Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger riffs on St. Patrick's Day, COT reports, quad-witching weeks and gold. I was sitting in our local Port Perry pub this week when I overheard a couple of the local senior citizens discussing the upcoming arrival of the Saint Patrick's Day celebration where everybody dons a green shirt or a green tie or a green glass of beer and announces to the world that th...Read More
The Critical Investor discusses insights management has gleaned from recent drilling and why they have the potential to cause a share re-rating. Sesmarias project; Alvalade licenseIt took Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSX.V; AVPMF:OTC; 8AM:FSE) a few weeks longer than anticipated to release the first drill results of the Q4 2018 program on the Sesmarias project, part of its Alvalade license located i...Read More
The next step for the Canadian company is a mineral resource update for this asset. SRG Graphite Inc. (SRG:TSX.V) announced in a news release the final results from its 2018 drilling campaign at its Lola graphite deposit in Guinea, West Africa.These results are from 71 boreholes, ten of which were drilled at depth to confirm the presence of graphitic carbon (Cg) within the rock assemblage below t...Read More
This Canadian company intends to build upon these initial positive results. Defense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTCQB) announced in a news release the initial composite head assay results of the 30-ton bulk sample taken from its Wicheeda property in British Columbia.Highlight assay results, determined by the firm SGS Canada Inc., included 1.77% lanthanum oxide, 2.34% cerium oxide, 0.52% neod...Read More
Goldhas turned vigorously lower yesterday. And not only gold at that. Red, red,everywhere in precious metals you looked. The silent scream we wrote about inthe Wednesday’s Alert for our subscribers brought serious repercussions.Immediately and just in time to reap the benefits. Today, we will devoteextraordinary attention to the long-term view of the PMs complex. In yesterday’s Part I,...Read More
Import tariffs on steel products in the United States created under Section 232 are likely to remain in place at least until the end of 2019, the chief executive officer of Gerdau, Gustavo Werneck, said during an event at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday March 13.The move from Donald Trump's administration boosted metal spread margins for steel producers in the US. This spread - calculated...Read More
Fastmarkets AMM attended the annual convention of the National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors (NASPD) on Thursday March 7 and Friday March 8 in New Orleans. Here are five themes gleaned in the sessions, on the sidelines and at the soirees.The US Gulf Coast is excited about China LNG import rumors. Reports that China may agree to buy an immense amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exp...Read More
Chinese finished steel exports decreased in February on both a yearly and a month-on-month basis amid uncompetitive prices and fewer working days as a result of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.The country shipped 4.51 million tonnes of finished steel out of the country last month, down 7% from the 4.85 million tonnes exported in February 2018, according to preliminary Chinese customs data...Read More
When the London Metal Exchange amended its policies related to its physical delivery network a few years ago, it overlooked one key thing. The issue centers on LME's linked load-in/load-out (LILO) rule, which operates by linking the amount of metal a warehouse loads in to the amount it is obligated to load out for warehouses that have queues of over 50 days.The rule changes were part of package of...Read More
Ahead of Fastmarkets' Battery Materials 2019 conference in Shanghai, Fastmarkets looks at use of lithium in next-generation vehicles and other battery uses, as well as soaring prices, which have spurred interest in lithium and boosted its importance in recent years as a battery material. In June 2016, the spot price in China peaked at $27 per kg, more than three times the global contract price, ac...Read More
In contrast to the clear skies outside, a cloud hung over discussions among Indian scrap traders attending the opening session of the annual conference of the Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) earlier this month in Kochi, southern India.Secretary-general Amar Singh praised the superior air quality in the host city, compared with the metropolises of New Delhi and Mumbai. But delegates...Read More
Gold futures climbed Friday to score a gain for the week, with the metal finding support in the wake of mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, as well as from a weaker tone for the U.S. dollar. At least 49 people on Friday were killed at a pair of mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The "New Zealand news is positively supporting gold," said Chintan Karnani, chief market...Read More
Think about the last five years...Can you recall an unexpected event that led to financial stress? Maybe a health crisis, layoff, leaky roof, or unexpected car repair.You're not alone. Approximately two-thirds of U.S. households experience an unexpected event that negatively impacts their financial wellbeing, according to Pew research.So it's no wonder the most common cause of money stress is the...Read More
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced three long-term goals Wednesday for cleaning up the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site in southwestern Colorado.Read full newsRead More
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Lucara Diamond Corp (TSX:LUC) has a decade-long history of success-a rare feat among resource companies. Even more impressive is its free cash flow profile, which helps support an impressive 6% dividend, a payout the company has maintained since 2014.The root of Lucara’s success stems from its focus on a resource rich, politically stable, mining friendly country: Botswana.If you want to dive...Read More
Investing in commodity producers can be difficult. Resource companies - from gold miners to oil producers - typically face above-average levels of volatility.While hedging can help reduce uncertainty, most commodity companies experience wild boom-and-bust cycles, sometimes within the same year.However, volatility can be your friend, giving you limited-time buying opportunities at bargain prices. W...Read More
The New Mexico Environment Department announced via Twitter that it received word from the Environmental Protection Agency stating that the Gold King Mine wastewater treatment facility is back up and running following a failure reported on March 14, 2019, due to a loss of power.The electric blackout was caused by a severe winter storm that struck the area this past week. The Gladstone plant, which...Read More