We’ve all seen zombie movies where the good guys shoot the zombies but the zombies just keep coming because… they’re zombies!Market observers can’t be blamed for feeling the same way about former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke.Bernanke was Fed chair from 2006-2014 before handing over the gavel to Janet Yellen. After his term, Bernanke did not return to academia (he had been a profe...Read More

Manganese alloys prices in Europe and India increased in the week to Friday January 10 against steady increases in manganese ore markets since early December, although industry sources believe further increases will be limited due to relatively soft consumer demand.In Europe, the silico-manganese lumpy 65-75% Mn, basis 15-19% Si (scale pro rata), major European destinations market price climbed by...Read More

Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe in the week to Friday January 10.ChinaKey drivers  The price of antimony, MMTA standard grade II, ddp China remained unchanged for the third consecutive week in the latest assessment period ended on Wednesday January 8 after many suppliers held offer prices firm. Many domestic suppliers were reluctant to compromise further on off...Read More

Despite uncertainty surrounding downstream demand, the price of cobalt sulfate in China has jumped by more than 12% so far this year, with suppliers either offering the material at aggressively high levels or holding back from sales.Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China was 49,000-51,000 yuan ($7,080-7,369) per tonne on Friday January 10, up by 5,000-6,000 yuan...Read More

Key data from the pricing session in Shanghai in the week ended Friday January 10. Key drivers  The export price was supported by an appreciation in the yuan, a rising domestic price and higher domestic logistics fees ahead of the Lunar New Year in two weeks time. The yuan was trading at 6.930 to the...Read More

German engineering giant Siemens will honour a controversial contract to supply signalling systems to Adani's Carmichael coal mine in Australia, despite being under fire for the project's alleged climate implications."We have just finished our special meeting ... We have evaluated all the options and have concluded that we must fulfil our contractual obligations," chief executive, Joe Kaeser, twee...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.66% to 28,823.77 and the S&P 500 Index gained 0.94% to 3,265.35. Spot gold climbed US$9.80 per oz. to finish at US$1,562.10 per ounce.Nutrien, the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, bought 100% of the equity of Brazilian agricultural retailer Agrosema Comercial Agricola. Agrosema has annual sales of US$60 million across 12 farm centres, wi...Read More

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.87% to 582.35. Spot gold moved higher to US$1,562.10 per oz., up US$9.80 per ounce.Shares of K92 Mining rose 20 ? to $3.20 on the back of record annual production from its Kainantu mine in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The company reported 2019 production hit a record 79,838 oz. gold, 951,792 lb. copper and 22,984 oz. silver for a total of...Read More

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.99% to 17,234.49 during the first full trading week of January. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.15% to 80.85, the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index lost 1.06% to 107.11, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index (USD) dropped 2.39% to 226.12. Spot gold climbed US$9.80 per oz. to US$1,562.10 per ounce.Record quarterly and year-end results sent Kirkland Lake Gold up...Read More

Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has reported that the ramp up of its Fruta del Norte gold mine and plant is on schedule and within budget. The mine - Ecuador's first large-scale gold mine - produced 28,678 oz. gold last year.Based on an update to its mine plan, life-of-mine all-in sustaining costs are now expected at US$621 per oz., up slightly from its prior estimate of US$583 per ounce. The increase is p...Read More

Ecuador's constitutional court has ruled that communities have the right to hold public referendums on whether or not to allow a mining project to go forward, paving the way for opposition to future developments, a local newspaper, El Comercio reports.The ruling comes after the court analyzed three decisions made last year on the topic, including one that rejected requests to vote on the future of...Read More

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