In this week’s analysis, we review...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue a...Read More
Under fresh pressure Zinc prices have...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as...Read More
Pala Investments will buy 100% of the remaining shares in Cobalt 27 for C$501 million ($374 million), the companies said on Tuesday June 18.A newly created company, Nickel 28, will hold Cobalt 27's joint-venture interest in the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine, as well as its other royalty and equity positions. Cobalt 27's physical cobalt position - about 2,900 tonnes - and its streaming deal for Vale's Vo...Read More
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Fastmarkets hosted a free web seminar on Tuesday June 18 discussing recent price moves in the cobalt market and how industry developments might affect the market - and prices - going forward. If you missed it, follow the link below to listen to the free recording. Cobalt: contending with volatility in 2019 and beyondDuring the web seminar we discussed: Price assessment specifications, methodology...Read More
While generally weak global economic data continues to weigh on sentiment and is keeping base metals prices under pressure, the rise in tensions between the United States and Iran has lifted the gold price this morning, Tuesday June 18.The market is also waiting for direction from the US Federal Reserve, which it should get on Wednesday when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting provide...Read More
After 19 years of providing live spot market prices for gold, silver, platinum and palladium to hundreds of thousands of clients across the world, Fastmarkets will retire the Bullion Desk brand and close the Bulliondesk.com website. Prices will be available on Fastmarkets.comFastmarkets will continue to provide free precious metals spot prices and charts for gold, silver, platinum and palladium. T...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to comments by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi promising to provide additional monetary stimulus if economic conditions in Europe do not improve. European equity markets moved higher and the Euro moved lower. Index futures were virtually unchanged fol...Read More
Production of battery materials, including cobalt sulfate and nickel sulfate, at Guangxi Yinyi Advanced Material will not be affected by the bankruptcy of its parent company, Yinyi Group, Fastmarkets understands. Yinyi Group, the holding company for Shenzhen-listed ST Yinyi, has recently applied to Ningbo Intermediate People's Court for rehabilitation to solve its liquidity problems, according to...Read More
While generally weak global economic data continues to weigh on sentiment and is keeping base metals prices under pressure, the rise in tensions between the United States and Iran has lifted the gold price this morning, Tuesday June 18.The market is also waiting for direction from the US Federal Reserve, which it should get on Wednesday when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting provide...Read More
Outokumpu hopes to increase capacity by 100,000 tonnes per year and significantly improve lead times by fully digitalizing production at its site in Tornio, Finland, by 2020, it said on June 17. The stainless steel producer has been working with software giant Microsoft to build an industrial digital platform, Outokumpu Digital Platform (ODP), that will result in end-to-end digital manufacturing a...Read More
Ferro-silicon prices in China were steady in the week ended Friday June 14 with the release of a largely unchanged benchmark tender price, firm futures and tighter availability for prompt material providing support.In Europe, the market has stirred into life after several weeks of inaction amid quarterly tender talks, while the US market softened after coming under pressure from weakness in global...Read More
It's no secret that our country’s Social Security program is running out of money. The Social Security system is paying out in benefits more than it's collecting in tax revenue and as a result they're dipping into the Social Security trust fund to make up the difference. If Congress takes no action to fix the problem, starting in 2034 retirees are going to see a 23% cut in social security pa...Read More
$3.8 Million Grant from The Rockefeller Foundation Will Enable Top Researchers at Four Leading Universities - including Colorado School of Mines - to Use Enhanced Data Modeling to Transform Electricity Systems in Emerging EconomiesAMSTERDAM (June 18, 2019) - UMass Amherst, Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University, Colorado School of Mines and The Rockefeller Foundation today announced the l...Read More
Ramona Graves PhD '82 reflects on a 40-year career in petroleum engineering and at Mines. Dr. Graves, vice provost for external initiatives and dean of earth resources and environmental programs, was awarded emeritus status in 2019. Read More
The global uranium mining market in the 2010s took a hit from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011 - which cut global uranium demand some 10% for many years - and the simultaneous ramping up of low-cost uranium production out of Kazakhstan that has transformed the country into the world's largest uranium producer.Thanks to the massive devaluation of the Kazakhstan tenge currency in 2014...Read More
Battery metals-focused Cobalt 27 Capital (TSXV: KBLT; US-OTC: CBLLF) has come a long way since listing on the TSX Venture Exchange in June 2017.The company has a cobalt stream on Vale's (NYSE: VALE) world-class Voisey's Bay nickel-copper-cobalt mine in Labrador beginning in 2021; holds an 8.56% joint-venture interest in the producing Ramu nickel-cobalt mine in Papua New Guinea; owns one of the wor...Read More
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