Auroch acquired the Saints and Leinster nickel projects just over 12 months ago and immediately put its in-house nickel exploration technical expertise to work, prioritising a pipeline of prospective targets to systematically drill test and advance the projects in the mining-friendly jurisdiction.At Saints, the company is looking to expand the existing 1.05 million tonne resource grading 2% nickel...Read More

AVZ Minerals managing director Nigel Ferguson believes it is the "disruptor" EMEA EV battery hopefuls are waiting for and that can certainly cement the DRC's central place in regional new-energy supply chains.To that end, AVZ is working as fast as it can in a COVID-19 constrained world to put in place start-up financing for its 60%-owned Manono Lithium and Tin Project on the mid-Proterozoic intrac...Read More

The price spread for UK inter-merchant light iron scrap widened over the week to Friday September 4, rising by ?5 ( ?$7) per tonne at the top end of the latest assessed range, with firm fundamentals and steady export demand encouraging active trading, industry sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant, UK,...Read More

The price of containerized ferrous scrap imports into India increased over the past week, following the rise of international scrap prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday September 4. Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India at $314.81 per tonne on Friday, up by $4.40 per tonne week on week from $310,41 per tonne. Earlier this week, deal...Read More

Turkish steel mills continued to book deep-sea scrap from various regions at fairly steady prices at the end of the week bringing the total to 11 for the week, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday September 4.A Marmara steel mill and one in the Izmir region each booked a Baltic Sea cargo at $299 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) on Friday.Previous cargoes from the Baltic were booked at $299-300...Read More

The market for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States went up during the week to Thursday September 3 on new sales to China and resumed sales to the United States.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for high-manganese pig iron, export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, was $340-356 per tonne on Thursday, up from from $335-343 per tonne the week before.One Russian supplier sold a...Read More

Managing director Justin Brown told RESOURCEStocks by implementing a staged development plan, E25 was set to become Australia's next manganese producer "in relatively short order".The news flow is also up-tempo, with the mining lease just granted and the company entering an offtake memorandum of understanding this week with miner, trader and smelting company OM Holdings for up to 100% of initial p...Read More

Iron ore futures prices declined on Friday September 4 amid weak trading sentiment following the downturn in the US stock market. But with 57% Fe Indian fines traded in US dollars on the platform again in 2020, low-grade and high-grade fines performed well at ports on strong demand, sources said. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $128.80 per tonne, down $1.12 per tonne62% Fe...Read More

The seaborne premium hard coking coal fob index jumped on Friday September 4 following a new much-higher transaction, which sources say reflects rising demand, Fastmarkets heard.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $110 per tonne, up $3.78 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $114.66 per tonne, up $0.23 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $86.26 pe tonne, up $0.50 p...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices weakened on Friday September 4, with sentiment dampened by financial market losses.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,020-4,040 yuan ($588-591) yuan per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan) - weekly assessment: 3,890-3,920 yuan per tonne, up 40-50 yuan per tonneAsian stock markets on Friday experienced their worst daily performance of the past t...Read More

London Metal Exchange base metals prices were firmer this morning, Friday September 4, but this appears to be early bargain-hunting/consolidation after Thursday's 1.5% average decline. Asian equities and base metals prices were weaker while they followed yesterday's weakness in western markets. We wait to see if this weakness was the result of some book squaring ahead of the much-watched monthly U...Read More

Key data from the Friday September 4 pricing session in London.Key drivers Cobalt metal inquiries showed a modest pick-up during the first few days of September, although some buyers were returning from the summer break and still adopting a cautious approach to restocking due...Read More

An overview of the minor metals markets and their latest price moves.Read More

Silicon metal prices rose in the United States for the second week in a row, reaching a year-to-date high, primarily driven by revived spot trade and an improving automotive industry. Rising prices for secondary aluminium alloys, themain end market for the 5-5-3 grade silicon metal that Fastmarkets prices in the United States, again drew the raw material up in their wake. Fastmarkets assessed the...Read More

The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies. Fastmarkets assessed...Read More

The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies. Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt alloy...Read More

The European Commission unveiled an updated list of critical raw materials on Thursday September 3 that it aims to secure the supply of while avoiding over-dependence on third countries, alongside an action plan to create domestic supply chains for raw materials.Lithium, a material that is critical for the shift to a greener economy, has been added to this list for the first time. Lithium is a key...Read More

An overview of the Chinese minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves. Read More

Europe's monthly alloy steel surcharges for September have increased moderately from the levels in August because of higher nickel costs, Fastmarkets heard on Friday September 4.Fastmarkets' stainless steel cold-rolled sheet, 2mm, grade 304, alloy surcharge, domestic, Europe, was calculated at ?,?1,367-1,377 ($1,617-1,629) per tonne for September, up by ?,?10-22 per tonne from the August range.The...Read More

Light vehicle production in Mexico decreased 13.2% year on year in August, according to figures from the country's statistics agency, Inegi.Mexican automakers produced 293,463 vehicles last month, a decrease of 44,435 units from the 337,898 vehicles produced in August 2019, according to the figures released on Friday September 4.Output also declined by 0.5% from 294,946 units in July.Sales...Read More