China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices edged up on Monday May 11, but market participants are bracing themselves for a retreat as a result of thin trading.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,390-3,400 yuan ($479-481) per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,350 yuan per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneSellers kept their offers high amid the relative strength of the futures market, b...Read More
Key data from the Friday May 8 pricing session in Shanghai.Key drivers Activity in the export market was sluggish with no deals concluded in the week ended May 8. Several inquiries received from buyers in East Asia and Southeast...Read More
Market participants in the United States who normally buy silicon have given up trying to sell their surplus metal and the price has settled into an academic range in a near total absence of spot trade while most automakers remain closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, sources told Fastmarkets.Some say producers are not lowering their offers because they do not believe that business will materialize...Read More
Trade log for cobalt sulfate in China including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Unless otherwise stated, all prices are yuan per tonne on an ex-works basis.Fastmarkets pricesClick here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5% basis, China ex-works, yuan/tonne.The exchange rate on Friday May 8 was 43,000 yuan to $6,063.Read More
Executives at SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) and Alacer Gold (TSX: ARR; ASX: AQG) started talking about a possible merger of the two companies in November 2019, and completed all of the site visits required and much of the due diligence to make a decision on a transaction before COVID-19-related travel restrictions put an end to international travel.The business combination the two companies...Read More
Is the Hardrock gold project, 275 km northeast of Thunder Bay in northern Ontario, a shovel-ready gem or a promising project in need of further technical work?Joint-venture partners Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) and Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) have painted two very different pictures of the development-stage project in a legal dispute that began late last year.In a statement of claim fil...Read More
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has secured up to US$150 million from streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV), which it will use to develop its Alpala copper-gold project.The Australian exploration company said the net smelter returns (NSR) agreement is for an initial US$100 million. Franco-Nevada, which provides companies with upfront cash in exchange for future produ...Read More
Production of so-called battery metals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, will have to increase by nearly 500% by 2050 to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies, the World Bank said on Monday.According to the global lender, over 3 billion tonnes of minerals and metals will be needed to deploy wind, solar and geothermal power, as well as energy storage required for transitioning...Read More
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Canada’s main stock index rose on Tuesday, steered by energy stocks and the materials sector, which added 0.7% as gold futures rose 0.3% to $1,700 an ounce. U.S. gold futures rose 0.9% to $1,713.20 per ounce. The most heavily traded shares by volume were Freegold Ventures Ltd, down 5.9%; B2gold Corp while Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, which rose 3.4%., was among the largest percentage gai...Read More