The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) closed down by 5.9% on Wednesday, and in the pre-market this morning, Thursday March 12, the DJIA futures are down by around 4.4% - such is the continued fear in the market. Base metals on the London Metal Exchange and on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board by an average of 1% and 1.7% respectively, as of 7:50am London time. A...Read More

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all down at the close of morning trading on Thursday March 12, with investors' appetite for risk dented by broad economic concerns after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) outbreak a global pandemic.The declaration by WHO on Wednesday comes after the virus, which causes the disease Covid-19, has ra...Read More

Key data from the Wednesday June 12 pricing session in London.Key driversDomestic suppliers increased offer prices further in response to higher crude indium prices amid tight remaining availability.Many crude indium producers could not resume operations after the prolonged Chinese New Year holiday break (January 24-February 2) due...Read More

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Cobalt hydroxide payables gave back some of their February gains this past week, with post-Lunar New Year restocking being replaced by more cautious buying while market participants expect the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) to dent global economic growth, and with it, cobalt consumption.Fastmarkets' cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China was at 67-69% of the standar...Read More

A summary of the fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financial results for Switzerland-based special and stainless steel producer Schmolz + Bickenbach (S+B).In briefThe company reported that the challenge in all its markets was having a significant effect on its financial figures. It also cited an "unusually strong and prolonged decline in demand" for all its main products, which led to a significan...Read More

Stainless steel prices in China have plunged over the past week on growing inventory levels, although market participants were optimistic that domestic demand showed signs of improvement."It's likely that Chinese prices are close to bottoming out because most companies have already resumed operations," a trader in northern China said.The lack of significant declines in raw material costs could als...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) announced a target to reduce carbon intensity by 33% by 2030 as part of its new sustainability strategy and goals.This builds on a previously announced commitment to be carbon neutral across all operations and activities by 2050, Teck said.The move comes just weeks after Teck walked away from plans to build the $20.6 billion (US$15.7 billion) Frontier oil s...Read More

Earlier this month, The Northern Miner's sister publication MINING.COM released its EV Battery Metals Index, which includes the first value measurement of metals used in batteries for the nascent electric vehicle industry. The full report is presented here.It is worth remembering that the first all-electric vehicle to use a lithium-ion battery - the Tesla roadster - only rolled off assembly lines...Read More

A pre-feasibility study (PFS) released by Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM) for its wholly owned McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan envisions a 3,600 t/d underground mine with on-site processing and tailings storage and the shipping of copper and zinc concentrates to offsite smelters. With a 9-year mine life, average annual production of 89.2 million lb. zinc and 27.9 million lb. copper, and $261 millio...Read More

O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) has released the results of four holes completed at the Alpha property within its Central Cadillac group of holdings in Quebec. Of the four holes reported in the most recent release, three are from the Bulldog zone, which has now been traced over 500 vertical metres and over 100 metres to 200 metres along strike.Drill highlights from Bulldog include 33 metres of 1.9 grams go...Read More

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Houston, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - March 11, 2020) - There's a global march toward psychedelics for medicinal benefits.While research has been off limits for decades, that's quickly changing - and fast. In recent years, the US FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for Compass Pathways'Read full newsRead More

Rio Silver Inc. has closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $264,400. Upon the completion of the first tranche of the financing, the company issued 5,288,000 units at a price of five cents per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one transferable share purchaseRead full newsRead More

Rio Silver Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $264,400.Read full newsRead More

Maxtech Ventures is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche of its financings to begin its drill program on its Panama Lake Gold Project.Read full newsRead More

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Tomorrow marks a year since Greatland Gold PLC (LON:GGP) signed an farm-in agreement with Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX:NCM) for its Havieron project in Australia and CEO Gervaise Heddle says the progress that's been made has been 'amazing'.Read full newsRead More

For investors looking to test their mettle in times of uncertainty, identifying the top-ranked stocks to buy is a worthy challenge. Despite rhetoric to the contrary, not every company is a buy-on-the-dip candidate. It is always best for investors to invest in high-quality stocks with strong fundamentals. These are the stocks that will protect your portfolio against further downside and give i...Read More