And so, for all those wondering why the powers that be - certainly should Biden win the presidency - are rushing to enforce another full-scale lockdown of the economy, the answer is simple: they want to get even richer. Continue...Read More

"We're going to go in night of, as soon as that election is over, we're going in with our lawyers...I don't think it's fair that we have to wait a long period of time after the election. Should've gottenContinue...Read More

"Investors help, but industrial demand ultimately moves the needle" for silver prices, wrote a team ofContinue...Read More

Demand for gold fell by 10 percent from the beginning of the year and plunged to 892.3 tons in the period Continue...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.While a world leader in many areas, the United States is a relatively small player when it comes to stainless steel. It produces a small amount of material, both in absolute and relative terms (i.e. compared to the size of its population), while a large share of its industry is in the hands of bigger European companies. Never...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in October 2020.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases this year, see the updates for September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February and January this yea...Read More

Independent financial analyst Matt Badiali profiles two companies that he believes are poised to take off. The biggest commodity story in the last two years must be the gold price. It was just $1,200 per ounce in November 2018 and it broke $2,063 per ounce earlier this year. That's a 72% move in a fundamental commodity. As you can imagine, that drove the big gold producers up even higher. Over t...Read More

In this conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, the CEO of Rover Metals describes "high-grade" assays from three holes, and believes more positive results from the company's drill program will follow later in November. Stock photoMaurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Judson Culter, the CEO and director of Rover Metals Corp. (ROVR:TSX.V;ROVMF:OTCQB). Always a pleasure...Read More

The highlights of the Nomad Royalty Company story are delivered in a Haywood report. In an Oct. 15 research note, analyst Kerry Smith reported that Haywood initiated coverage on a recent entrant to the royalty/streaming space, Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. (NSR:TSX; NSRXF:OTCQX), with a Buy rating and a CA$2.25 per share 12-month target price. Nomad's stock is trading now at about CA$1.24 per share,...Read More

Pretium Resources reported financial results for its Brucejack project, demonstrating that the mine continues to deliver strong cash flow, and is on track to meet its FY/20 guidance. Pretium's Brucejack MineIn a news release, Vancouver-based Pretium Resources Inc. (PVG:TSX; PVG:NYSE) announced both operating and financial results for its third quarter and nine month period ended September 30, 202...Read More

Shares of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. traded 9% higher after the company reported that Q3/20 free cash flow increased 290% YoY to $339 million allowing it to double its dividend payout ratio to 20%. Global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU:NYSE; ANG:JSE; AGG:ASX; AGD:LSE) today announced that in the third quarter of 2020 ended September 30, 2020, it delivered a 290% increase in free cash...Read More

The results open up an additional area for further exploration at Aben Resources' Forrest Kerr. Aben's Forrest Kerr Gold ProjectIn a news release, Aben Resources Ltd. (ABN:TSX.V; ABNAF:OTCQB) recapped and provided the results of the completed 2020 drill campaign at its Forrest Kerr project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle.The program consisted of two holes for a total of 990 meters (990m), F...Read More

UrbanGold Minerals reported it completed an induced polarization survey and has outlined drill targets at its Pallador project located in the Troilus-Frotet gold belt in Quebec. In a news release, UrbanGold Minerals Inc. (UGM:TSX.V) announced that "it has received a detailed interpretation of the induced polarization (IP) survey it recently completed on a portion of its 100%-owned Pallador proper...Read More

Peter Krauth explains why he believes gold will be the biggest winner in the election. There's no shortage of prognostications or conjecture about the U.S. election.Of course, everyone has an opinion.Some like red, some like blue, some like neither.Last week's volatility in stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities is a clear signal that markets are uneasy. They hate uncertainty.If the election's...Read More

Independent financial analyst Matt Badiali homes in on the company's Yukon project. "Hey, can you keep watch for me while I fix the Garmin?" I watched uncomfortably as the pilot fiddled with a hand-held GPS in his lap. He looked over at me, briefly. "The cranes are migrating right now, and we really don't want to hit one..."I shifted uncomfortably on the tiny seat. We were a couple thousand feet...Read More

Global silico-manganese output rose by 3.3% month on month in September, supported by rising production in Asia and Oceania, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the latest data from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) shows. Following a month-on-month rise of 0.6% in August, world supply of silico-manganese grew to around 1.50 million tonnes in September, marking a drop of 8.7% year on ye...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in October 2020.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases this year, see the updates for September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February and January this yea...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in October 2020.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases this year, see the updates for September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February and January this yea...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 2 that are worth another look.Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on November...Read More

Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on Monday November 2.This production figure placed Turkey as the seventh biggest steel producer in the world this year, exceeding Germany, which held the position in 2019.Turkey pro...Read More