The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies....Read More
The seaborne prices of both low and high-grade manganese ore rose but at a slower rate in the week to Friday January 15 following weakness emerging in the portside market, sources said.Fastmarkets' manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin climbed up by 5 cents or 1.1% week on week to $4.58 per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on Friday from $4.53 per dmtu the previous week.Fastmarkets' manganese ore in...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...Read More
The price of refined selenium powder in China hit a 55-month low in the week to Friday January 15 amid sufficient supply in the market and slow demand from the downstream glass industry, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for selenium 99.9% Se min, in-whs China was 90-110 yuan ($14-17) per kg on Friday, narrowing downwards by 5 yuan per kg from 90-115 yuan per kg the pre...Read More
A strong performance in the electric vehicle (EV) sector is set to give a significant boost to demand for cobalt in 2021, an exclusive survey by Fastmarkets reveals. And while there were mixed messages about demand in certain downstream sectors, such as superalloys which are mostly applied in the aerospace sector, with a cautious expectation of steady or growing demand in the key consumer electron...Read More
January 18, 2021 - Brixton Metals Corporation (the “Company“) (TSXV: BBB) (OTCQB: BBBXF) is pleased to provide the last batch of 2020 drilling results at its wholly owned Thorn Project, located in the Golden Triangle of Northwestern British Columbia.Highlights:Hole THN20-181 intercepted porphyry style mineralization returning 439.42m of 0.34% CuEq including, 278.42m of 0.43% CuEq, incl...Read More
The Association for Mineral Exploration opened up its Remote Roundup - its first virtual conference in the event's 38-year history - with special guest speakers that included a keynote talk from Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF).Speaking from Singapore, where the mining entrepreneur (and previously frequent traveller) noted he has been "...Read More
Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) has released assay results for reverse circulation and diamond tail drilling completed at the Koula deposit within its Seguela development project in C??te d'Ivoire.The drill highlights included 14 metres of 42.9 grams gold per tonne starting at 61 metres; 11 metres of 46.2 grams gold per tonne from 48 metres; and 18 metres of 22.1 grams gold per tonne from 175 m...Read More
Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesDecade of performance: Pitram delivers diamond standard for Argyle diamond mineSPONSOREDmicromineThe game of "re-branding and re-shipping" Australian coal was revealed in an almost casual remar...Read More
Following the announcement last month of the sale of Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) to Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX), Premier has released an updated preliminary economic assessment for its McCoy-Cove property in Nevada. The past-producing asset will be part of i-80 Gold, a U.S.-focused spin-out with shares of this new company distributed to Premier's existing shareholders.The latest PEA sug...Read More
China's domestic prices for steel scrap surged last week amid replenishment by steel mills and a tightening supply of raw materials. Fastmarkets' assessment for steel scrap heavy scrap domestic, delivered mill China was at 3,230-3,240 yuan ($498-500) per tonne on Friday, up by 110-230 yuan per tonne from 3,000-3,130 yuan per tonne a week earlier. Steel mills actively bought scrap in the past coupl...Read More
The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, as the companies behind the operation engage in talks to find a way to improve the government's financial benefits from an ongoing underground expansion.Based on a definitive estimate for the development of the new mine level, announced by Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; NYSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) last m...Read More
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Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated tomorrow. What does this mean for investors?Well, for one thing, more stimulus. Additionally, interest rates are expected to stay at all-time lows for some time. All the debt that has fueled the stimulus packages of this past year will need to be paid back. Furthermore, expectations of additional extreme levels of stimulus on the horizon make the case that low in...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 19 that are worth another look.Rabobank will close its commodity trade finance desks in London, Shanghai and Sydney after reviewing the embattled sector last summer.Brazilian flat steel distributors...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 19.Please click...Read More