tuesday as the spotlight fell on gloomy prospects foreconomic growth and demand after a batch of weak manufacturingactivity data from around the world.Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange wasuntraded at the close, but bid...Read More
August Gold pulled a Pearl Harbor on bears and skeptics Tuesday, reversing early morning weakness with a surprisingly sharp rally. I'd expected another two weeks of corrective action myself after bullion's impressive run-up in June. However, the chart shows the futures to be bound most immediately for at least 1446.90. If so, that would be a new recovery high and an encouraging sign that even b...Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. Major fundamental processes and events create the large chart patterns seen on the monthly charts. It's important for gold and stock market investors to stay focused on the big picture, both technically and fundamentally.2. To view the big technical picture for gold, please click here now. Double-click to enlarge. 3. Since 2001, my propriet...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold 18-DMA support $15 away:Read More
Stocks remained in the grip of a low-grade euphoria Monday, lightened by what is being referred to in the news as a 'thaw' in trade relations between the U.S. and China. No one expected much to happen on the trade front, and nothing much did other, perhaps, than a weekend during which there was no appreciable escalation in the tariff war. In this euphoric phase, stocks have generally wafted hi...Read More
Ferro-silicon prices in China increased sharply in the week ended Friday June 28, following a steady run of five weeks, after lower output and higher futures prices encouraged suppliers to raise their offers ahead of monthly tenders from Chinese steel mills.In Europe, the market has stemmed losses after a sharp fall the week before, but prices are seen as fragile in the near term because some cons...Read More
Speaking with Mining Journal just over a year after a public listing in Stockholm that marked its big split from Atlas Copco, Epiroc president and CEO Per Lindberg said the mining-dominated businessRead More
The European and Chinese vanadium markets weakened again in the week to Friday June 28 because of subdued summer demand and low spot liquidity. China export ferro-vanadium price nudges down amid weakness in domestic, European marketsEuropean ferro-vanadium continues to fall amid limited spot activityEuropean, Chinese V2O5 prices mostly unchanged; spot activity remains scarceUS market flat amid in...Read More
The death toll at the Katanga mine is said to have risen from 19 to 43, with the illegal miners working in two galleries that caved in on Thursday in benches overlooking the excavation area. Glencore owns 86.3% of Katanga Mining (TSX: KAT), which runs the mine through its 75%-owned Kamoto Copper Company in a joint venture with state-owned Gécamines.Glencore has said up to 2,000 illegal arti...Read More
The price of magnesium in Europe has fallen over the past month, reaching a fresh 2019 low amid resumed demand but continuing oversupply.Fastmarkets assessed the price of magnesium, in-warehouse Rotterdam, at $2,470-2,550 per tonne on Friday June 28, unchanged week on week on limited activity, but after two consecutive weeks of falls."Lately, there have been a lot of aggressive bids on tenders in...Read More
Cobalt prices came under pressure across the supply chain in June, facing weak seasonal demand while still finding a balance in light of upstream supply increases and changing Chinese consumption habits. Price moves In June, buyers returned to the hand-to-mouth style procurement seen in the first quarter, in anticipation of weaker prices materializing over the summer. As a result, prices came unde...Read More
The Tuesday Market Minute U.S. equity futures are set for modest opening bell as global stocks continue to grind higher following the weekend trade truce between Washington and Beijing.Risk sentiment remains cautious, however, as a brewing trade dispute over aircraft subsides threatens a fresh tariff spat between the U.S. and Europe and global factory output sinks to its lowest level s...Read More
Turkish steel mills continued their deep-sea purchases of scrap cargoes for August shipments, with prices rising further, sources said on Tuesday July 2.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a Baltic Sea cargo late on July 1, comprising 29,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $297.50 per tonne and 6,000 tonnes of bonus at $307.50 per tonne cfr.The same mill booked a...Read More
A deal struck between the European Union and South America's Mercosur trading group will boost trade between the two blocs in non-ferrous metals and related products, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday July 2.The agreement must now be ratified by both sides, but it is intended to phase out all EU duties charged on industrial goods, including metals and metal items, over a period of 10 years.In return, t...Read More
Optimism that the resumption of US-China trade talks meant a trade deal was once again on the agenda led to a relief rally in base metals prices in early trading on Monday July 1, but disappointing manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data across most regions has led to the gains being reversed.Manufacturing PMI data for Japan, China, Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, Mexico, the EU and JP...Read More
Cobalt prices came under pressure across the supply chain in June, facing weak seasonal demand while still finding a balance in light of upstream supply increases and changing Chinese consumption habits. Price moves In June, buyers returned to the hand-to-mouth style procurement seen in the first quarter, in anticipation of weaker prices materializing over the summer. As a result, prices came unde...Read More
Cobalt hydroxide payables came under continued pressure in June, hitting new lows for 2019, even as the underlying benchmark price for cobalt metal surrendered the gains made over April and May. The metal and intermediates markets have continued to move independently of one another amid a surplus and greater competition for sales of the latter, and weaker demand from the Chinese battery sector. "P...Read More
It's been years since Obama said he would put coal companies out of business. Since then, Wall Street has ignored coal-producing stocks, making it the most undervalued sector in the market.It's true - coal production did go down during the Obama presidency. But since Trump was put in office, that has turned around.Don't get me wrong; the U.S. isn't burning more coal - it's exporting it, both to Ch...Read More