Copper production could resume at Lundin's Candelaria copper mine in Chile after the company agreed a new collective bargaining agreement with a portion of striking workers there, Fastmarkets understands.Lundin reached a deal with around 550 workers from the AOS Union who had been striking over payment while workers...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 23 that are worth another look.European steel association Eurofer has filed a request to the European Commission to extend safeguard measures beyond their original expiration date of June 30, 2021, Yuriy Rudyuk, partner at Brussels-based law firm Van...Read More

Commodities trader Trafigura and local government body Entreprise G?(C)n?(C)rale du Cobalt (EGC) have penned an offtake agreement specifically for the supply of artisanal cobalt in a deal designed to concurrently formalize the sector. This could make artisanally mined cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a more attractive prospect to multinational companies that demand greater supply c...Read More

Turkish domestic scrap prices have continued to increase over the past week in line with the rise in imported scrap values, sources said on Monday November 23.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was 2,250-2,545 lira ($293-332) per tonne on Monday, up from the 2,230-2,455 lira per tonne of last week.The movement came after steel mills...Read More

Turkish steel mills continued to book deep-sea scrap cargoes at the beginning week at slightly higher prices, sources said on Monday November 23.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a European cargo, comprising 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25) 10,000 tonnes of shredded and 5,000 tonnes of bonus, at an average price of $332.50 per tonne cfr.This fresh transaction, led to another slight...Read More

The base metals were mixed this morning, Monday November 23, but the underlying trends remain bullish following recent fresh highs in most of the metals. US dollar index remains weak, helping to underpin metal pricesBase metals The three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed, with zinc and lead weaker by 0.2% and 0.6% at $2,795 per tonne and $2,017 per tonne respectively...Read More

Commodities trader Trafigura and local government body Entreprise G?(C)n?(C)rale du Cobalt (EGC) have penned an offtake agreement specifically for the supply of artisanal cobalt in a deal designed to concurrently formalize the sector. This could make artisanally mined cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a more attractive prospect to multinational companies that demand greater supply c...Read More

Weak end-user demand continued to push the tantalum concentrate price down to a fresh 2020 low in the week ended Friday November 20. Fastmarkets assessed the price of tantalite, basis 25% min Ta2O5, cif China at $48-50 per lb on Friday, down from the previous week's assessment of $50-52 per lb and a fresh year-to-date low. "Demand from the electronics sector is still weak and China is still n...Read More

Graphite consumers outside Asia, especially those in Europe and the United States, could diversify their supplier base because of skyrocketing costs for freight from China and the strength of the East Asian country's yuan, although it will remain a major exporter of graphite, according to market sources.China accounted for over 60% of the world's total output of flake graphite during 2019 and is a...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Kerr Mines Inc. (TSX: KER, OTC: KERMF) and Star Royalties Ltd. jointly announced the closing of the first installment of their previously announced US$18,000,000 gold purchase and sale agreement which will be used to finance the restart of underground operations and gold production at the Copperstone Gold Mine in Arizona, USA.Giulio T. Bonifacio, Chief Executive Offic...Read More

Share this article TORONTO - Sherritt International Corp. says president and CEO David Pathe intends to step down from his role in 2021 but will stay on until a replacement is in place.The company says Pathe's eight years as leader were marked by difficult and unpredictable nickel prices and financial threats posed by its participation in the Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar.The Toronto-based c...Read More

Share this article TORONTO - IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) announced that it is temporarily reducing the underground workforce at its Westwood mine in Canada. Westwood underground remains suspended following the seismic event reported earlier this month. The temporary reduction affects approximately 437 workers, or approximately 70% of the underground workforce.As reported on Novembe...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 23 that are worth another look.European steel association Eurofer has filed a request to the European Commission to extend safeguard measures beyond their original expiration date of June 30, 2021, Yuriy Rudyuk, partner at Brussels-based law firm Van...Read More

Something seems a bit fishy about the recent crest of coronavirus vaccines...This morning, AstraZeneca announced clinical trials of its COVID vaccine showed to have an average efficacy of 70% in protecting against the virus.It was the third Monday morning in a row a major pharmaceutical company announced a coronavirus vaccine with a high efficacy rate.This morning, it was AstraZeneca. Last Monday...Read More

Canada Rare Earth Corp. (TSX.V: LL) is developing an integrated business, within the global rare earth industry. Each year $3 billion of rare earths are critically incorporated into $7 billion of high-tech and green tech products including electric vehicles, computers and military equipment. One country dominants supply (80% of global supply) and many countries and major companies are looking to d...Read More

Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil increased again across Europe in the week to Friday November 20, due to tight supply from both domestic and overseas suppliers.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?541.25 ($641.66) per tonne on Friday, up by ?,?16.15 per tonne week on week and by ?,?44.75 per tonne month on month.Friday's index...Read More

European steel association Eurofer has filed a request to the European Commission to extend safeguard measures beyond their original expiration date of June 30, 2021, Yuriy Rudyuk, partner at Brussels-based law firm Van Bael & Bellis, said during a Steel Trade Day webinar on November 20. Eurofer filed a complaint on November 3, 2020, according to Rudyuk. The EC opened an investigation in late Marc...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 23 that are worth another look.European steel association Eurofer has filed a request to the European Commission to extend safeguard measures beyond their original expiration date of June 30, 2021, Yuriy Rudyuk, partner at Brussels-based law firm Van...Read More

Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the INK CIN kept up its torrid pace rising 35.5 points, or 3%, to finish at 1205.15. Indeed, over the last 3 weeks, the Index has jumped nearly 150 points or 14%.Our short-term momentum indicator, RSI, climbed to 74.82 making a multi-month high and is overbought. The long-term...Read More

Cold-heading quality (CHQ) and high-carbon wire rod prices in the United States rose on Friday November 20 amid higher scrap prices and increased demand. Fastmarkets' monthly assessment for steel wire rod (high carbon), fob mill US rose by 2.8% to $37.25 per hundredweight ($745 per short ton) on Friday November 20 from $36.25 per cwt previously, where the price had remained since September 18.Fast...Read More