Chinese automotive production and sales figures both fell on a monthly and annual basis, although figures for new energy vehicles still increased, according to the data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).Carmakers produced 2.04 million units in May, down by 8.70% month on month and 6.80% year on year, while sales came to 2.13 million units, down by 5.50% from April 2021,...Read More
Tightening supply and strong demand supported China's domestic and imported alloy markets in the week ended Tuesday June 15.Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome, spot, 6-8% C, basis 50% Cr, ddp China, narrowed upward by 100 yuan per tonne (0.7%) to 7,600-7,800 yuan ($1,187-1,219) per tonne on Tuesday, from 7,500-7,800 yuan per tonne the previous week.Spot supply has tightened since power...Read More
The Coal Association of Canada says Ottawa's recent ban on new thermal coal mining projects or plans to expand existing mines on environmental damage grounds will lead to the market gap left being filled with inferior-quality coal from elsewhere.According to the association's president Robin Campbell, Canadian thermal coal is considered extremely high quality and has a low sulphur content relative...Read More
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has made a new, high-grade gold discovery just 1 km north of its Windfall project in Quebec, cutting 6.7 metres of 27.4 grams gold per tonne.The Golden Bear find is located along a sub-parallel splay of the Windfall Bank Fault, in the Abitibi greenstone belt, and was discovered through reconnaissance drilling.The discovery hole hit the 6.7 metre interval of 27.4 grams gold...Read More
Serbia Zijin Mining, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China's Zijin Mining, has obtained a permit from the Serbian government to start mining activities at the Cukaru Peki copper and gold mine, part of the Timok project.Serbia's mining ministry said the country would become Europe's second-largest copper producer once the mine kicks off operations. (See News reported.)Cukaru Peki was originally slated...Read More
The price for lithium hydroxide is once again trading at a premium over that of lithium carbonate following a period that saw the historical price relationship inverted, new analysis by London-based Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has found.Hydroxide has typically traded above carbonate in the international and Chinese markets due to the chemical's traditional production method of being a product p...Read More
The US Department of Commerce is set to evaluate whether or not imports of rare earth permanent magnets from China poses a national security threat, but imposing tariffs on products sourced from its largest supplier might be counterintuitive, analysis by Rosskill has found.The White House released a report on June 8 detailing the findings from a 100-day review of vulnerabilities within the supply...Read More
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN) and UEX Corp. (TSX: UEX; US-OTC: UEXCF) have hashed out a deal that will see each company with a 50% interest in JCU Exploration, a subsidiary of Overseas Uranium Resources Development Co. (OURD).Last month, Denison offered $40.5 million for the prized asset, after UEX had already come to an agreement with OURD to pay $12.5 million for JCU.Now, UEX has agreed...Read More
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BEIJING/HANOI: China said on Wednesday it will release national reserves of some base metals over the near term, as the world's top metals ...Read full newsRead More
A cadre of oil companies, seeing continued profits in shale, are mulling Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) holdings in the largest U.S. oil field as the European giant considers an exit from the Permian Basin, according to market experts.Read full newsRead More
Canada and the European Union launched a new partnership to secure supply chains for critical minerals and reduce dependence on China in a push for jobs and to counter climate change."With EU partners, we talked about what we can do to build a cleaner economy for years to come," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday after meeting with EU chiefs in Brussels. "To begin wit...Read More
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The deal will make it difficult for backers of a massive open-pit gold and copper mine to carry out their project because the new protections cover a portion of a critical route the Pebble Limited Partnership plans to use to transport ore from the mine.Read full newsRead More
June 08, 2021 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) --VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 8, 2021 / Gold Mountain Mining Corp. ('Gold Mountain' or the 'Company')...Read full newsRead More
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Silver futures for July 2021 delivery closed at $28.04 an ounce on Jun 14. This shows a 5% gain so far this year. Notably, this marked the highest level since August 2008 on data of the ongoing economic recovery and low base effects due to the pandemic. Silver prices have averaged around $26.60 per ounce since the start of 2021. According to the Silver Institute, silver prices will average around...Read More
What a wild first half of the year it’s been for Canadian stocks. While the broader TSX Index is up by impressive double-digit percentage points, it’s worth noting that strength in energy and financials have been primary drivers of the upside surge. In the background, numerous other companies have faded into the background.Many, I believe, have overswung to the downside and are worth c...Read More