As global demand for electric vehicles (EVs) increases, the focus on battery technology and the challenges relating to production costs, sustainability and performance becomes more acute.Fastmarkets has identified the need for more transparency in the seaborne market for nickel sulfate, a key component in nickel, cobalt, manganese (NCM) lithium-ion batteries, which is a battery chemistry of growin...Read More

Cornish Metals Inc. (TSX-V: CUSN, AIM: CUSN), is an Associate Company of Osisko, building a portfolio of strategic metals assets in the United Kingdom and North America. Cornish Metal's near-term strategy is to focus on the United Downs high-grade, near-surface copper and tin project in Cornwall, UK. The Company's past producing South Crofty tin project is one of the highest-grade undeveloped tin...Read More

The Chinese nickel sulfate price continued its downtrend in the seven days to Friday March 26, with the weak LME nickel price reviving interest in nickel briquettes, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%, cobalt 10ppm max, exw China was 33,000-33,500 yuan ($5,032.5-5,108.8) per tonne on Friday March 26, down by 1,000-1,500 yuan per t...Read More

Back in the late 1970s when Steve Martin was funny, he did a bit about being an individual. He would walk out onstage in his white suit with an arrow through his head and make the audience take the nonconformist oath. It went like this:STEVE MARTIN: Let's repeat the Nonconformist Oath. I promise to be different!AUDIENCE: I promise to be different.STEVE MARTIN: I promise to be unique.AUDIENCE: I pr...Read More

GreenGold Technology helps mining companies maximize returns by making their new or existing mineral project more economical, efficient, and environmentally friendly. GreenGold offers one-stop solutions, including operational advisory, bankable feasibility studies, in-house laboratory, engineering, Management and operational services, capacity building, plant construction and innovative technologi...Read More

Australia-listed AVZ Minerals has signed a strategic long-term offtake partner agreement with Chinese lithium producer Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry, the company said on Tuesday March 30.Under the offtake agreement, the Australian miner will supply Yibin Tianyi with up to 200,000 tonnes per year of 6% grade spodumene concentrates (SC6) from the Manono Lithium and Tin Project in the south of the De...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday March 30 that are worth another look....Read More

Domestic transaction prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe were expected to rise due to shortness of supply from EU mills and a lack of import offers, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 30.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil (HRC) index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?836.00 ($984.44) per tonne on Tuesday, down by just ?,?0.67 per tonne from ?,?836.67 per tonne on Ma...Read More

Strong domestic demand in China and India meant that there were reduced numbers of offers of flat steel products made to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in the week ending Tuesday March 30, sources told Fastmarkets.Some of the import offer prices did also go down, however.China and India are two of the principal exporters of flat steel to the Middle East, and an additional factor was the...Read More

The residential construction and home improvement sectors are set to drive long steel consumption in Mexico this year, Gerdau Corsa chief executive office Fernando Pessanha said on Tuesday March 30.The infrastructure segment may also benefit from both state-level projects and the United States' spending plan, the executive said during Fastmarkets' virtual Mexican Steel Forum 2021. He did not, howe...Read More

Rebar producers in the United Arab Emirates sold material at reduced prices in the week to Tuesday, March 30, to encourage sales despite limited demand, sources told Fastmarkets. Rebar producers in the UAE rolled over their offer prices on March 22 and are officially offering rebar at 2,530-2,545 dirhams ($689-693) per tonne ex-works.However, deals were heard at 2,300-2,435 dirhams per tonne...Read More

Iron ore prices fell on Tuesday March 30, sources told Fastmarkets, due to the downtrend in rebar prices and reduced trading activity at Chinese ports.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $166.58 per tonne,down $1.30 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $167.22 per tonne,down $1.66 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $147.50 per tonne,down $1.96 per...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices were little changed in the week ended Friday March 26, with most grades remaining at high levels and market participants waiting for the next developments in the United States' market. Most market participants indicated stability in prices last week while the market digests recent price increases that particularly affected the prime grades of scrap....Read More

CNBC's Dom Chu talks about the potential ripple effect of the Archegos fallout with Jim Rickards, author of "The New Great Depression: Post-Pandemic Winners and Losers."Jim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and economist with over thirty years' experience in capital markets. He is currently Chief Global Strategist at Meraglim. He advises the Department of Defense, the U.S. intelligence commu...Read More

Longtime gold bug Peter Grandich says he is only feeling safe with the greenback these days. Speaking with our Daniela Cambone, the Grandich and Company founder, who managed the portfolios of many pro athletes, reveals his deep concerns about the current environment. "I am truly petrified to see the complacency in the market...We're entering a dangerous time where most people aren't prepared."Pete...Read More

Anthony Scaramucci aka "the Mooch" former White House Director of Communications, Skybridge Capital co-founder, and bull pitches bitcoin to legendary investor Jim Rogers of the Quantum and Soros Fund- a cryptocurrency skeptic.Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at age 37. He is considered to be one of the g...Read More

Hedge Funds are blowing up. Archegos Fund gone. This is what happens at the top of a cycle or bubble.More stimmies on the way, thanks President Biden. Right on the heels of the last stimulus plan. It will insulate the system from further blow-ups.Big risks are interest rates and currencies. Even a three percent yield on the treasuries won't matter and further distortGold and silver retreating, wha...Read More

In this episode of Keiser Report, Max and Stacy look at mainstream conspiracy theories distorting the worldview of blue check twitter. In the second half, Max interviews John Rubino of DollarCollapse.com about the relative weakness of gold in a time of endless money printing. Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He prese...Read More

?>>?In the last few days ago large banks like Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Nomura have all issued large forced stock sales in the billions to large hedge funds and family offices. Large Banks cannot estimate the large losses yet! Stories on Large Banks Forcing Many Billions of Stock Sales From Family Offices & Hedge Funds: 1) Large block trades that caused selling raises questions about cause...Read More

George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at the age of 38, George semi retired and...Read More