Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipCardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources The bulk of the budget has been earmarked for a 10,000m drill programme on the advanced Arctic project with the focus on...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices dropped on Thursday February 27 after trading thinned further, with high inventories dampening market sentiment.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,520-3,530 yuan ($500-501) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,280-3,300 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneSeveral Shanghai-based traders said trading activity on Thursday was even lower than...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Thursday February 27 on surging inventories despite a gradual improvement in the country's logistic sector.Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,420-3,450 yuan ($487-492) per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,370-3,410 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneMost transportation restrictions that had been imposed in various part of the country to...Read More

Key data from the February 27 pricing session in London. Key drivers:  Spot market reportedly tight, especially for alloy-grade units, with material held in tight hands. Spot activity has been reasonably thin while market awaits greater clarity on the economic and demand impact of...Read More

Cobalt hydroxide payables have stabilized over the past week, with buyers taking a more hesitant approach to restocking against an uncertain backdrop for cobalt consumption and prices in the coming months. Fastmarkets' cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China was unchanged at 67-69.5% of the standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) on February 26. Payables had been rising steadily si...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 39 points in pre-opening trade. Traders are responding to news of a spread in the coronavirus. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for Weekly Jobless Claims was 212,000 versus 211,000 last week. Actual was 219,000. Consensus for January Durable Goods Orde...Read More

Deliveries of battery raw materials from Chinese producers to consumers in South Korea and Japan are continuing as usual despite a recent surge in the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the latter two countries, Fastmarkets understands. Major exporters of battery precursor materials in China told Fastmarkets this week that they have not been requested by their custom...Read More

The Chinese cobalt sulfate price softened in Fastmarkets' midweek assessment after some suppliers cut their offers to lock in profits amid concerns of a waning market in March.Fastmarkets assessed the price for cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China at 56,000-58,000 yuan ($7,953-8,238) per tonne on Wednesday February 26, widening downward by 1,000 yuan per tonne from 57,000-58,000 yuan per tonne...Read More

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With gold breaking through US$1,600 per oz. - "a key long-term resistance zone" - analysts at Haywood Securities recommend "increasing tactical exposure to gold and gold miners" and "particularly juniors."In a research note to clients, the brokerage says the US$1,600 per oz. zone "marks an important inflection point for the commodity ... The next major resistance level is in the 1800 zone which, i...Read More

Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC) has unveiled an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Tiger deposit in the Yukon, envisioning a smaller, higher grade operation with better economics compared to a previous PEA completed in 2016.The new PEA outlines an open-pit operation with a life of seven years (including one year of construction) and average annual production of 45,000 oz. gold. Tot...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) plans to ramp up development of its Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia, with first production expected in 2023.The world's No. 2 miner continues drilling and geophysical testing at the asset, which could be its next major copper project, and is progressing discussions with land owners to keep moving forward.Chief executive officer Jean-S?(C)bastien Jacque...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 financeSPONSOREDminexiaEarly last week, I counted 39 ASX-listed resources companies with double-digit percentage price gains. That is not an unusual occurrence.Read More

Gold prices ended lower on Tuesday, giving back a big chunk of the previous session's haven-inspired gains in a bout of apparent profit-taking. "Let's see how well gold is supported on pullbacks now-my suspicion is that it will find strong buying interesting and price support on pullbacks that...will be short-lived," Peter Spina, president and chief executive officer of GoldSeek.com, told MarketW...Read More

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