U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the January Producer Price Index was an increase of 0.1% versus a gain of 0.2% in December. Actual was up 0.5%. Excluding food and energy, consensus for the January Producer Price Index...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday February 19.Key drivers The price range for ferro-titanium has not changed over the week to February 19, steady for two weeks despite low-key trading. No deals were reported in either alloys or titanium scrap. The markets were probably static due to the expected settlement of tenders issued by consumers for feedstock on a longer ter...Read More

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The cobalt sulfate price in China has continued higher because of spot tight availability while refineries that suspended operations during the Chinese New Year holiday (January 24-February 2) have gradually resumed operations. Fastmarkets' price assessment of cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China was 57,000-58,000 yuan ($8,145-8,288) per tonne on Wednesday February 19, up by 0.9% fro...Read More

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) is considering the construction of a plant to produce lithium-ion battery precursor materials, the company said today. The plant would be supplied with cobalt hydroxide produced at ERG's Metalkol Roan Tailings & Reclamation (RTR) project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The intention is to produce nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) precursor materials that are u...Read More

After the broad-based dip on Tuesday February 18 that was partially triggered by Apple's sales warning, markets have recovered on Wednesday with equity indices in Asia stronger, as are pre-market western equity indices.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board this morning, while those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed. Spot gold prices are holding on to Tu...Read More

Gold prices climbed Tuesday to their highest levels since 2013, as continued worries over the COVID-19 epidemic in China put pressure on stocks and sparked demand for assets perceived as havens, including gold and Treasurys. "Gold is finding buoyancy from increased risk aversion, as reflected also in falling stock markets and declining bond yields. The gold price is continuing to defy the firm U.S...Read More

Fastmarkets MB today launches its Japan export ferrous scrap price assessments for H2, shredded, Shindachi and plate and structural (P&S) scrap grades. After undertaking an extensive consultation period that began on January 7, which was then extended by one week on February 12, Fastmarkets has launched price assessments for the following ferrous scrap prices:Steel scrap H2 export, fob main port J...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesCase study: platform financeSPONSOREDminexiaI wrote last week that I thought we were all going to die a horrible viral death, drowning in our own phlegm.Read More

Controversial development plans for Northern Dynasty Minerals' (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK) wholly-owned Pebble project in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay region, have swung further in the company's favour following the release of a preliminary version of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' final environmental impact statement (EIS).The executive summary of the draft EIS, recently leaked to the media, ta...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesCase study: platform financeSPONSOREDminexiaBoth hugely successful miners now have direct operating exposure into North America via their acquisitions of assets in Alaska and Ontario, r...Read More

Nine months after construction began on its Relief Canyon mine in Nevada, Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA) has poured first gold and expects commercial production to start before the end of the second quarter of the year.Relief Canyon, about 153 km northeast of Reno, was built within budget for US$28 to US$30 million.The mine is expected to produce 91,000 oz. gold per year over a 5.6 year mine...Read More

As part of U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget for fiscal 2021, his administration is requesting US$150 million annually over the next decade to stockpile U.S.-mined uranium in a new national uranium reserve.The move is designed to prop up domestic production as a matter of national energy security and re-establish the country's nuclear fuel supply chain.Trump's "Budget for Ameri...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesDeputy minister of territorial governance, Raúl Molina, said the government would pave the road by the end of the term of president Martin Vizcarra in 2021, by which time MMG must have decidedRead More

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