Market participants believe iron ore concentrate premiums - rather than those for high-grade fines - will improve closer to the onset of winter when Chinese steelmakers start to adapt to strict anti-pollution measures imposed by authorities.Sintering restrictions usually cause demand for iron ore fines to fall compared to cleaner ore types. This is due to the higher levels of particulate pollution...Read More
Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices moved in different directions on Tuesday September 1, reflecting more activity in the fob market compared with the cfr market. Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $106.07 per tonne, up $0.48 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $114.49 per tonne, down $0.34 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $85.76 per tonne,...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices were rangebound on Tuesday September 1 while port side trading activity showed an increased interest toward low-grade fines, trade sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $124.66 per tonne, up $0.19 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $125.10 per tonne, up $0.89 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingd...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to rise on Tuesday September 1, with sellers raising offers on cost pressures.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,040-4,070 yuan ($590-594) yuan per tonne, widening upward by 20 yuan per tonneA Shanghai-based trader said some sellers had issued offers as high as 4,070 yuan per tonne during the day, though most transactions largely took place around 4,040-4,...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Tuesday September 1 amid a tempered outlook for the market after a major mill kept its ex-works prices stable for early September.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,670-3,700 yuan ($536-540) per tonne, unchangedShagang, a major rebar producer in eastern China, rolled over its list price of 3,900 yuan per tonne for rebar booked in the September 1-10 peri...Read More
The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies. Read More
The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process...Read More
South African manganese alloys producer Transalloys has declared force majeure after a fire at its plant in the country on August 22 that severely impacted the raw material handling system feeding its five furnaces, it was revealed over the weekend. No personnel were injured in the fire, the company said. The precise length of the force majeure is unclear at this stage, with the restoration of ful...Read More
World manganese ore output rose by around 4% in July from the prior month due to higher production across most global regions, the latest data from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) shows. Global ore supply climbed to about 1.93 million tonnes of manganese units in July, marking increases of 4.2% month on month and 0.4% year on year respectively, according to IMnI data. Supply...Read More
Global silico-manganese output recorded a month-on-month increase of 2.7% to 1.45 million tonnes in July, with all regions monitored by the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) gaining on a monthly comparison. On an annual comparison, world supply of silico-manganese fell by 7.3%, data from IMnI showed. Of total supply, output in Asia and Oceania - the largest producing region - hit around 1.2...Read More
The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended September 1, 2020.Read More
The first thought leadership panel of the Global Mining Symposium was focused on sustainability and the importance of the shift from commitments to action by the mining industry. Moderated by Henry Stoch, Deloitte's Canadian sustainability and climate change leader, the panel featured Marcia Smith, senior vice president, sustainability and external affairs with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: T...Read More
The Northern Miner's three-day Global Mining Symposium kicked off on Tuesday with a one-on-one interview with Paul Brink, president and CEO of Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV).The Northern Miner's Group Publisher, Anthony Vaccaro, chatted with Brink for nearly an hour about his plans for the company, his view on the mining industry, the gold market, Franco-Nevada's energy assets and the challen...Read More
This week's episode features the launch of The Northern Miner's Global Mining Symposium virtual mining conference, with opening remarks by group publisher Anthony Vaccaro. As well, Rio Tinto responds to last week's podcast - we examine what was said and take another look at where things stand.All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli.Gord SusinskiThis episode's Mining Minute...Read More
The Northern Miner kicked off its inaugural Global Mining Symposium on Tuesday, with mining leaders, influential investment professionals, and forward-thinking innovators from around the world. The three-day event includes panel discussions, fireside chats, and company presentations and covers the financial, technological, and operational developments that guide the global mining and mineral expl...Read More
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Troilus Gold's (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake project in Quebec has outlined a 22-year, 35,000-tonne-per-day open pit and underground mine, with the 9,000 tonne-per-day sub-surface portion starting up in the eighth year.The resulting operation would produce an average of 220,000 gold oz. per year over the first five years of operation, and 246,000 go...Read More
Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) has released an updated resource for its recently acquired Red Lake gold project, which the company says is materially higher than the figures estimated during its due diligence of the acquisition.The Sydney, Australia-based gold miner acquired the northern Ontario operations from Newmont Mining (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) in a US$475-million deal that closed earlier this yea...Read More
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has released an updated resource for the Getchell gold project in Nevada. Last month, the company announced a definitive purchase agreement for the asset with Waterton Global Resource Management.Measured and indicated resources at Getchell consist of 21 million tonnes at 2.16 grams gold per tonne for 1.5 million oz. gold, with an additional 2.8 million i...Read More
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) will take a dispute over mining rights for the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to the country's Supreme Court after a minor court dismissed the Canadian company's attempt to regain the licence.The world's second-largest gold producer and its Chinese partner, Zijin Mining, became embroiled in a dispute with the PNG government in April, when Prime Mini...Read More
Scorpio Gold (TSXV: SGN) has granted an option to Titan Mining (TSX: TI) to earn an 80% interest in the Mineral Ridge property in Nevada.The terms of the agreement require Titan to spend US$35 million in staged expenditures over a period of five years to earn an 80% ownership interest in Mineral Ridge Gold LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Scorpio Gold which holds all of the mineral rights and water...Read More