We are seeing the demise of an industry that supports many other sectors.Continue...Read More

"They are struggling to survive and absent immediate and sweeping relief many will be forced to close permanently."Continue...Read More

Tom welcomes back experienced investment professional David Hunter of Contrarian Macro Advisors to the show. David believes this cycle will end in a bust, something more significant than a deep recession but not a drawn-out depression. He anticipated a big run from the March lows and says we are poised for another big run soon into a top. He cautions that historic debt & derivative exposure will m...Read More

Fremont's Griffon project in Nevada's prolific Cortez Trend is being drilled for the first time since the 1990s. Drilling at GriffonFremont Gold Ltd. (FRE:TSX.V; FRERF:OTCQB; FR2:FSE) went public in 2017 with the goal of making a new gold discovery in Nevada. Founded by geologists that have a track record of making multi-million-ounce gold discoveries, Fremont believes that the drill program unde...Read More

Omineca Mining & Metals aims to locate the bedrock sources of placer gold it encountered on bulk sampling in 2012. In a news release, Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (OMM:TSX.V; OMMSF:OTCMKTS) (OMM:TSX.V; OMMSF:OTCMKTS) provided an update on its flagship Wingdam gold project in British Columbia's Cariboo, a historical mining district.The Saskatchewan-based mining company noted it is completing wor...Read More

Brazilian iron ore exports appear to be maintaining the pace of their recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with volumes dipping by just 0.69% on the year in July.But exports were higher month on month, according to figures released by the country's economy ministry on Monday August 3.The country shipped 33.99 million tonnes of iron ore last month, compared with 34.23 million tonnes a year earlier....Read More

The gold miners’ stockshave rocketed higher this summer, smashing out of their usual summer-doldrumssideways grind.  That atypical strengthhas been driven by gold steadily marching to major new secular highs, fueled bystrong investment demand.  This hascarried gold stocks and the metal they mine back to their traditional strongseason, which begins with robust autumn rallies usually...Read More

Benchmark prices for cobalt metal lurched higher in the first few trading days of August as a recovery in the Chinese market trickled through to encourage increased buying - and higher prices - in the rest of the world. Fastmarkets assessed the prices for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam and cobalt alloy-grade, in-whs Rotterdam at parity at $14.25-14.70 per lb on Tuesday August 4, up f...Read More

Our hard working miner here (we’ll call him Huey) has been pushing his cart of rocks, first gently downhill from 2016 to 2018 and then uphill to a bull market since May 2019.As tracked in NFTRH, in 2019 the macro backdrop became positive for the gold stock sector as gold entered a bull market by taking out the 1378 level and its ratios to stock markets began to rise. Gold/SPX is among the mo...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 4 that are worth another look.The United States Midwest aluminium premium hit a nearly four-month high on August 4, with the market widely assuming further increases due to expectations that Canada will again face US tariffs - a factor that has continued to boost offers and tighten discounting. Price fluctuations i...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices showed little movement in the week ended Friday July 31, with downward pressure in the steel value chain starting to ease in the country.With the exception of one mill in the country's central Baj?-o region, no major scrap price changes were announced in the Mexican market during the week. This mill lowered prices for most grades by 100 pesos per tonne.Fastmarkets...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday August 4.Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 4 that are worth another look.The United States Midwest aluminium premium hit a nearly four-month high on August 4, with the market widely assuming further increases due to expectations that Canada will again face US tariffs - a factor that has continued to boost offers and tighten discounting. Price fluctuations i...Read More

Chinese demand for imported billet increased sharply in the first six months of 2020 due to higher domestic prices in China in comparison with those beyond its shores, and market participants expect this situation to persist in the second half.Buyers in China started importing billet in large quantities since the second half of 2019, and the volume of imports grew gradually month on month.In Janua...Read More

The three-month price of nickel on the London Metal Exchange was the base metals complex's standout performer on Tuesday August 4, closing above the psychological level of $14,100 per tonne for the first time since January in a 1.2% rally from the previous day's close.Nickel's LME three-month price spanned a wide $270 per tonne intra-day range, hitting a high of $14,135 per tonne before closing at...Read More

Spot supply of blister copper improved to boost the intermediate copper product's refining charges (RC) in July, mainly due to arrival of delayed African cargoes at Chinese ports, Fastmarkets heard.Fastmarkets assessed 98-99% blister copper RC, spot, cif China at $135-155 per tonne for July, up 20% from $110-132 per tonne one month earlier. A few parcels were even reported being bought close to $1...Read More

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices slumped on Tuesday August 4 following a recent transaction sealed at lower prices, with market participants attributing the downtrend partly to China's import restrictions on coking coal. Fastmarkets indices Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $106.40 per tonne, down $1.96 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $116.38 per tonne, down $2.27 per t...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.?EUR? US domestic prices for hot-rolled coil have moved down in line with our expectations, averaging $508 per tonne in July compared with our forecast price of $519 per tonne. While we are forecasting coil price increases in August, we have revised our expectations downward. Although steelmakers are reporting improving dema...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.The price for steel scrap in China has risen recently, amid high mill operating rates and at a time of heavy rain, but it remains at a premium to hot metal, we estimate. Heavy rains in China tend to increase the moisture content of iron ore stockpiles, which can cause issues during the sintering process, and this may have en...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key ferro-alloy forecast highlights:Numerous ore and alloy markets enjoyed upward pricing momentum in the first half 2020, with supply-side constraints supporting prices despite collapsing demand from steelmakers and other key end users. While supply side issues related to Covid-19 lockdowns have been resolved,...Read More