Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumThat was 13% up on the previous quarter and the highest level of concentrate for nearly four years.Rambler said year-to-date mill throughput of 211,090t at an average 1.36% copper and 0.59gpt gold had it on tracked for its guided 400,000-450,000t at 1.3-1.5% copper. SP Angel in London said average gold grades were below...Read More
Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumSavannah has outlined 1.7 million tonnes grading 2.2% copper in indicated and inferred resources, including a high-grade zone of about 500,000t at 4.5%, within tenements covering 1,004sq.km in the Semail Ophiolite belt, about 180km northwest of Muscat, the capital city of Oman, near the port of Sohar.Oman's Public A...Read More
Key data from the Friday August 9 pricing session in London:Key drivers Manganese flake down with lower offers accepted in Rotterdam; the loss in value of the yuan and macroeconomic uncertainty boosted China's exports at competitive prices, with some flake producers and traders in China rapidly offsetting their cargoes before material could lose value. Material for shipment has dropped sharply dow...Read More
Cobalt prices have moved up again on Friday August 9 following Glencore's decision to shut its Mutanda copper-cobalt mine and cut output at its Katanga cobalt facility.The resulting supply concerns have pushed both suppliers and consumers to accept higher prices toward the end of the week starting August 5. Fastmarkets' benchmark price for cobalt, standard grade, in whs Rotterdam rose by 4.4% to $...Read More
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The publication of Fastmarkets' alloy grade and standard grade cobalt price assessments for August 9 were delayed because of editorial issues stemming from the high volume of pricing inputs.The Fastmarkets price book and database have both since been updated.Fastmarkets assessed alloy grade and standard grade cobalt prices at $13.60-15.15 per lb and $13.05-14.30 per lb, in-warehouse, on Friday Aug...Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday August 9:Minor metalsChromium alumino-thermic 99% min, in-whs Rotterdam, $/tonne: $7,150-7,450 per tonne from $7,200-7,500Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb: $13.60-15.15 per lb from $12.50-14.00Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb: $13.05-14.30 per lb from $12.25-13.95Cobalt 99.8%...Read More
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Key data from the pricing sessions in China, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday August 9. China UG2 chrome ore prices ticked down, breaking a four-week rally, after depreciation of the yuan against the dollar raised the cost of importing material. The charge chrome market was stable for the sixth consecutive week amid limited activity. ...Read More
Domestic European transaction prices for stainless-steel flat products were expected to increase in late August, when market activity revives after the seasonal slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 9.The price increase was expected to be driven by rising nickel prices. The price of nickel, 3 months, London Metal Exchange Daily Official, was $15,675-15,680 per tonne on August 9, up f...Read More
U.S. equity index futures moved lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 16 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to continuing weakness to the Chinese Yuan.Index futures moved slightly lower following release of the U.S. July Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.1% in June. Actual was an increase of 0.2%. Excluding food...Read More
Avesoro Resources (TSX: ASO) has temporarily suspended operations at its Youga gold mine in Burkina Faso and moved all staff to the capital Ouagadougou as a precautionary measure, after a group of armed artisanal miners overran the camp and tried to steal ore from the mine's stockpile on Aug. 8.There were no injuries and government security forces will remain on site to protect the company's asset...Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s decision to remove proposed restrictions on mining operations in Alaska's Bristol Bay is being called a "massive de-risking event" for Northern Dynasty Minerals' (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK) Pebble project. The move could also improve the Vancouver-based company's chances of finding a partner to build the mine, which the company describes as the "most s...Read More
The U.S. is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the land. The Northern Miner presents its top-10 list of the biggest Canada-based firms with substantial assets in the U.S., by market capitalization.1. BARRICK GOLDMarket cap: US$34.2 billionIn March 2019, Toronto-based Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Newmont Goldcorp (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM)...Read More
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By: Ira EpsteinI would not be surprised to see gold pull back a bit before resuming to its upside. Gold market is very much in an uptrend.GDX / Gold Stocks - momentum locked in to the upside:Read More
You've been warned.You're enjoying the rising tide that's lifted your IRA, 401-K, and home valuation.?EUR<..You know you're at risk...You know you're riding on a bubble...You've told yourself you'll take some steps to deal with it...Some day... Pretty soon...But you've gotten too busy...And on the news, and the president, and lots of people are saying everything's going to be okay...But you know i...Read More
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Continue...Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventio...Read More