Macarthur's high-grade iron project set to rollSPONSOREDGalena provides a leading lightSPONSOREDgalena miningNickel discoveries put St George on investors' radarSPONSOREDst george miningUniversity of Delaware launches Minerals, Materials and Society programSPONSOREDuniversity of delawareAfrica has an outsized importance within Glencore's portfolio as it illustrates the company's reputation...Read More
Galena provides a leading lightSPONSOREDgalena miningHudbay has said final production from the 777 copper-zinc-gold-silver mine was expected in 2022.Read More
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Focus back on lower lows... After...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
Aluminium The LME three-month aluminium price is attempting...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus do...Read More
Q4 2019 price forecast revised a...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
Downside correction extended 13.3% as...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as...Read More
Prices broke lower as expected In last week’s...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the lat...Read More
Looking loose on the LME, but tighter on the SHFE There is a striking dichotomy in the global tin market, with refined market conditions looking looser on the LME but tighter on the SHFE. On the LME, exchange inventories are at 6,460 tonnes, little changed on the quarter but up roughly 4,470 tonnes or 200% since the start of the year. They are close to their highest since June 2016. This points to...Read More
China woes fuel price retracement Strong...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of October Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase to 1.320 million units in October from upwardly revised 1.266 million units in September. Actual was 1.314 million units.Home Depot dropped $11.09 to $227.76 after r...Read More
While equity markets in the United States have pushed up to and are holding near record highs, the industrial metals are by comparison weak.This suggests global industry is still unsure about whether a post-trade war rebound is on the cards, or whether a trade deal will even emerge. Haven assets are back in demand while trade uncertainty dominates.Base metalsThree-month base metals prices on the L...Read More
JFE Steel Corp and an affiliate of China's largest steelmaker Baowu Steel is setting up a joint venture to tap into demand for high-grade special steel bar from the Chinese automotive sector.The move will see JFE Steel take a 50% share in Baosteel Special Steel Shaoguan Co, while the latter's existing parent Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Songshan Co (SGIS) will hold the other half of the stake,...Read More
The slaughter in Mexico in November of nine members of a local Mormon family horrified the world.Three women and six children were gunned down in broad daylight while driving in three SUVs on a rural road in Sonora near the state's border with Chihuahua, 160 km from the U.S. border. Seven children escaped.Whether the massacre was an intentional attack or a case of mistaken identity is uncertain. B...Read More
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has produced its first dor?(C) bar at the Fruta del Norte (FDN) mine in southeastern Ecuador.The first export of concentrate and dore is anticipated by mid-December and the company is on track for commercial production in the second quarter of 2020. Lundin Gold expects the mine will produce 290,000 oz. gold next year.Otto Sonnenholzner, Ecuador's vice president, Minister of...Read More
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.89% to close at 17,028.47. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 0.51% to 76.43 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index fell 2.47% to 102.61. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index increased 2.4% to 239.57, and spot gold moved 0.62% higher to US$1,467.90 per ounce.Franco-Nevada's shares jumped $4.50, or 3.56%, to $131.02 apiece. The start of precious metal deliveries fr...Read More
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.56% to 528.58. Spot gold finished at US$1,467.90 per oz., up 0.62%.Shares of Great Bear Resources jumped 70 ?, or 11.9%, to $6.57. The company announced on Nov. 7 it would raise $14.6 million in a bought-deal private placement. Under the deal, Cormark Securities and Canaccord Genuity will buy 1.75 million common shares at $8.35 per flow-through common sha...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.17% to 28,004.89, and the S&P 500 Index increased 0.89% to 3,120.46. Spot gold gained 0.62% to US$1,467.90.Sibanye-Stillwater climbed US52 ? per share, or 7.39%, to US$7.56. The company reached three-year wage agreements with unions for its Rustenburg and Marikana operations in South Africa, which comprise part of the SA Platinum Group Metals operations. CEO...Read More