Aluminium premiums in the United States and Europe fell in the week to Tuesday October 13, with a narrowing cash/three-month contango on the London Metal Exchange and a backwardation on the December/three-month spread incentivizing market participants to sell off metal.Narrow LME spreads bring Rotterdam premium down 10% week on week.US Midwest premium also drops on narrowing contango.Main Japanese...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday October 13.Please click...Read More

Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comOct 13, 2020 Both US political parties enjoy referring to their horrifying debt and money printing programs as “economic stimulus”.They sound like characters in a George Orwell novel, which is quite disturbing. Of course, their insane actions are great news for gold.Please cli...Read More

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves. China  The spot domestic ferro-chrome price was supported at current levels by active demand on post-Golden Week restocking.  Positive market sentiment for the charge chrome market stayed intact following the release of October ferro-chrome tender prices.  Chinese leading stainless steelmakers Taiyuan...Read More

Customs officials in southern China have impounded just under 10,000 tonnes of copper 'concentrates' after it turned out to be smelting waste, which is prohibited from entering the country.Customs inspectors at Fangchenggang, in Guangxi province in southern China, said the cargo was reported by a Shanghai-based company as copper concentrates - a feedstock used by copper smelters for making refined...Read More

Total production was 78,959 ounces of gold, 171,825oz of silver and 18.2 million pounds of copper for 115,536oz of gold-equivalent.Read More

It said the hoist rope had detached from the skip during routine maintenance on Friday and the skip, or ore bucket, plunged to the bottom of the shaft.There were no injuries and all personnel were safely evacuated, Hudbay said."An inspection of the damage to the shaft is underway and it is expected to take several weeks to fully assess the damage and the remedial work needed," the company said.Hud...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (NasdaqCM: SYTA, SYTAW / TSX-V:SIM / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce $2.95M in revenue in Q2 2020, a 47% increase in sales over Q2 2019 with growing sales in North America resulting in a 25% increase in gross margins.Q2 2020 Highlights:Reports $2.95M of revenue in Q2 2020 vs $2.04MM in Q2 2019, an increase of 47% YoYQ2 2020 gross ma...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (NasdaqCM: SYTA, SYTAW / TSX-V:SIM / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce the appointment of LaRue Martz as US VP Sales for the Company's Uniden (R) cellular signal booster portfolio effective immediately.Mr. Martz is an experienced sales executive with a demonstrated history across various leading telecommunications companies, such as N...Read More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to report additional chemical assays from the summer drilling program at the Hurricane zone. The Hurricane zone is a recent discovery of high-grade uranium mineralization on the Company's 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property") in the Eastern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan (Figure 1).Highlights:Chemical assays...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 13 that are worth another look.The numbers of cases of Covid-19 infection have begun to grow once more across Europe, and Fastmarkets has heard the fears of various market participants about the consequences that any new restrictions or lockdowns could have for...Read More

The Turkish steel mills have purchased further deep-sea scrap material at firmer prices, market sources said on Tuesday October 13.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a US cargo consisting of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $285 per tonne and bonus at $295 per tonne cfr.The supplier did not wish to disclose the composition of the cargo when contacted.This compared with the previous US cargo sold on October...Read More

Customs officials in southern China have impounded just under 10,000 tonnes of copper 'concentrates' after it turned out to be smelting waste, which is prohibited from entering the country.Customs inspectors at Fangchenggang, in Guangxi province in southern China, said the cargo was reported by a Shanghai-based company as copper concentrates - a feedstock used by copper smelters for making refined...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were weaker across the board this morning, Tuesday October 13, while those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were either unchanged or firmer, as were equities. Equities seem to be maneuvering for a United States democratic presidency and all the extra stimulus that might bring. But LME metals are not following equities this morning. Base metalsTh...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 13 that are worth another look.The numbers of cases of Covid-19 infection have begun to grow once more across Europe, and Fastmarkets has heard the fears of various market participants about the consequences that any new restrictions or lockdowns could have for...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were fairly stable day on day on Tuesday October 13 because buyers were staying in "wait-and-see" mode until the price trend became clear, sources have told Fastmarkets.The mills, however, continued to push for higher prices because they had good order books. The majority of Northern European steelmakers claimed to be sold out for December rol...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices weakened on Tuesday October 13, allowing some exporters to cover their short positions and take profits.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,920-3,940 yuan ($583-586) yuan per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneSeveral Shanghai-based traders said trading activity had weakened there on Tuesday, which dampened prices slightly.One trader said it...Read More

On September 30, President Trump signed an executive order that would guarantee increased U.S. production of the 35 critical metals used for the military as well as critical industries such as fracking and electric cars.These minerals include rare earth minerals, most of which are currently imported from China. There are also other metals used in batteries such as cobalt and lithium.For 31 of thes...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday October 13 that are worth another look.The numbers of cases of Covid-19 infection have begun to grow once more across Europe, and Fastmarkets has heard the fears of various market participants about the consequences that any new restrictions or lockdowns could have for...Read More

We are altering the format of our Insights newsletter a bit to make it more useful for our members by focusing on the key emerging themes and findings that we have covered over the past week. INK Research produces about 10 or more written reports and blog posts a week, plus INK Chat entries. In addition, we publish 3 videos a day on INK Ultra Money during the week. We cover a lot of ground, and,...Read More