The local cobalt futures price in China leapt this week, resulting in higher quotations in the spot market, but weak downstream demand and resistance to rapid price hikes created a disconnect between physical and futures prices. The cobalt price on the Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange (Wuxi) started to rise quickly at the beginning of this week after consolidating previous gains late in the prior wee...Read More
Royal Helium Ltd. (TSXV: RHC) has over 400,000 acres of prospective helium land in southern Saskatchewan. All of Royal's lands are in close vicinity to highways, roads, cities and importantly, close to existing oil and gas infrastructure, with a significant portion of its land in close proximity to existing helium producing locations. We learned from Andrew Davidson, who is Founder, President and...Read More
Markets are cyclical by nature.That shouldn't be particularly revealing news to our community, which has witnessed this firsthand in the energy sector over the years.Last April, the brief dip that oil prices took into negative territory as contracts rolled over was about as clear of a bottom as you'll find in history.You can bet that the smart money recognized this for what it truly was: a huge wi...Read More
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Domestic transaction prices in Italy for heavy steel plate have moved further upward because of rising slab costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 5.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel domestic plate, 8-40mm, exw Southern Europe, was ?,?450-470 ($530-553) per tonne on August 5, up by ?,?5-20 per tonne week on week from ?,?445-450 per tonne.The assessment was based on the la...Read More
Prices for domestic cold-rolled coil in Southern Europe increased over the week to Wednesday August 5, but remained unchanged in the North of the region, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel cold-rolled coil, domestic, exw Southern Europe, was ?,?480-490 ($565-577) per tonne on August 5, up by ?,?10 per tonne week on week from ?,?470-480 per tonne on July 29...Read More
Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau already plans to increase its domestic price for steel rebar by 6-8% in August, chief executive officer Gustavo Werneck told journalists in a press conference on Wednesday August 5.A previous increase of around 10% was already almost fully applied across June and July, according to the CEO. Stronger-than-expected demand from the construction sector and a discount over i...Read More
Hollow steel sections prices in Southern Europe moved up on Wednesday August 5 before the expected market slowdown for the summer, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?540-560 ($636-659) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.Italian mills have been increasing their offer prices, even though mos...Read More
The price of steel H-beam prices in Europe were unchanged again on Wednesday August 5 due to the summer holiday period in the continent keeping trading levels low, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?530-560 ($624-659) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.Producers have been keen to achieve price increa...Read More
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The Turkish steel mills have continued their purchases of deep-sea ferrous scrap at steady prices, while suppliers in Europe were still struggling with the strength of the euro, sources said on Wednesday August 5.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a European cargo, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25), 10,000 tonnes of shredded and 10,000 tonnes of a mixture of bonus and HMS 1 at an...Read More
Credit is now the new money - A game that can't last"Moneyness of Credit," works as long as the Fed can turn fear to greedNoland sees credit dystopia vs Duncan's credit utopia (next week's show)Doug Noland's Blog: http://creditbubblebulletin.blogspot.com Read More
Activity in the seaborne iron ore market fell flat on Wednesday August 5, with sources saying that trading eased off because of a lack of clear market information, which left prices stable.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $118.10 per tonne, up by $0.22 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $118.34 per tonne, up by $0.04 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr...Read More
Iranian steel billet producers managed to achieve higher prices in the most recent round of sales, supported by the bullish mood in the global market and strong domestic demand.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet, export, fob ports Iran, was $392-395 per tonne on Wednesday August 5, against $388-392 per tonne a week earlier.Market participants reported sales from mills to traders...Read More
Bangladeshi steelmaker SS Steel has purchased competitor producer Saleh Steel in a deal worth 247 million taka ($2.86 million), according to a filing to the Dhaka Stock Exchange. The deal, which was first made public on Tuesday August 4, sees SS Steel take 99% of the shares in Saleh Steel Industries Ltd. SS Steel has pledged to invest a further 1.34 billion taka toward the "smooth running" of the...Read More
Money manager Adrian Day discusses developments at four disparate companies affected to varying degrees by the economic consequences of COVID-19, with two buys among them. Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ:NYSE.MKT; VGZ:TSX, US$1.15) continues to raise non-dilutive funds by monetizing non-core assets as it focuses on and advances the Mt. Todd gold project in the Northern Territories, Australia. The company i...Read More
Defense Metals reported its flotation pilot plant registered positive sample results from its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element property in British Columbia. In a news release, Defense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTCQB; 35D:FSE), which focuses on discovering high strength alloys, rare earth materials and magnets for the electric power, green energy, military and national security markets, provided...Read More
Strikepoint Gold reports that ongoing surface exploration work is "highly encouraging." In a news release, StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCMKTS) announced that ongoing exploration work at its Willoughby property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle is proving to be encouraging.Along with drill pad construction, the Vancouver-based company is continuing with surface exploration, mappin...Read More
Gold Standard Ventures states it aims to convert resources to Measured and Indicated and better delineate the potential of newly discovered targets at the South Railroad Project. Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (GSV:TSX.V; GSV:NYSE) announced in a news release the elements of its planned phase 1 development and exploration program at its South Railroad project in Nevada's Carlin Trend."Our prefeasib...Read More
The work Granite Creek Copper has done so far this summer includes core re-logging and core and soil sampling. Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (GCX:TSX.V) announced in a news release the tasks it recently completed during the first phase of its 2020 exploration program at its Stu copper-gold project in the Yukon Territory's Minto Copper District.Since mid-July, when the Vancouver-based explorer began i...Read More