Further positive signs of a phase one trade deal between the United States and China boosted sentiment across a broad selection of markets on Tuesday November 26, and that included most of the base metals, but so far today metal prices have generally been consolidating.US equity markets climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said the US and China are close to agreeing a...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during the morning trading session on Wednesday on November 27, with only copper and zinc registering slight gains.The lackluster performance by the SHFE base metals this morning comes despite more positive news over an initial trade agreement between the United States and China.US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the...Read More
The premium for aluminium P1020A in Italy hit a three-year low in the week ended Tuesday November 26, while the premium in the United States continued to decline amid bearishness stemming from the persistent backwardation in London Metal Exchange forward price spreads.US Midwest premium down by 18.4% since JanuaryEuropean traders still watching LME spreadsMJP participants focused on Q1 negotiation...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 5 points in pre-opening trade. Equity index futures moved slightly higher following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for October Durable Goods Orders was a drop of 1.0% versus a decline of 1.2% in September. Actual was an increase of 0.6%. Excluding transportation orders, consensus for October Durable...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday November 27 pricing session in Shanghai. Key drivers The Chinese cobalt sulfate price broke the eight-week downward streak, holding on fresh restocking appetite and producer reluctance to sell at lower levels amid strength in the metal's futures market. The cobalt metal contract price on the Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange rose by nearly 1% on Wednesday after b...Read More
Miner-trader Glencore suspended operations at its Mutanda copper-cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) early this week - a month earlier than previously expected.The premature suspension is said to be due to a shortage of sulphuric acid, a key component used in copper and cobalt extraction, market sources told Fastmarkets.Glencore had not responded to requests for comment at the ti...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday November 27. Key drivers The alloy and scrap markets were unchanged in the past week, with suppliers holding their offer prices in expectation of potential price increases on renewed demand for 2020 deliveries. The alloy price range held for a third consecutive week on muted trading since Fastmarkets' International Ferro-a...Read More
In November, Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) reported that a lawsuit previously lodged by a Mongolian non-governmental organization (NGO) group was apparently upheld by the country's Administrative Court.The challenge, brought by NGO group Darkhan Mongol Nogoon Negdel, alleges due process was not properly followed in 2015 when the Government of Mongolia finalized the Oyu Tolgoi unde...Read More
Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM) has completed the final tranche of a $6.2-million bought-deal financing that will help it advance exploration at its wholly owned Stardust project, 250 km northwest of Prince George in British Columbia.Steve Robertson, the company's president and CEO, says the equity financing will help the company advance exploration of the 421 zone - an area of extensive skarn alteration...Read More
Vancouver-based Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK; US-OTC: TKRFF) has intersected several zones of high-grade zinc mineralization in the final hole of this year's drill program at its wholly owned Ayawilca zinc project, 200 km northeast of Lima in the Pasco region of Peru.Drill hole A19-168, an infill hole at South Ayawilca, returned an intercept of one metre grading 46.5% zinc from 125 metres, 26 metres...Read More
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