Turkish steel mills made no deep-sea bookings on the first working day of the week amid increasing prices, but were still active in the billet import markets, sources said on Monday November 30.After booking at least ten deep-sea cargoes last week, the mills stepped back from the deep-sea markets. But market participants believe they will still need material given current stock levels."The Turkish...Read More
Brazilian iron ore producer Vale has been granted an installation license to resume and expand operations at the Serra Leste unit, which has been halted since January last year, the company said on Friday November 27.Serra Leste, located in Brazil's northern state of Par??, has capacity to produce 6 million tonnes per year of iron ore and reached its permitted exploration area at the beginning of...Read More
Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices in both the fob and cfr markets edged up on Monday November 30, while sources from China said that Australian coking coal cargoes in anchorage were still unable to be unloaded. Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $101.40 per tonne, up $0.33 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $165.03 per tonne, up $1.03 per tonneHard coking c...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices continued on an uptrend on Monday November 30, supported by strong demand for steel products. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $131.63 per tonne, up $2.01 per tonne 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $131.39 per tonne, up $1.55 per tonne 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $123.12 per tonne, up $1.74 per tonne 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines...Read More
Xilinx (XLNX), a NASDAQ 100 stock moved above $137.99 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. Germany iShares (EWG) moved above $30.75 to a 33 month high extending an intermediate uptrend. Pre-opening Comments for Monday November 30thU.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points in pre-opening trade. The U.S. Dollar Index continued m...Read More
Traders are getting bolder in taking rebar positions in the Singapore import market amid the continued rise in long steel prices in Asia, sources said.A transaction was concluded at $517 per tonne cfr Singapore on a theoretical weight basis for Turkish rebar by a Europe-headquartered trader, a buyer source said. The quantity for the February-shipment cargo could not be confirmed.The is in line wit...Read More
Prices for seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellets inched up in the week to Friday November 27 amid increased demand for concentrate and tightened supply of pellets, market sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao: $138.07 per tonne, up $0.68 per tonne.65% Fe blast furnace pellet, cfr Qingdao: $158.77 per tonne, up $0.81 per tonne.Key driversMarket sou...Read More
The Standardization Administration of China approved on Sunday November 29 new domestic steel scrap classification standards that are expected to be rolled out by the end of this year, replacing the previous standards.The standard-making committee had released a draft of the new standards for ferrous and stainless scrap late last month.The new specifications are as follows:Heavy recycled steel mat...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session on Monday November 30.Key drivers Some sellers see briquettes trading at a premium to other metal products but consumers cannot accept such levels, given the additional processing costs...Read More
The tantalum concentrate market rebounded on Friday November 27, after hitting its lowest level so far in 2020 last week, due to a return of some consumer activity in the spot market. Fastmarkets assessed the price of tantalite, basis 25% min Ta2O5, cif China at $50-55 per lb on Friday, up from the previous week's assessment of $48-50 per lb. The market is now trading at its highest in two mo...Read More
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 transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies. Fastmarkets assessed...Read More
The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies. Fastmarkets...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in China on Friday November 27.Key drivers Chinese exporters continued to raise their offer prices for silicon grade 5-5-3 following a strengthening of the domestic market amid tight prompt supply. Some exporters temporarily withdrew from the market because they did not know how to price the material given the soaring domestic prices, while others said th...Read More
The majority of cobalt contract negotiations have yet to be finalized because the Covid-19 pandemic has rattled end-user markets and created a lack of visibility for demand in 2021, Fastmarkets has heard.After the pandemic ravaged global economies and markets, it is no surprise that contract negotiations look different this year - delayed, drawn out or yet to begin.The lockdowns enforced by nation...Read More
Pantoro bullish on bigger production profileSPONSOREDpantoro limitedGenesis opens new chapter at UlyssesSPONSOREDgenesis mineralsDigbee talks the rebirth of independent investment researchSPONSOREDdigbee'Best discovery in my time': De Grey on the march at HemiSPONSOREDde grey miningCardinal, for anyone not following the action over the past nine months, is an Australian-based company which...Read More
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) has announced an updated life-of-mine plan, completed at a pre-feasibility study level, for its 75%-owned Copper Mountain mine in southern B.C. The latest report incorporates a mill expansion to 65,000 tonnes per day, up from 40,000 tonnes per day currently.According to the company, this will increase Copper Mountain's after-tax net present value by over 60% to U...Read More
The world's second largest miner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is facing stronger headwinds over how to finance its massive Oyu Tolgoi underground copper project in Mongolia after a U.S. hedge fund threatened the company with legal action.Pentwater Capital, the second largest shareholder in Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ), said today it was ready to file an...Read More
A recent report by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence forecasts that the battery industry will require a further 100,000 tonnes of cobalt by 2025.Benchmark's numbers show that 57% of the world's cobalt demand will come from the battery sector by the end of the year, a proportion that is expected to increase to 72% in the next five years. According to the London-based market intelligence publisher, po...Read More
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 2.22% to 17,396.56 during the Nov. 23-Nov. 27 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased by 0.27% to 94.34, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index jumped 5.85% to 125.88. Spot gold dropped US$67.30 per oz., or 3.62%, to US$1,787.70 per oz., and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell by 4.85% to 308.12.Lundin Mining rose $1.27 to $10.32 per share. A unio...Read More
The S&P/TSX Venture Exchange advanced 5.51% or 0.74% to 749.20 during the Nov. 23-27 trading week. Spot gold fell US$67.30 per oz. or 3.62% to US$1,787.70 per ounce.Great Bear Resources posted the biggest gain of the trading week, rising $2.04 to $17.68 per share. The company reported drill results from its fully-funded $21 million exploration program at its 100%-owned Dixie project, about 25 km s...Read More