The rally in the antimony price reached a celling and began to trend downward with no signs of a rebound for the time being, with producers in China and traders in Europe destocking material at lower levels amid little buying appetite.That said, external factors, such as upcoming environmental inspections in Hunan, China, and delays caused by the blockage of the Suez Canal could halt the decline,...Read More

The price of alloy-grade cobalt has risen above that for its standard-grade counterpart for the first time in six weeks, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday April 1, with cheap standard-grade parcels available from sellers looking to take profit.This situation bucked a recent trend where standard-grade metal had been trading mostly at a premium due to strong demand for briquettes downstream.Broken catho...Read More

The spot price for light iron steel scrap in the United Kingdom went up during the week to Thursday April 1, climbing with domestic dealers competing more keenly for supplies against firmer demand for exports out of Europe to the key overseas buyer, Turkey, sources have told Fastmarkets.The price was up mostly in areas close to UK ports, where domestic steel scrap demand was strongest from major s...Read More

Offer prices to the key import steel scrap market in Bangladesh have gone up over the past week, but demand for scrap material was low ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 1.Import markets across Asia have received higher offers for steel scrap this week, with strong rebar and billet markets giving many steelmakers excellent margins and more room t...Read More

Funding will come by reversing some of the cuts to the corporate tax rate enacted by his predecessor Donald Trump, bumping it to 28% from 21% (Trump reduced it from 35% to 21%) as well as forcingRead More

Steel mills around the world are buying ferrous scrap at higher prices, spurred by rebounding downstream steel prices in the rebar and billet markets.Turkey sees price rebound and correction in one weekUS sees sales to Turkey, AsiaVietnamese mills increase bidsChinese buyers also raise bidsTight scrap supplyin TaiwanIndian prices higher on good sentiment.TurkeyA major Turkish steel mill supported...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly weaker this morning, Thursday April 1, and those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were more mixed, while markets contend with cross winds.United States treasury 10-year yields remain upbeat, as does the dollar China's Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) at 50.6 showed slower growth in March, compared with 50.9 in Februar...Read More

The price of alloy-grade cobalt has risen above that for its standard-grade counterpart for the first time in six weeks, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday April 1, with cheap standard-grade parcels available from sellers looking to take profit.This situation bucked a recent trend where standard-grade metal had been trading mostly at a premium due to strong demand for briquettes downstream.Broken catho...Read More

Britishvolt, a United Kingdom-based lithium-ion battery producer, has initiated fundraising plans in the United States to support its gigaplant project in Northumberland, UK, it said on Thursday April 1. The company aims to raise ?300 million-350 million ($413 million-482 million) by the end of the summer and to start production at its Blyth, Northumberland plant in the fourth quarter of 2023. Br...Read More

A summary of China-headquartered Ganfeng Lithium's 2020 annual report, released by the company on Wednesday March 31.In briefTotal Revenue: 5.52 billion yuan ($841.2 million), up by 3.41% year on yearRevenue in domestic Chinese market: 3.92 billion yuan, up by 11.89% year on yearRevenue in international market: 1.60 billion yuan, down by 12.79% year on yearNet profit: 402.22 million yuan, down by...Read More

The import market for flat-rolled steel came to a stop in South America in the week to Thursday April 1, with mills in China mills mostly withdrawing from exports, or refraining from offering to the region.The trigger for this was the doubt in the East Asian country about its final decision on an export tax rebate cut, market participants told Fastmarkets.Some Chinese steelmakers did offer exports...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Great Atlantic Resources Corp. [GR-TSXV; PH0-FSE] reported gold assays for prospecting rock samples and drill core samples from its 100%-optioned Golden Promise property, located within the central Newfoundland gold belt. All three drill holes from the 2020 program intersected gold-bearing veins, extending the Jaclyn North Zone (JNZ) quartz vein system approximately...Read More

Share this article TORONTO - Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. [KL-TSX, NYSE; KLA-ASX] filed a NI-43-101 technical report for its 100%-owned Detour Lake mine, northern Ontario. All dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.Highlights of the 2021 life-of-mine plan (LOMP) include production of 680,000 to 720,000 ounces from 2021 to 2024, growing to 800,000 ounces in 2025 and rea...Read More

Prices in Turkey for steel hot-rolled coil came close to $1,000 per tonne during the week ending Thursday April 1, with producers fully booked until late July, sources have told Fastmarkets.Demand was strong in the country because of low stock levels, as well as the expectation of more price increases.Most market participants expected further price increases next week, because of globally high pri...Read More

2020 was a record year for our local real estate agent.In my tiny North Country town, with a year-round population of about 260 people, you don't typically see a lot of action in the real estate game.Most of the homes up here are summer homes, and in any given year, you might see three or four on the market, with maybe one or two actually being sold.But not last year.Last year, of the six homes pu...Read More

Hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) and pre-painted galvanized iron, or color-coated coil, prices in Turkey increased as expected during the week to Thursday April 1, with demand still strong, sources told Fastmarkets.The price increases were expected due to strong demand and globally high prices, along with continuously rising production costs.Prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) - the base product for...Read More

At PDAC2021, we spoke with Gary O'Connor, CEO, Chief Geologist, and Director of Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. (TSX:ME, OTC: MPUCF, XETRA: MOP), a gold exploration company, which holds a 100% interest in 6 core gold projects and a 50% JV with Kirkland Lake Gold, strategically located in the Prolific Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone, in Ontario, Canada, with excellent infrastructure, including access roads...Read More

Steel rebar prices in Egypt remained unchanged in the seven days to Thursday, April 1, on continuing weak demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand for rebar in the country has been weak since the imposition of a construction ban in May 2020, even though the rules were eased slightly in September 2020.Market participants expected the construction ban to be further eased, leading to an increase in de...Read More

Turkish rebar and wire rod export prices have increased over the past week in line with strengthening demand and rising imported scrap costs, market sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 1.Several steel producers were heard selling good tonnages to Southeast Asia in recent weeks.A steel mill in the Izmir region sold a rebar cargo to the region at $636 per tonne fob on an actual weight basis,...Read More

Domestic long steel prices in Turkey continued to increase in the seven days to Thursday April 1, due to the weakening Turkish lira and despite very limited demand, sources told Fastmarkets.The lira started a sharp decline at beginning of last week, following the surprise sacking of the central bank chief Naci Agbal by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the subsequent appointment of finance specia...Read More