Gold-backed ETFs added 154 tonnes for net inflows of US$8.5 billion across all regions in May, boosting global holdings to a new all-time high of 3,510 tonnes, according to new data from the World Gold Council.Year-to-date, inflows of 623 tonnes, representing a value of US$33.7 billion, now exceed what was initially the highest level of annual inflows of 591 tonnes in 2009.During May, North Americ...Read More
Copper advanced to a 12-week high on June 4 as China's US$700 billion stimulus program focussed on so-called "new infrastructure" and "new urbanization" kicked into gear.Copper trading in New York jumped to US$2.5025 a pound (US$5,515 a tonne) in midday trading, bringing the bellwether metal's gains since its mid-March low to just under 27%.BMO Capital Markets pointed out in a research note that d...Read More
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; LSE: PUR) is starting a 30,000-metre underground and surface diamond drill program at its wholly owned PureGold Red Lake mine. The program will be focused on near-term mine plan optimization, resource growth and target new high-grade discoveries.Pure Gold expects to pour first gold at the mine before the end of this year."We believe strongly in the organic growth poten...Read More
Golden Lake Exploration (GLM.C) is a fairly new entry in the junior exploration arena. It began trading last summer withRead full newsRead More
Pure Gold's mine in Red Lake is on track for its first pour this year.Read full newsRead More
Like much of the world, Argentina remains locked down, its citizens more or less homebound due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Amid the torpor, Yamana Gold, a Canada-based mining company, has forged a new partnership around a gold mining project in the Patagonian province of Chubut. The move has led activists to accuse Yamana of [...]Read full newsRead More
You would think that anyone in the gold industry would be getting rich right now, but informal miners in many countries are missing out.Read full newsRead More
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The most recent U.S. jobs report, which he believes is bound for revision, has Michael Ballanger musing on how economic policies are reflected or distorted in the precious metals markets. I was sitting in my den looking out over the swamp er lake tonight when it appeared as though something was flailing around near the shoreline. So I threw on my deck shoes and went for a stroll down to the water...Read More
Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are the region's top auto producing countries, Fastmarkets understands.MexicoMexican light vehicle output...Read More
European distributors of flat steel products reported a 50.8% year-on-year drop in shipment volumes in April, Eurometal said on Thursday June 4.In first four months of 2020, shipments of flat steel products by European steel service centers decreased by 18.5% year on year. Eurometal does not disclose product volumes.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe ...Read More
BloombergNEF, the primary research service for Bloomberg, is forecasting an 18% drop in electric vehicle (EV) sales this year due to disruptions to battery metals supply chains from the COVID-19 pandemic.It has lowered its forecast for EV sales this year to 1.7 million vehicles, a 27% drop from its earlier forecast.The decrease in EV sales will result in a 10% drop in demand for lithium-ion batter...Read More
Huge momentum toward landmark major antitrust lawsuit...Read full newsRead More
A Brazilian judge ordered the closure of a series of mines operated by mining company Vale SA over coronavirus concerns, labor prosecutors said on Friday, a development that puts more than 10% of the firm's iron ore output offline and will likely send jitters through the global iron ore market.Read full newsRead More
China's rapid exit from its Covid-19 lockdown has triggered the restart of a rush for nickel.Read full newsRead More
Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More
Vancouver, British Columbia, Jun 03, 2020 (Newsfile Corp via COMTEX) --Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 3, 2020) - Freeman Gold Corp....Read full newsRead More
Pure Gold's mine in Red Lake is on track for its first pour this year.Read full newsRead More
Pure Gold's mine in Red Lake is on track for its first pour this year.Read full newsRead More
Gold and copper may have some similarities. Beyond the obvious (they’re both metals), both commodities are indicators of market sentiment: gold prices track appetite for risk, while copper prices are an indicator of manufacturing strength or weakness.But as investments, these two metals satisfy two rather different investment strategies. Gold is a portfolio stabilizer, while copper is potent...Read More