Black Tusk Resources reported that it has begun preparations for a 3D IP Survey on the McKenzie East Gold Project. In a news release, gold development company Black Tusk Resources Inc. (TUSK:CSE; BTKRF:OTCMKTS; 0NB:FSE) announced that "the company has begun preparation for the 3D Induced Polarization (IP) survey on the McKenzie East gold property located north of Val d'Or, Quebec." The firm noted...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321gold awaits results from this explorer's drill program. The market was waiting for definitive news from Blackrock Gold Corp. (BRC:TSX.V; BKRRF:OTCMKTS) about their upcoming drill program at Tonopah West. On the 17th of June the market got it and liked it a lot. The shares were up 18% on the day and 50% over the past three weeks.Investors have been waiting patiently for assay re...Read More
Inflationremains low, while Powell signals dovish Fed for years. Good for gold. The US CPI inflation ratedeclined 0.1 percent in May, following a0.8 percent drop in April. The decrease was mainly driven by decreases in energy,transportation and apparel prices. The core CPI also declined 0.1 percent, following a 0.4percent drop in April. It was the third consecutive monthly decline, whichhappened f...Read More
By: Gary SavageSPX short-term cycles, a head and tops topping pattern?Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is stuck in the middle of this dead zone. What is needed to get out of the range?Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 18 that are worth another look.Workers of Tata Steel's Dutch operations have planned another strike during the night shift, which will affect the hot zone, the trade union FNV Metaal said on June 18.Brazilian iron ore and metals producer Vale has scheduled the reopening of its Canada-based Voisey's Bay nickel unit to early Ju...Read More
Mexican steelmakers Altos Hornos de Mexico (Ahmsa) and Villacero have entered into a non-binding agreement to merge their assets under a new company, Ahmsa said in a Mexican Stock Exchange filing on Thursday June 18.A financial injection of an undisclosed magnitude into Ahmsa is part of the agreement, the company noted. This was necessary to cover part of its debt and to allow it to raise funds th...Read More
Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) will increase domestic prices by 10.5% on July 1, it told distribution clients this week, sources with knowledge of the move told Fastmarkets.Rising iron ore prices and a steep discount to domestic steel over imports support the action CSN has taken, the sources added. The company had already considered an increase in June but weakening de...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:In a discussion with your secretary/treasurer this week, London metals trader and Kinesis Money founder Andrew Maguire says longtime metals bank Scotiabank is not only closing its metals trading desk but getting out of the vaulting business and all involvement with gold. Maguire says Scotiabank's withdrawal is a "forced regulatory decision," puts in doubt the resolut...Read More
By: Gary SavageSPX short-term cycles, a head and tops topping pattern?Read More
David Haggith "Jerome Powell burst the stock market bubble by publicly acknowledging there will not likely be a "V"-shaped economic recovery. He indicated that it will take years for the economy to return to the recent levels ... we experienced just a mere four months ago. Seeking AlphaThat was actually the point of my recent article that unfortunately became, in the comments, all about my disc...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is stuck in the middle of this dead zone. What is needed to get out of the range?Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 18 that are worth another look.Workers of Tata Steel's Dutch operations have planned another strike during the night shift, which will affect the hot zone, the trade union FNV Metaal said on June 18.Brazilian iron ore and metals producer Vale has scheduled the reopening of its Canada-based Voisey's Bay nickel unit to early Ju...Read More
Mexican steelmakers Altos Hornos de Mexico (Ahmsa) and Villacero have entered into a non-binding agreement to merge their assets under a new company, Ahmsa said in a Mexican Stock Exchange filing on Thursday June 18.A financial injection of an undisclosed magnitude into Ahmsa is part of the agreement, the company noted. This was necessary to cover part of its debt and to allow it to raise funds th...Read More
On Thursday June 18, Fastmarkets launched two trade logs covering battery-grade lithium prices. The battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide trade logs cover the following prices: Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg ...Read More
Glencore has embarked on a thorough review of the sustainability of its chrome facilities in South Africa in response to weak chrome prices and high electricity costs. The company has triggered Section 189 of South Africa's labor relations act for all employees at each of its chrome ore and alloy facilities there. Section 189 is a South African legal requirement representing an intention to retren...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 18 that are worth another look.Workers of Tata Steel's Dutch operations have planned another strike during the night shift, which will affect the hot zone, the trade union FNV Metaal said on June 18.Brazilian iron ore and metals producer Vale has scheduled the reopening of its Canada-based Voisey's Bay nickel unit to early Ju...Read More
Brazilian sellers have ramped up containerized exports of steel scrap into South Asian markets over the past year but this explosion in export sales is unlikely to be a long-term trend, sources have told Fastmarkets. Scrap collectors and processors in the country have traditionally sold the vast majority of their stocks in the domestic market, with only the excess being exported. But waning Brazil...Read More
The three-month zinc price on the London Metal Exchange was the top performer at the close of trading on Thursday June 18, with steady buying prompting its highest close since February, while copper futures consolidated above nearby support levels over the afternoon.Zinc's underlying price on the LME closed at $2,052 per tonne at 5pm London time, climbing from an intraday low of $2,012.50 pe...Read More