(IDEX Online) - Diamonds Do Good, formerly the Diamond Empowerment Fund, has announced a partnership with JCK to launch the first annual Diamonds Do Good Jewelry Awards. The awards will honor members of the jewelry industry who have made charitable giving a successful and sustainable part of their business.The new awards are open to manufacturers and/or retailers of fine jewelry featuring pre...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. has notified the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC that it intends to voluntarily delist its common shares from Nasdaq Stock Exchange (NASDAQ). The Company's shares will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) after the NASDAQ delisting becomes effective. The company said it is currently out of compliance with the rule requiring listed...Read More
CAPE TOWN (miningweekly.com) – Urgent steps are needed to revive the South African economy, Minerals Council South Africa chairperson Mxolisi Mgojo said on Monday.Speaking on the first day of the four-day Investing in African Mining Indaba, he said the Minerals Council was ready and willing to work with the government.Advertisement“We believe that the time has come to be more asse...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Sarine Technologies Ltd has announced that it has filed additional lawsuits in India for patent and copyright infringement against manufacturers of IP-infringing Galaxy machines. The company said that as part of these lawsuits, court-appointed commissioners recently conducted surprise inspections of various locations in Surat where such systems are allegedly being manufactured...Read More
The World Diamond Council (WDC) is asking stakeholders to review its System of Warranties (SoW) Toolkit, following its unanimous adoption as a working draft by the WDC board of directors and members.Stakeholders have until March 31 to submit comments to WDC.AdvertisementThe SoW toolkit was designed to assist members of the diamond trade to comply with the revised WDC SoW that was approved in 2018...Read More
The Turkish steel mills continued to hold back from deep-sea scrap purchases on Monday February 3, expecting lower prices to emerge, sources told Fastmarkets.The daily scrap indices went down by almost $10 per tonne on January 29, when a US cargo was heard sold at $275 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (90:10).That was the sole cargo sold last week, with mills seeking even lower prices because they were s...Read More
Domestic auto bundle scrap prices in the Turkish market have weakened further, although slightly, over the past week in response to the fall in imported scrap values, sources said on Monday February 3.Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have declined by around $10 per tonne, after a deal heard on January 29 for a United States cargo containing 30,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) at $275 per tonne cf...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices were down on Monday February 3, although trading activity was relatively muted with participants awaiting Chinese buyers' next moves to gauge market direction.Fastmarkets' indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $150.79 per tonne, down $1.50 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $162.73 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $127.01 per tonne, unc...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices fell on Monday February 3 amid fears of weakened demand caused by an expected slowdown in China's construction sector.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $80.38 per tonne, down $4.56 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $79.42 per tonne, down $4.56 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $81.61 per tonne, down $4.94 per tonne.58%...Read More
The direct-reduced (DR) iron pellet premium has reduced in contracts for shipments in the first quarter 2020 mainly on a weak scrap market and pessimistic buyer mood, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' assessment of the iron ore DR-grade pellet premium, Middle East reference was $31 per tonne on Friday January 31, down from $39 per tonne on December 31."The scrap market's weak again...Read More
Sellers of Turkish rebar tested the Singapore market over the past week by issuing lower offers to the republic after the Lunar New Year holiday.They offered cargoes at $450-455 per tonne cfr to the Southeast Asian country. No other offers for cargoes of other origin were heard.Participants were largely just returning to the spot market during the week and were not actively looking to purchase mat...Read More
Global scrap prices fell last week due to weak downstream demand and market jitters following the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in China. Turkish import prices slide on weak downstream demandUnited States' ferrous scrap export prices tumble in latest dealsTaiwan import prices dip on virus jittersIndian import prices dip in line with international pricesTurkeyTurkish imported ferrous scrap pric...Read More
While markets in China catch up after more than a week of holiday, most base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are rebounding because China’s sell-off has not been as severe as feared.SHFE copper price fell 7%, which was limit down, but were recently quoted off by 6.5%, suggesting some buying has started to emerge. Gold prices also pulled back from Friday's highs.China’s CSI 300...Read More
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China's hot-rolled coil sellers lowered their offers significantly on Monday February 3, the first day after the country's Chinese New Year break, amid bearish sentiment triggered by a virus outbreak.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,630-3,650 yuan ($523-526) per tonne, down 230 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,300 yuan per tonne, down 290 yuan per tonneA Shanghai-based trader told Fas...Read More
Rebar offers in eastern China dropped sharply on Monday February 3, the first day of work after the Chinese New Year for some market participants, amid sustained fears over the novel coronavirus in the country.Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,400-3,450 yuan ($490-497) per tonne, down 220-240 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,540-3,560 yuan per tonne, unchangedA handful of sellers in the eastern...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 21 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to news that the Chinese central bank injected monetary stimulus into the Chinese economy valued at $173 billion.The Shanghai Composite Index plunged 229.92 to 2746.61 on its first day of trade following the Chinese New Year holiday. The 7.72% drop implies a reco...Read More
Base metals prices have reacted quite aggressively to the spread of the coronavirus, more so than most equity markets, leaving markets sending out different signals. While it is too early to say how this will unfold, here are some early concerns and observations.Once the outbreak of the coronavirus became widely reported in mid-January, various markets reacted differently and continue to do so. Ba...Read More
The impact of the coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan city, China, is positively affecting antimony prices in Europe, with low stocks in Rotterdam and the market heavily dependent on supply from China.The East Asian country accounts for 78% of global antimony output, according to the United States Geologic Survey (USGS). Fastmarkets assessed the price for antimony max 100 ppm Bi, in-whs Rotterdam at $...Read More
Cobalt prices held on to their recent gains on Monday February 3, finding support because of the limited supplies of readily available material.Fastmarkets' inaugural daily price assessments on February 3 for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, and cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, were unchanged at $16.50-16.90 per lb and $17.40-17.80 per lb respectively. The previous assessments were on...Read More