China's Hebei Steel raised its purchase price for silico-manganese alloys to 7,900 yuan ($1,150) per tonne for July delivery, up 3.9% from 7,600 yuan per tonne for June, market sources told Fastmarkets.China's second largest steel mill's monthly purchase price hike was mostly in accordance with market expectations amid the strong momentum in spot silico-manganese prices in June, while some alloys...Read 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
* U.S. stock indexes close at record high * Gold hits $1,435.99/oz, highest since June 25 * Palladium hits more than three-month peak * SPDR Gold holdings fell 0.2% on Tuesday (Updates prices)By Diptendu LahiriJuly 3 (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Wednesday, paringearlier gains as a rally in equities reduced the attraction ofthe non-yielding metal, while global growth concerns andprospects for dovis...Read More
The company will place 145 million shares at A14.5c each, a 9% discount to the last closing price.Read More
ERM didn't disclose an acquisition price for CSA, which is headquartered in Western Australia.CSA is the world's second ranked consulting firm for resource reports, and fifth ranked for reserve reports, produced over the past five years for public-listed mining and exploration companies, according to RSC Mining and Mineral Exploration Services/Opaxe data.As well as geological services, CSA provide...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
The prime reason for the rise in gold is short covering apart from recession concerns. Trade war is here to stay. IMF chief Lagarde moving to lead European central bank chief is also one the possible reason. Investment demand is on the higher side with every rise in gold price. Hopefully silver will now try and catch up with the gold price rally. Opec has expressed concerns over a weak demand....Read More
The steel mills in Turkey have continued to book deep-sea scrap cargoes for August shipments to replenish their stocks, sources said on Wednesday July 3.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 30,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $299 per tonne, 5,000 tonnes of shredded at $304 per tonne and 5,000 tonnes of bonus at $309 per tonne cfr.This compared with the...Read More
Gold prices suffered their worst single-session decline in a year on Monday to settle below $1,400 an ounce, after a weekend Sino-American trade accord sparked a rally in assets perceived as risky, luring investors away from so-called havens like bullion. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 gathering of major developed nations in Osaka, Jap...Read More
Prices for rebar produced and delivered in Southern Europe widened downwards this week as domestic mills aimed to maintain current price levels, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 3.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Southern Europe was ?,?485-500 ($548-565) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, down ?,?5 per tonne week on week on the lower end from ?,?490-500 per...Read More
Demand for flat steel in Turkey failed to improve in June even after the United States halved its import tariffs for Turkish steel to 25%, market participants told Fastmarkets.And local producers have now filled their order books until late August, they said on Wednesday July 3. Turkish steel prices started to rise on May 17 after US import duties of 50% introduced in August 2018 were cut to...Read More
(Updates with closing prices)By Peter HobsonLONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Copper prices were stuck near atwo-week low on Wednesday as uncertainty over U.S.-China tradetalks injected pessimism into the demand outlook and stockpilesin London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses jumped to the highestin a year. Benchmark copper on the LME closed up 0.5% at $5,918a tonne after slipping to $5,840, the weakest s...Read More
A spike in Chinese lithium carbonate imports in the first two months of the second quarter reflects a drop in prices that made the material more attractive to buyers.China imported 4,539 tonnes of lithium carbonate in April-May 2019, according to the most recent available figures from Chinese customs, up by 37% from 3,315 tonnes in the whole of the first quarter.The monthly average value of the im...Read More
Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM, OTCQX: TPRFF) is an emerging mid-tier gold and silver producer and the leading underground high-grade gold producer in Colombia, with several mines in operation at its Segovia and Marmato Operations. We learned from Mike Davies, Chief Financial Officer of Gran Colombia Gold, that in the last quarter, the Company demonstrated excellent performance, setting a new...Read More
The doom-and-gloom has arrived, dear readers.Judging from the headlines flooding the media over the past few weeks, I'm frankly surprised that WTI prices have only jumped 10 bucks over the last two weeks.As my colleague Luke Burgess pointed out on Monday, the latest move by OPEC+ to extend cuts another nine months has given the bulls some breathing room. With Russia officially on board with sticki...Read More
We learned from Louie Simens, Director of Nova Minerals Limited (ASX: NVA), that they are focused on their advanced, potentially globally significant, Estelle project, a Intrusive related gold system (IRGS) exploration project in Alaska's newest gold belt. This is a district-scale gold camp with a potential for a multi?EUR?million-ounce gold discovery with Geologically sharing similarities to Kinr...Read More
The Wednesday Market Minute Global stocks edged higher Wednesday as growth concerns and a simmering tariff dispute between Washington and Brussels were offset by bets on deeper support from global central banks.Government bond yields fall to record lows in Europe after leaders nominated IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde as the next ECB President, while dovish central bank signals keep...Read More
As payment battle lines are drawn over the future of payments, cryptocurrencies will be front and centre. Here is our short video summary of the July 2nd INK morning report that features Galaxy Digital Holdings (Sunny; GLXY) CEO Michael Novogratz buying more shares.INK Research and Canadian Insider are both subscriber-supported. We do not accept payments from issuers or promoters for stock covera...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Europe have been largely stable over the past seven days due to weak market activity, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 3.Buying activity has been steady due to limited demand from end-users, sufficient stocks held by buyers, and an unclear price trend."The market is slow, because buyers mainly have enough material in stock and there is...Read More