(IDEX Online) - Gem Diamonds has recovered another large Type II white diamond at its Letseng mine, in Lesotho.News of the 223-carat stone comes just days after the London-based miner announced a 442-carat diamond, valued at $18m.Letseng is the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world and has yielded 60-plus white gem quality diamonds over 100 carats since it was acquire...Read More
RAPAPORT... Gem Diamonds has unearthed a high-quality, 233-carat, type II diamond from its Let??eng mine in Lesotho, the company said TuesdayThe discovery is the fifth rough stone over 100 carats that Let??eng has yielded this year, according to Rapaport records. It follows that of a 442-carat, type II diamond that was recovered on August 23, the company said Tuesday. That stone is one of the larg...Read More
Domestic Chinese copper cathode premiums dropped sharply in the week to Tuesday September 1 to their lowest level in six months, while a climbing outright metal price and tight forward spreads kept premiums in Europe and the United States unchanged. Demand falters in China amid oversupply European cathode availability high; market quiet Rio Tinto's Kennecott mine closure keeps US marke...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Industry veteran Kim E. Pelletier has been appointed as CEO of Get Diamonds, the new diamond trading platform launched by World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB).She has worked in the past for De Beers, Polygon, Hearts On Fire, John Hardy, Stephen Dweck, Michael Aram and, most recently, for De Beers Sightholder IGC NV. "I am both thrilled, and humbled, to be offered this ex...Read More
The Chinese spot nickel pig iron (NPI) price rose to its highest level of this year on Friday August 28, supported by decent demand, high costs and a rising London Metal Exchange nickel price. Fastmarkets assessed the nickel pig iron, high-grade NPI content 10-15%, spot, ddp China price at 1,130-1,150 yuan ($165-168) per nickel unit on Friday, the highest so far this year and a level last see...Read More
Chinese premiums of nickel plate remained weak, but prices of nickel pig iron (NPI), nickel ore and nickel sulfate all refreshed the highest level hit this year while premiums in the United States were unmoved amid a holiday trading hiatus, Fastmarkets heard.Chinese prices of NPI, nickel ore and nickel sulfate all up, while nickel plate premiums unchanged. US premiums static due to holidaysStronge...Read More
Iranian export billet and slab prices increased in the week to Wednesday September 2, with fresh transactions completed at higher rates after semi-finished values edged up in Asia, sources told Fastmarkets.Mobarakeh Steel sold a cargo of slab at $425 per tonne fob Black Sea this week and its subsidiary Hormozgan Steel sold another cargo at $422 per tonne fob last week, market participants sai...Read More
Turkey exported 511,188 tonnes of flat steel products in July 2020, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), up by 10.36% year-on-year from 463,220 tonnes exported in July 2019.The main reason for the increase was the rise in tonnages of cold-rolled coil and coated coil exports in July.Turkey made several export deals for hot-dipped galvanized coil in May and June, which were deliver...Read More
Producers of steel mesh quality wire rod in the south of Europe push for higher prices on increased feedstock costs and a demand recovery, while in the north prices were flat after an increase last week, source told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 2. Southern Europe Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (mesh-quality), domestic, delivered Southern Europe increased to ?,?4...Read More
Bullish rebar suppliers in the south of Europe have pushed their prices upward on the firmness of scrap costs and a post-holiday pick-up in demand, while in the north of the region prices only narrowed upward following an increase last week, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 2.Southern EuropeFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered S...Read More
Turkey imported 659,179 tonnes of flat steel in July 2020, up by 8.24% from 608,982 tonnes in July 2019, Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) said this week.The reason for the increase in imports was strong buying in May, when orders to be delivered in June were placed, Fastmarkets understands.Demand for flat steel is currently moderate in Turkey but prices have been increasing in line with rising...Read More
Markets were mixed this morning, Wednesday September 2, with base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange little changed, the dollar was firmer and Asian-Pacific equities, as well as pre-market major western equity index futures, were stronger too.The main supporting factor seems to be Tuesday’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data that for the most part showed robust r...Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesCopper production is close to recovering to its typical pre-COVID-19 levels rate with July production coming in at 198,796 tonnes, a 10% increase over the 180,792t produced in June.Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesUnder a 2019 deal, RTEC can earn up to 80% of Janice Lake by spending C$30 million on exploration and making staged cash payments to Forum and project generator Transition Metals.Forum said the RAB drilling was a quick and cost-effective method of testing "numerous showings" which had not seen historical drilling, and would aid in...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases for September shipments at higher prices, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 2.After booking six deep-sea cargoes totaling around 220,000 tonnes last week, the mills in Turkey stopped their scrap purchases on August 26.But two steel mills came to the market and paid higher prices for fresh deep-sea cargoes...Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesSupported by Ashanti Capital, Tribeca Investment Partners, Terra Capital, Regal Funds Management, LIM Advisors and Metal Tiger, the company was created to fill a niche not served by the precious metals royalty companies."My colleagues on the board and management team have a background in private equity, where it is common to tack a...Read More
Prices for cargoes of H2-grade heavy scrap exported from Japan hit a ceiling over the past week amid static levels of demand from South Korea and Taiwan, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 2.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan, was ?27,500-28,500 ($260-269) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week. But it followed two weeks of consecuti...Read More
Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesUnderground development at Kakula, the first mine planned at the Kamoa-Kakula joint venture project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was 6km ahead of schedule, Ivanhoe said yesterday.Kakula's initial mining rate is currently forecast at 3.8 million tonnes per annum at an average feed grade "well in excess of 6% copper" over the...Read More
Iron ore prices gained ground on Wednesday September 2 in line with China's downstream steel futures price performance due to strong demand expectations for September and October, sources said. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $127.31 per tonne, up $2.65 per tonne 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $127.90 per tonne, up $2.80 per tonne 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cf...Read More
Seaborne prices across the board were stable on Wednesday September 2 due to a lack of transactions in the day, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $106.10 per tonne, up $0.03 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $114.44 per tonne, down $0.05 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $85.76 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $98....Read More