Eagle River Complex, Mishi - Open Pit. Image courtesy of Wesdome River Gold Mines LtdWesdome Gold Mines (TSX:WDO) announced on Thursday its gold production results for the first quarter of 2020, with consolidated output of 25,122 ounces, a 32% increase from 19,010 in the same period in 2019. Sales rose 41% year-on-year to 26,500 ounces from 18,760. Sales rose 41% year-on-year to 26,500 ounces fro...Read More
Sorting diamonds. Image from Alrosa. Russian diamond miner Alrosa reported on Thursday diamond production of 8 m carats in Q1 2020, a 9% drop in comparison to the previous quarter, but 2% growth year-over-year.Alrosa said the drop was due to lower production at the Aikhal underground mine and the Botuobinskaya pipe. The company attributed the 2% growth y-o-y to increased production at the Aikh...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 16 that are worth another look.Toyota plans further cuts to output at its automotive plants in Japan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also pledged to support ventilator producers in the fight against the rising infection and death rates.Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last...Read More
Mining operations in South Africa may now operate at a reduced capacity of not more than 50% during the country's lockdown and can apply to restart and increase production beyond this level, according to a government minister. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, South Africa's minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, said approvals will come from the minister of mineral resources and ene...Read More
The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was little changed at the close of trading on Thursday April 16, holding above nearby support levels despite a 10-day low in turnover, while aluminium futures continued to find support above the $1,500 per tonne threshold.Copper's underlying price on the LME closed at $5,138.50 per tonne, climbing by just over 0.5% from Wednesday's closing...Read More
What Is The Difference?The first question you may be asking yourself when you are trying to decide if you are going to invest in bullion coins or proof coins is: what is the difference between them? Table of ContentsTop DifferencesWhat Does Proof Mean in Coins?Which One Should I Buy?Why Are Uncirculated Coins Worth More?Is a Proof Coin More Valuable?Differences Between Bullion, Proof, & Uncirc...Read More
Key pricing data from the pricing session for Fastmarkets' alumina index, fob Australia on Thursday April 16. Fastmarkets' daily alumina index, fob Australia was little changed from the previous day and steady from $225.40 per tonne a week prior. But the current index level remains 24% lower than a month ago. Key drivers: Fresh deal concluded on March 15 at $225 per tonne fob Australia with...Read More
The aluminium price on Shanghai Futures Exchange rose for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday April 16 in an active Chinese market. The aluminium front month contract on the SHFE touched a fresh one-month high of 12,110 yuan ($1,714.50) per tonne on April 16, up 150 yuan per tonne from Wednesday's close at 11,960 yuan per tonne. This followed an increase of 220 yuan per tonne the day prior,...Read More
New shares that were issued in the placement at 0.5c each reached 8.5c today, representing a notional 1600% return.Read More
Editor's Note: Mining Journal is making some of its most important coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic freely available to readers. For more coverage, please see our COVID-19 hub. To subscribe to Mining Journal, click hereBase and Madagascan authorities have yet to agree on the fiscal terms of the proposed Toliara development.Meanwhile in Kenya, the Kwale operation reported production incr...Read More
DRA has been closely involved with the project from the preliminary economic assessment stage through to the most recent feasibility study, placing it at the top of the list of several international engineering firms that competed for the EPCM contract via a competitive tender process.The engineering phase of the project will be done through the DRA's offices in Montreal and Toronto and the site-b...Read More
Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last week and this has resulted in a recent surge in prices, multiple sources told Fastmarkets this week. Stainless steel mills including a major privately-held steelmaker resorted to a supply shock to arrest a rapid decline in prices after futile attempts to court customers with price discounts, a stainless steel trader in no...Read More
The First Environmental Court said it would process the lawsuit filed by the State Defense Council (CDE), which accuses Minera Escondida of causing "continuous, cumulative, permanent and irreparable environmental damage to the Punta Negra salt flat".The CDE case is based on seven aspects, according to the court, namely: a severe decrease in the levels of the salar aquifer, which compromises its re...Read More
By: RambusI would like to show you some very long term charts for the PM complex I used to look at the big picture and big reversal patterns. I like to use the quarterly line chart as it takes out much of the noise a quarterly bar chart can make. A quarterly line chart only uses the quarterly close so the symmetry isn't there but the big reversal patterns still show up. Also I will switch back t...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinMasks are here for long to come. See what the Presidential briefing says. In Gold, Higher-highs, higher-lows. Support for June above $1670..Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 16 that are worth another look.Toyota plans further cuts to output at its automotive plants in Japan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also pledged to support ventilator producers in the fight against the rising infection and death rates.Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last...Read More
By: Gary SavageI warned several weeks ago that this would be a V-shaped recovery followed by a regression to the mean. Every Central Bank around the world..Gary Savagehttps://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly hit global electric vehicle (EV) production and sales, and so the broadly anticipated reshuffle of China's EV battery supply chain is likely to speed up in 2020. Many already believed the EV subsidy policy in China that had been scheduled to end in December 2020 would squeeze out some companies in the EV battery supply chain, including producers of precursors, cat...Read More
Turkish steel mills have continued to book deep-sea scrap, leaving prices fairly stable on Thursday April 16.A steel mill in the northern Turkey booked a US cargo late on Wednesday, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) and 10,000 tonnes of plate and structural scrap (P&S) at an average price of $262 per tonne cfr. This would put the HMS 1&2 (80:20) price...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 16 that are worth another look.Toyota plans further cuts to output at its automotive plants in Japan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also pledged to support ventilator producers in the fight against the rising infection and death rates.Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last...Read More