The two Ukrainian projects are Shevchenkivske and Dobra, the former which an exploration target of 11-14 million tonnes grading 1.2-1.3% lithium oxide, and the latter 80-105Mt at 1.1-1.4% Li2O.Read More
Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipNew life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold minesSPONSOREDoceanagoldPolarX finds extra copper potential in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarxAzure eyes province potential ahead of Andover resourceSPONSOREDazure mineralsSumitomo's investment at $1 per share gives it a 10.1% stake in Kenorland, which has a series of deals with mining major...Read More
Diamond industry confident for holiday season. US trade upbeat amid steady retail orders. Indian suppliers take Diwali vacation. Dealers focusing on sales; buying has become difficult due to expensive rough and increased competition from large manufacturers selling direct to retailers. Polished prices stabilizing as buyers complete holiday orders. 1 ct. RAPI -0.2% in Oct. US polished imports+118%...Read More
RAPAPORT... Sales at Lucara Diamond Corp. jumped in the third quarter as the miner recovered higher-value stones and benefited from its supply deal with a Belgian manufacturer.Revenue leaped 76% year on year to $72.7 million for the three months ending September 30, the Canada-based company reported Wednesday. The average selling price almost doubled to $619 per carat from $365 per carat a ye...Read More
RAPAPORT... Firestone Diamonds has appointed Rob De Pretto as CEO to succeed Paul Bosma, who has left the company after seven years. De Pretto, who started November 1, was most recently the chief operating officer and acting CEO of Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), Firestone said Wednesday. He has also held executive and leadership roles at Diamcor Mining, Anglo American Research...Read More
New life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold minesSPONSOREDoceanagoldPolarX finds extra copper potential in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarxAzure eyes province potential ahead of Andover resourceSPONSOREDazure mineralsAmerican Pacific building US copper positionSPONSOREDamerican pacific miningBy the time WA Kaolin was listed on the ASX in November 2020, valued at A$56.Read More
(IDEX Online) - A pair of blue diamond cluster earrings - 3.06 carats and 2.61 carats - are being offered with a high estimate of $8m at Sotheby's Hong Kong. Both pear modified brilliant-cut gems are GIA-certified as fancy vivid blue color, VS2 clarity.They are set with pear, oval and round diamonds, in platinum and gold, and signed DM (David Morris). Also in the sale is a 3.3...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A 26.80-carat sapphire brooch and matching earrings that were smuggled out of Russia during the 1917 revolution are to be sold at Sotheby's Geneva.The gems (pictured) belonged to Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, of the Russian royal family, and were part of a large collection spirited away by a British diplomat.Bertie Stopford disguised himself as a workman and made his way to Lo...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Alrosa says it will hold more frequent sales of polished diamonds after its latest auction raised almost $13m.The Russian miner sold 98 per cent of the gems offered, weighing over 1,400 carats, during September and October.The auction featured 49 exceptional polished diamonds weighing up to 28 carats, said Alrosa, as well as 284 diamonds weighing up to 17 carats - colorless, fancy...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in Europe were stable to slightly higher on Thursday November 4 despite muted buying, while market sentiment remained optimistic, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?1,022.50 ($1,184.83) per tonne on November 4, up by ?,?8.21 per tonne from ?,?1,014.29 per tonne on November 3.The index was...Read More
Elysis, a joint-venture project between Alcoa and Rio Tinto to eliminate the emission of greenhouse gases from the industrial aluminium smelting process, has moved to the next stage of production, the companies jointly announced on Thursday November 4.Elysis is led by Alcoa and Rio Tinto, with additional investment from the governments of Canada and Quebec.It is working to commercialize a new tech...Read More
A summary of Toronto, Canada-based Noranda Income Fund's production and financial report for the third quarter 2021.In brief: Earnings before income taxes totaled $5.9 million, compared to a loss of $4.1 million in third quarter of 2020. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciated and amortization was $5.7 million, compared to $14.3 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue was $204...Read More
Backwardations in the forward curves of most metals on the London Metal Exchange have constrained warrant trading for the past few weeks.Copper warrants, for example, have been "impossible" to trade since steep backwardations emerged in copper's forward curve in mid-October, traders widely agreed.Its cash/three-month spread was recently at a $190 per tonne backwardation on Thursday November 4, hav...Read More
Base metals prices on the LME and SHFE were mixed early on Thursday November 4, but neither the metals nor the broader markets have been rattled by the US Federal Reserve's announcement that it is to start tapering its monthly bond buying programme.* The United States Federal Reserve to trim bond buying by $15 billion a month - it had been buying $120 billion a month* A pick-up in Covid-19 cases i...Read More
Sentiment was buoyed among most market participants at the annual Nickel & Cobalt conference held by Chinese information provider Antaike on November 1-3 in Ningbo, China, but the strong resurgence of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries has created uncertainty about consumption of the two metals.Fastmarkets summarizes below four key takeaways from the sidelines of the conference.LFP outperforms...Read More
The company said the expansion was expected to reach its original budgeted spend of US$5.3 billion this month.In December, Rio announced an updated budget of $6.75 billion, but Turquoise Hill has since warned that up to a further $1 billion could be added to that.BMO Capital Markets is forecasting a total cost of $7.2 billion.The board of Oyu Tolgoi LLC, which also includes representatives from 34...Read More
Mexican steel producer Deacero has opened an office in Washington to be closer to trade decisions affecting its business. It is a first for a Mexican company, according to a Thursday November 4 statement."This is where decisions are made that affect our company, its workers, and its customers - not only in the US, but also in Mexico, and in other international markets where we do...Read More
But to the disappointment of the market, the lithium black box has remained just that, making it near impossible for IGO shares to be priced with precision.Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States rose again on Thursday November 4 after consecutive declines, though most sources expect them to taper off again in coming weeks.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $94.33 per hundredweight ($1,886.60 per ton), up by 1.07% from $93.33 per cwt on Wednesday and down by...Read More
A summary of operational results for Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest for the third quarter of 2021.In brief The group's output of coke totaled 1.09 million tonnes, down by 9% quarter on quarter due to a decrease in the number of coke ovens in use at Ukraine's Avdiivka Coke and a shortage of raw materials. Merchant slab production increased by 15% quarter on quarter...Read More