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 transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb...Read More

Key data from the pricing session in London on Wednesday March 18.Key drivers Prices in Europe were supported amid prompt material tightness after some delays to deliveries and logistical disruptions. There was an uptick in activity over the last two weeks, with increasing interest from traders in Europe and the United States but also some Chinese traders approaching the European market looking fo...Read More

Battery recycling start-up Li-Cycle sees the commercial production achieved at its Rochester, New York, plant as the start of something big.The plant, which achieved commercial production last December, has dthe capacity to process 5,000 tonnes of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries per year, doubling overall intake for the Canadian company, which is the first of its kind to use hydrometallurgy for...Read More

With a feasibility study underway for its McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc project in eastern Saskatchewan, developer Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM) has released assay results for two infill holes. The holes were drilled as part of a 30,000-metre program and are expected to "positively impact" existing resources by growing the indicated inventory.Drillholes MB-21-231a returned a 16.4-metre mineralized interval...Read More

With an updated resource for its past-producing zinc-silver-gold-copper South Mountain project expected in April, BeMetals (TSXV: BMET) has also started a preliminary economic assessment (PEA), which is scheduled for completion by September."These studies are part of the critical path towards advancing South Mountain to a potential mine construction decision stage given continued positive results,...Read More

Radisson Mining Resources (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) has encountered more high-grade mineralization during a resource expansion drill program at its O'Brien gold project in northwestern Quebec, about halfway between the towns of Rouyn-Noranda and Val d'Or.Highlights included 57.48 grams gold per tonne over 2.80 metres starting from 848.80 metres downhole, including 196 grams gold per tonne over 0....Read More

Manganese flake producers in China will broadly suspend their operations and put their facilities under maintenance from late March till the end of April to upgrade emissions controls in their smelters, market sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 18.The decision was made during an industrial gathering last weekend to align with China's ambition to conserve energy and reduce pollution, source...Read More

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These nickel stocks should provide solid returns as more EVs hit the roads. Their batteries require a lot of the metal to perfom well.Read full newsRead More

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Energy producer BP Plc on Thursday announced plans to develop the UK's largest blue hydrogen production facility.Read full newsRead More

February 18, 2021- New Gold Inc. ("New Gold" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE American: NGD) provides its annual operational outlook for the New AftonRead full newsRead More

Since pouring first gold in December 2020, commissioning activities at the PureGold Mine have transitioned to full scale ramp-up of the mining and...Read full newsRead More

The updated resource estimate will form the basis of the upcoming bankable feasibility study due out in Q2 2021.Read full newsRead More

Canada's TSX main stock index fell on Wednesday, driven by a decline in bullion prices and mining stocks offset gains in oil prices amid an economic rebound from vaccination rollouts and a U.S. fiscal package. After hitting an all-time high in August 2020, gold stocks and gold prices are now experiencing a correction as the US, UK and other governments announced massive stimulus packages. The cur...Read More

Even though markets have been rallying for the last few months, many top TSX stocks are still far from their all-time highs. This year’s expected superior earnings growth against 2020 should drive those Canadian names to record levels. Here are the top three TSX stocks that could soar higher amid the post-pandemic recovery.Restaurant Brands InternationalRestaurant Brands International (TSX:Q...Read More

We've talked a lot about what I like to call the "Great Extraction." I started talking about it nearly 10 years ago when it became clear that the Fed might never slow the printing presses even if it could.Quick note - I'm pretty sure I stole the term from someone, but I did a cursory Google search to see if I could find an attribution and "great extraction" results seem to focus on pulling teeth a...Read More

Mar 19, 2021 Guest(s): Bill Baruch President, Blue Line Futures More than the threat of inflation, the Federal Reserve is really concerned about unemployment and underemployment, said Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Futures."[The Fed] doesn't really expect inflation, that doesn't give them reason to move but they do want to see full employment," Baruch said. "The U3 rate is about 6%. It's th...Read More

Aluminium's price on the London Metal Exchange was up 2.2% at the close to $2,265 per tonne on March 19, with the rest of the base metals complex also benefiting from a short-covering bounce on Friday.The light metal came to $2,275 per tonne on Friday at around 4:30pm, its highest level since June 14 2018, when it reached $2,280 per tonne at a time of deep trade tensions between the United States...Read More