You've probably heard of MS-13, the notoriously violent street gang.President Trump mentions them frequently when touting his hardline immigration policies.Their brutality is legend. They'll wipe out whole families in a single attack. Buses full of passengers from the wrong parts of town have been burned in broad daylight.And while most of their victims are confined to Central America, MS-13 has i...Read More

Aug 27, 2019 Guest(s): George Milling-Stanley Chief Gold Strategist, State Street Global Advisors Gold is going a lot higher from current levels, and the momentum in gold-backed ETF inflows offers support, this according to George Milling-Stanley, Chief Gold Strategist at State Street Global Advisors. "If you remember the last time we had significant speculative money coming into the market was...Read More

 A year ago, I predicted that any U.S. stock market sell-off would be accompanied by a dramatic surge in the price of GDX an GDXJ.That's exactly what happened; the stock market tanked and key gold stocks soared.This year, I'm predicting that any major U.S. stock market crash will again be accompanied by the soaring price of the gold producers...But I'm also predicting that most CDNX-listed ju...Read More

Aluminium premiums were mostly stable globally during the week ended Tuesday August 27, with participants shifting their focus to longer-term contract negotiations. But the recovery recently seen for Rotterdam material was spreading throughout Europe. Rotterdam uptrend pushing European premiums upMain Japanese port (MJP) premium flat; focus goes to quarterly contractsPremium in United States' Midw...Read More

Weekly Reports |Aug 27 2019News that Kazakhstan intends to extend production reductions through 2021 sparked a return to buying interest in both the spot and term uranium markets last week.-Kazatomprom extends production cuts-Market interest returns after a dead August to date-No new Japanese restarts in 2019By Greg Peel"Kazatomprom does not expect to return to full production until a sustained ma...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday August 27.Please click...Read More

The London Metal Exchange cash/three-month nickel spread was trading in a $79 per tonne backwardation at the close on Tuesday August 27, its narrowest since July 2007 when it traded in a backwardation of $199 per tonne. Historically trading in a healthy contango, nickel's forward curve has recently become prone to pockets of tightness, attributed mostly to technical trading activity. It most recen...Read More

Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comAug 27, 2019 A year ago, I predicted that any US stock market sell-off would be accompanied by a dramatic surge in the price of GDX an GDXJ. That’s exactly what happened; the stock market tanked and key gold stocks soared. This year, I’m predicting that any major US stock marke...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 27 that are worth another look.The whole battery supply chain will benefit from lithium benchmark pricing, according to Fastmarkets head of battery raw materials research William Adams. The auto industry is going through a period of unprecedented change due to companies introducing electric vehicles into their portfolios...Read More

Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down Tuesday as investors monitored the ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations, and recession worries again emerged. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ - Get Report) rose after an Oklahoma judge ruled the company was responsible for helping fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered it to pay $...Read More

Chinese vanadium exporters continued to reduce their offer prices due to lackluster overseas buying interest in the week ended Friday August 23, while European and US markets reported thin trading amid summer mill outages. Chinese exporters reduce offers amid limited buying interest abroad.  European ferro-vanadium market faces thin trading.  Vanadium pentoxide suppliers in Europe raise...Read More

Chinese domestic ferro-chrome spot price held steady over the past week, with suppliers holding quotations firm ahead of the release of September's tender prices, which are expected to rise. Meanwhile, both UG2 chrome ore and charge chrome indices ticked up on improved spot activity. Domestic Chinese alloy price holds in China ahead of September tenderChrome ore price reboundsImported alloy price...Read More

Gabriel said the initial closing had brought proceeds of $18.7 million, with units offered at 32.25c.Read More

American Pacific will initially issue $2 million of convertible notes to Amvest.The finance facility comprises a $37 million construction term loan and an $8 million cost overrun facility.The term sheet grants exclusivity to Amvest on the transactions up until November 15, 2019. American Pacific has also agreed to pay Amvest for its costs and expenses of conducting due diligence and has alrea...Read More

The ASX-listed company (SWK) posted a modest full-year net profit after tax of A$1 million, up from a $1 million loss a year earlier. Group EBITDA was $25.5 million, up 47% on FY18, while group EBIT was $4.6 million, up 929%.Drilling business revenue was $143 million and EBITDA was $28.2 million, in line with guidance.The company described the result as the best earnings "in years" for the dr...Read More

Vancouver, BC - good natured Products Inc. (TSX-V:GDNP) (the "Company" or "good naturedTM"), today announced its financial results for the three months ("Q2 FY19") and six months ended June 30, 2019 ("YTD").Key Highlights:Revenues for three months ended June 30, 2019 increased 120% to $2,337,411 compared to $1,064,589 for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Revenues for the 6 months ended June...Read More

The "jet-like speed, highly efficient fuel consumption and low carbon emissions" of the 76-seat Q400 Q Series turboprop is expected by the company to give it an edge in one of the world's biggest FIFO markets, servicing current and new passenger operations in regional and remote locations.Cobham CEO Ryan Both said: "Cobham customers invest significantly and often in new technology at their mine si...Read More

US president Donald Trump this week postponed a meeting with Denmark prime minister Mette Frederiksen after hearing she had no interest in discussing the idea of the US purchasing Greenland.The US has become "quite active" in Greenland, Hudson president Jim Cambon noted earlier this month, as issues around Arctic sovereignty and strategic mineral resources come to the forefront.He said Hudson had...Read More

Turkish steel producers have continued to book deep-sea scrap cargoes for September deliveries, taking advantage of falling prices, sources said on Tuesday August 27.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a 42,000-tonne US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $270 per tonne and shredded at $275 per tonne cfr.Another steel mill in the Marmara region booked a UK cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20)...Read More

Fastmarkets MB has today discontinued 40 steel scrap, non-ferrous scrap and foundry ingot prices. After a two-month notice period, Fastmarkets MB has delisted and ceased the publication of steel scrap prices from BDSV; aluminium alloy prices from Affimet; zinc alloy prices from Brock Metals; and non-ferrous scrap and foundry alloy prices from Lettre D'Information Metaux, Assomet and CF Booth. A fu...Read More