Iranian export prices for steel billet increased slightly in the week to Wednesday October 14, with traders accepting higher prices in the latest round of bookings.Last week, most Iranian producers finally returned to the market, placing fresh tenders for cargoes to be shipped in October and December. Mills were waiting for China to return from a week-long national holiday to see the market trend....Read More
Newrange Gold reported it drilled 14.85 g/t Au over 9.15 meters including one segment which registered 34.11 g/t Au over 3.05 meters at its Pamlico project in Nevada. In a news release, Vancouver-based Newrange Gold Corp. (NRG:TSX.V; NRGOF:OTC) announced drill results from the Merritt Zone at its Pamlico Project located near Hawthorne, Nevada.The firm stated that "hole P20-82 in the Merritt Zone...Read More
With this work, Westhaven Gold aims to better define structural trends at its Prospect Valley project. Westhaven Gold Corp. (WHN:TSX.V) began ground geophysics at its Prospect Valley gold property in British Columbia's Spences Bridge Gold Belt, it announced in a news release. A 244-line kilometer ground magnetic survey will be carried out by Scott Geophysics of Vancouver over the Bonanza target,...Read More
Ely Gold Royalties has agreed to purchase a 0.3% royalty for claims on the Trenton Canyon property in Nevada now being drilled by SSR Mining. Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (ELY:TSX.V; ELYGF:OTCQX; I4U:FSE), in a news release, announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a 0.3% net smelter returns (NSR) royalty, the Trenton Canyon Royalty, from a private unnamed individual. The firm advis...Read More
Granite Creek Copper has mobilized to begin the inaugural drill program at its Stu Project in the Yukon. In a news release, Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (GCX:TSX.V) announced updates regarding its current exploration and financing programs. Granite Creek Copper launched a fall drill program at its Stu copper-gold project in the Yukon. Plans call for 1,500 meters of diamond drilling to expand upon pr...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321gold profiles a junior that is exploring a property it has optioned from Great Bear Resources. For investors in the resource sector this year has to seem similar to one of those sick, good-news, bad-news jokes. As a result of some world-class stupidity from governments around the globe shutting down the world economy in response to what appears to be little more than a bad flu...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday October 14. Key drivers The ferro-titanium spot price range narrowed, reflecting producers' attempts to pass on the cost of tightening scrap supplies since the start of September.Most ferro-titanium producers are struggling to source enough scrap to meet their smelting schedules for longer term delivery deals, with little alloy ava...Read More
The price of hollow steel sections in Europe moved up again this week with mills continuing to push for increases, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday October 14.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?600-630 ($706-742) per tonne on Wednesday, up from ?,?590-620 per tonne one week before.The price of hot-rolled coil, the feed...Read More
After nearly three weeks of sideways/downward price action in Gold and Silver, our researchers believe both metals have already set up another breakout/rally attempt after breaching downward resistance (shown as the downward sloping CYAN line). This could be another huge opportunity for precious metals traders as the next move higher should prompt a rally above recent highs. That means a target pr...Read More
The USD/ZAR chart has been a good predictorfor silver rallies. Similar to the US Dollarindex, but a bit more accurate or precise. Very important silverbottoms tend to coincide with tops of the USD/ZAR chart.Below, is a chart of silver as compared withthe USD/ZAR chart, to demonstrates this fact: The 2001 silver bottom(SB) occurred onemonth before the key 2001 USD/ZAR bottom. This was followed by a...Read More
For the last 2 days our internet has been down which really makes you appreciate this miracle invention. We’ve had intermittent problems through the years that no one has been able to figure out until today. The phone company finally came to the conclusion that there was a tiny defect in their phone line that would only show up from time to time which made the problem so hard to track down....Read More
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group is shaking up the automotive supply chain with a new integrated facility in Singapore.The facility - dubbed the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center (HMGIC) - will feature mobility research and development, as well as a manufacturing plant for electric vehicles (EVs). It is located in Jurong Innovation District, located in the Southeast Asian island nation's west...Read More
Peter Krauth explains why he believes gold stocks are "churning out some serious profits that are likely to just keep getting better."It's not too late for you to buy gold and gold stocks on the cheap.If you haven't already, you may want to seriously consider it.That move might set you up for a run over the next few years that could turn into your single best investment…ever. You...Read More
Trafigura's revenue was $171.5-billion in 2019, with group businesses in metals, oil, power & renewables and shipping. Andrea Hotter talks strategy with the man at the helm, CEO Jeremy WeirJeremy Weir's career at Trafigura almost stumbled before it began. The Melbourne, Australia-born geologist-turned-derivatives-trader was heading to meet one of the commodities trading house's founding partners,...Read More
China will release new standards for steel scrap imports by the end of 2020, the National Standard Formation Committee said at a recycled raw materials conference in Shanghai.The new standards will support the rising demand for ferrous scrap in China and will introduce the nationwide classification and regulation of high-quality scrap, according to the China Metallurgical Information & Standardiza...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday October 14 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has initiated an expiry review of anti-dumping duties imposed on wire rod originating from China, it said on October 14.Trafigura's revenue was $171.5-billion in 2019, with group businesses in metals,...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States held mostly steady day on day, with some sources indicating that prices are on an uptrend while others were split on mill availability and lead times.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $32.48 per hundredweight ($649.60 per short ton) on Wednesday October 14, nearly flat from $32.50 per cwt on Tuesday October 13...Read More
Tantalum oversupply will continue until at least the end of this year, John Crawley, managing director of Refractory Metals Mining, said during the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center's virtual conference this week."The fourth quarter of the year might be hurt by [an abundance of] inventory accumulated during the third quarter of the year," Crawley said during a panel discussion on Monday...Read More
Sellers in the United States hoped that the premium for nickel briquettes would rise further from a floor, while European nickel premiums held firm at new lower levels and Asia was quiet after holidays in the week to Tuesday October 13. US focus switches to next year's contracts China sees minimal trading after week-long national holidays Europe market steady amid volatile LME price. Minimal spot...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday October 14 that are worth another look.The European Commission (EC) has initiated an expiry review of anti-dumping duties imposed on wire rod originating from China, it said on October 14.Trafigura's revenue was $171.5-billion in 2019, with group businesses in metals,...Read More