Warren Buffett just turned 90 last month. He is the most decorated value investor, with more than 75 years in the investing world. Over the last few months, the stock market has been rallying even though the gross domestic product (GDP) contracted. If we go by the Buffet indicator, which is calculated by dividing market capitalization with GDP, the equities are overvalued by 80%.Does this mean ano...Read More

Sep 02, 2020 The junior mining sector has seen record capital inflows in capital, but one mining executive warns of the risk of intense, sudden interest in the space. "The amount of money being raised and the consistent pattern of upsize in capital raises due to over commitment or the size of the deal having so much interest that people are fighting to get placed, that is pushing a wealth of risk...Read More

Society has a trust issue. It's why people stick with their tribe of choice on social media. It's why politics has become an "us or them" team sport over these past two decades or so. And it's why a growing number of people seem to treat scientific fact more like a suggestion. Increasingly, it's why gold is seeing a surge in popularity while everything else collapses around it. According to a...Read More

I've heard plenty of people say that 2020 is a year to remember - but for many more, it's going to be a year to forget...The COVID-19 pandemic has already cost us thousands of lives, millions of jobs, and added trillions to our national debt. In a heated election year, politicians from every side are scrambling to figure out how to repair the damage that the virus has done to the United States.We'...Read More

Sep 02, 2020 Guest(s): Tom Palmer CEO, Newmont Corp. Gold pushing to all-time highs above $2,000 has been a significant boon for the mining sector; however, companies still have to focus on growth and delivering value to shareholders, according to the CEO of the world's biggest mining company.In an interview with Kitco News, on the sideline of the Mines and Money Online Connect global virtual mi...Read More

Weekly Reports |Sep 01 2020The uranium price continues its slide as nuclear plant decommissions in the US and Scotland are planned.-Exelon Generation decommissions two plants due to falling energy prices-Weekly spot price declinsd over one percent -Australian state backs away from lifting ban on uranium miningBy Mark WoodruffThe news that Exelon Generation would decommission its Dresden and Byron...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 2 that are worth another look.The premium for direct-reduced (DR) iron ore pellet for the third quarter of 2020 fell by 12.9% due to lower demand in the period, and market participants said the premium could fall...Read More

The three-month price of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange failed to breach nearby resistance at the close of trading on Wednesday September 2, despite reaching its highest price since January in the afternoon session, while a sharp decline in lead futures saw the metal lose 1.8% of its underlying price.Aluminium's outright price on the LME closed at $1,786 per tonne, a decline of more than 1...Read More

The spread between copper scrap and refined copper continued to widen in August amid the copper price rally and minimal buying interest from the Chinese due to logistics and customs clearance worries in the coming months.Fastmarkets assessed the price of copper scrap No 2 copper (birch/cliff) imported into China 94-96% LME/Comex discount, cif China basis at 32-36 cents per lb on Friday August 28,...Read More

Positive manufacturing data and talk of further fiscal stimulus buoyed markets.The S&P/ASX 200 also closed higher yesterday, up 1.8%, despite news Australia had officially entered its first recession in almost 30 years due to COVID-19.The gold price has softened about US$20 an ounce from this time yesterday to $1,940/oz on the spot market.Cardinal Resources (TSX: CDV) was one of the bigger mar...Read More

Prices for high-carbon and low-carbon ferro-chrome delivered in Europe have inched upward over the week ended Tuesday September 1, with participants returning to the market after the summer holiday break.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of the price for ferro-chrome, high carbon, 6-8.5% C, basis 60-70% Cr, max 1.5% Si, delivered Europe, rose by $0.01 per lb Cr or 1.1% to $0.81-0.95 per lb Cr on Tues...Read More

Three dams and three dikes were issued negative Stability Condition Declarations (DCEs), the company said yesterday.However the Brazil-based miner said there would be no impact on its already revised 2020 iron ore production guidance, which it tipped in July would likely reach the lower end after a challenging second quarter. Vale said yesterday it had started level one emergency protocols fo...Read More

An overview of the noble alloys markets and the reasons for any price movesRead More

The spread between copper scrap and refined copper continued to widen in August amid the copper price rally and minimal buying interest from the Chinese due to logistics and customs clearance worries in the coming months.Fastmarkets assessed the price of copper scrap No 2 copper (birch/cliff) imported into China 94-96% LME/Comex discount, cif China basis at 32-36 cents per lb on Friday August 28,...Read More

The company said it was the third such request by the Prefect of Azuay in his personal capacity, which INV believed was politically motivated in advance of the 2021 presidential elections. "We have been advised by our legal counsel that this and other previous rulings have set a precedent that any future referendum requests related to mining activities should not impact our legally granted mi...Read More

The Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases for September shipments at higher prices, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 2.After booking six deep-sea cargoes totaling around 220,000 tonnes last week, the mills in Turkey stopped their scrap purchases on August 26.But two steel mills came to the market and paid higher prices for fresh deep-sea cargoes...Read More

The spread between copper scrap and refined copper continued to widen in August amid the copper price rally and minimal buying interest from the Chinese due to logistics and customs clearance worries in the coming months.Fastmarkets assessed the price of copper scrap No 2 copper (birch/cliff) imported into China 94-96% LME/Comex discount, cif China basis at 32-36 cents per lb on Friday August 28,...Read More

Prices for cargoes of H2-grade heavy scrap exported from Japan hit a ceiling over the past week amid static levels of demand from South Korea and Taiwan, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 2.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan, was ?27,500-28,500 ($260-269) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week. But it followed two weeks of consecuti...Read More

Markets were mixed this morning, Wednesday September 2, with base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange little changed, the dollar was firmer and Asian-Pacific equities, as well as pre-market major western equity index futures, were stronger too. The main supporting factor seems to be Tuesday's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data that for the most part showed robust recoveries...Read More

Altus Strategies Plc (AIM: ALS & TSX-V: ALTS) is a royalty and project generator focused on Africa. Altus's differentiated approach of generating royalties on its own discoveries, as well as through financings and acquisitions with third parties, has attracted key institutional investor backing including from La Mancha who own 35% of the Company, alongside the Board with a holding of 20%. We learn...Read More