Demand for Japanese steel scrap in key Vietnam import markets continued this week with domestic steelmakers sourcing the raw materials to churn out billet for Chinese buyers, sources said."A lot of spot demand for scrap in Asia is now [coming from] Vietnamese steel mills, which are betting on the Chinese appetite for billet imports to continue," a mill source in Asia told Fastmarkets on Friday Jul...Read More
Import prices for containerized ferrous scrap in Taiwan stopped increasing this week because buyers have started looking to secure material from Japan instead of the United States.The spread between bulk Japanese and containerized US-origin scrap narrowed to about $15 per tonne this week, making Japanese scrap a more economical choice for Taiwanese steel mills.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment f...Read More
Exports of manganese ore from South Africa have almost quadrupled from April to July, according to preliminary trade data seen by Fastmarkets, and the majority will head to China, where inventories are already rising and prices have fallen sharply. South Africa will export almost 2 million tonnes of manganese ore in July from around 500,000 tonnes in April when South Africa was under strict lockdo...Read More
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 17, 2020) - FenixOro Gold Corp (CSE: FENX) (OTC Pink: FDVXF) (FSE: 8FD) is...Read full newsRead More
Senior Technical Analyst Jim Wyckoff prepares investors with an overview of how the markets opened and closed. What moved metal prices? How do the technicals look? By looking at important developmentsRead full newsRead More
Gold's price milestones have kept it in focus for the last couple of weeks, but this time we're focusing on silver. The white metal has made it past the US$1...Read full newsRead More
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FenixOro Gold Corp (CSE: FENX) (OTC Pink: FDVXF) (FSE: 8FD) common shares are now eligible for electronic clearing and settlement through the Depository Trust Company (Read full newsRead More
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 15, 2020) - Altamira Gold Corp.'s (TSXV: ALTA) (FSE: T6UP) (OTC Pink: EQTRF) (Read full newsRead More
As the country’s tax agency, the CRA affects the lives of Canadians more than much other government and federal institutions. While its usual duty is to ensure that everyone complies with their tax obligations and to offer tax incentives to those most in need, this year has been very different. The government had to provide financial relief to its citizens, and the CRA played a key role.The...Read More
Seabridge Gold is testing for a gold-copper porphyry mineral system similar to its KSM project. Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) announced in a news release it commenced drilling at its Iskut project in British Columbia. "Seabridge acquired the large land package at Iskut because we saw clear evidence of a porphyry system with many of the characteristics of our giant KSM project in rock...Read More
Silver investmentdemand is exploding in recent months, skyrocketing higher inwildly-unprecedented fashion! That has catapultedsilver sharply higher since mid-March’s COVID-19-lockdown stock panic. Accelerating even in this usually-weak summerseason, the massive capital inflows deluging into silver show no signs ofabating. This is very bullish for silver,yet most traders rem...Read More
The number of cases of Covid-19 in the U.S. have been rallying very quickly in last weeks, giving way only to the gold prices, which have surpassed $1,800. It’s not easy to terminate the viruses, especially that they are not quite alive. Indeed, the pandemic of the coronavirus is still not over, as the chart below shows. The global number of daily confirmed Covid-19 cases has surpassed 220,0...Read More
The next few weeks are certain to attract much attention to precious metals. Hardly anyone can argue that Gold has not experienced an incredible upside price rally over the last 12+ months. Recently, Gold closed above $1800 for the first time since 2011. Our researchers believe the next target is $1935. Keep reading to learn why we believe this is the next major price targe...Read More
Crude steel output in Italy decreased by 7.88% year on year in June due to the decrease in steel demand amid the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown measures, Italian steel association Federacciai said on Friday July 17.The county's crude steel production totaled 1.92 million tonnes in June 2020, down from 2.08 million tonnes in the same months of 2019.The June decrease, however, was less then the re...Read More
A summary of Rio Tinto's second-quarter iron ore production report released on Friday July 17.In brief Output from Pilbara operations in Western Australia increased by 4% year on year and by 7% quarter on quarter.Shipments from the Pilbara rose by 1% year on year and by 19% quarter on quarter despite operational controls made in...Read More
Signs of topping, everywhere...by Harry Dent via Harry S. Dent Jr.Something BIG is brewingRead More
There will be a wealth transfer from fiat-backed assets to precious metals...Jeff Clark interviewed on Palisade RadioTom welcomes a new guest to Palisade, Precious Metals Analyst Jeff Clark.Jeff cautions that investors should be skeptical of mining companies' claims because they will always place their best foot forward.Both Jeff and Mike believe there will be a wealth transfer from fiat-backed as...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Prices hold, pipe buying stalls Seamless prices remained broadly stable in much of the world this month - with the notable exception of falling Japan fob prices, because oil and gas producers have been less inclined to fight for premium products as they cut their capital expenditure - but this was not the result of a balance...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:Upward momentum in US domestic sheet steel prices came to a halt in the second half of June, wiping out earlier gains. Although the prices of hot-rolled coil (HRC), cold-rolled coil (CRC) and hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) increased on a monthly average basis, the d...Read More