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The three-month price of zinc on the London Metal Exchange rallied at the close of trading on Friday October 9, with a steady decline in the US dollar index supporting a flurry of Asian buying, while a similar upsurge in aluminium saw the metal close at its highest price since July 2019.Nickel's outright price closed at $15,221 per tonne in the afternoon, climbing from an intraday low of $14,665 p...Read More
Fastmarkets' copper concentrate treatment and refining charge (TC/RC) index edged up on Friday October 9 amid thin trading observed during China's Golden Week holiday that ended on Thursday.Fastmarkets' copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific was at $45.60 per tonne/4.56 cents per lb on Friday, up from $45 per tonne 4.5 cents per lb on October 2.Parcels of concentrates...Read More
Production at Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil will ramp back up now that maintenance at the Paragominas bauxite mine has finished, the producer said on Friday October 9. "On October 8, Hydro resumed operation of the pipeline transporting bauxite from Hydro Paragominas bauxite mine to the Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil," Hydro said. Production at Paragominas bauxite mine has...Read More
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Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday October 9, with China quiet due to the week-long Golden Week holiday. Europe The European market was steady over the week, consolidating gains from the week prior when prices tipped ?,?1,000 per tonne, a high last seen...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesOct 09, 2020 After soaring in a powerful upleg, the gold miners' stocks have been grinding lower for a couple months now. This ongoing correction is increasingly draining enthusiasm for this small contrarian sector, working to rebalance sentiment. Gold-stock price levels relative to gold suggest this necessary and healthy selloff hasn't fully run its course yet. But once this...Read More
The unsecured notes due 2030 will carry a 2.375% coupon. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and will add liquidity to its balance sheet. The company's debt was $2.Read More
Fastmarkets' copper concentrate treatment and refining charge (TC/RC) index edged up on Friday October 9 amid thin trading observed during China's Golden Week holiday that ended on Thursday.Fastmarkets' copper concentrates TC index, cif Asia Pacific was at $45.60 per tonne/4.56 cents per lb on Friday, up from $45 per tonne 4.5 cents per lb on October 2.Parcels of concentrates...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday October 9.China Seaborne manganese ore indices for both grades fell amid weakening market sentiment in response to falling futures alloy prices prior to the Golden Week holiday (October 1-8) and rising stocks. Reported sales of higher grade ore, however, showed some producers had successfully mainta...Read More
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* Discount for cash vs three-month aluminium narrows * More aluminium due to leave LME storage * China data coming into focus (Updates prices)By Pratima DesaiLONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Copper prices rose to two-weekhighs on Friday after talks about financial aid for the U.S.economy restarted, the dollar slipped and miners went on strikein Chile, a top producer of the industrial metal.Benchmark copp...Read More
Scrap prices across the global markets moved down in the week ended Friday October 9, largely due to Turkey's return to the market, although making purchases at lower prices than previously.Turkish steel mills purchase cargoes at lower pricesUS export market follows Turkish leadVietnam reports thin tradingTaiwanese scrap import market dips ahead of holidayIndian material booked at lower prices.Tur...Read More
Prices in the market for inter-merchant light iron scrap in the UK softened over the week to Friday October 9 after a steady run since September 11, industry sources have told Fastmarkets.Weaker conditions in the European steel scrap export markets to Turkey and the Indian subcontinent have pulled British domestic offer prices downward, they said.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scra...Read More
Turkish steel mills continued their deep-sea scrap purchases at the end of the week after securing lower prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday October 9.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a cargo from the United States, comprising 38,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $283 per tonne and 2,000 tonnes of plate and structural (P&S) at $293 per tonne cfr.Thursday's deals for HMS 1...Read More
US precious metals miner Hecla has increased zinc and lead production over the first three quarters of the year, it said in its latest financial results statement.Hecla produced 48,700 tonnes of zinc in concentrate from January to September 30, up 14% on 2019 figures. And at 24,620 tonnes, lead production was up by 41% year on year in the same comparison. ...Read More
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Europe and United States' lithium battery-grade spot prices held steady over the week to Thursday October 8, with the market in wait-and-see mode, while the technical-grade hydroxide price rose for the first time in a year.Europe and US battery-grade spot prices held steady for the third consecutive week after posting losses in mid-September. Sources reported strengthening prices for technical-gra...Read More
Share this articleCALGARY - A deal to sell the suspended Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories for about $166 million has fallen through after bond issuers refused to go along with it.Owner Dominion Diamond Mines ULC says the offer by two affiliated companies, referred to as a "stalking horse bid," was rejected by Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, Argonaut Insurance Company and Zurich I...Read More