Auditors to Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp (ASX: LYC) warned of a material risk to its business, after the company revealed it would not be able to comply with tough conditions imposed by the Malaysian government on its licence to operate in the country last year.The miner, one of the world's main suppliers of rare earths outside China, said on Thursday it could not meet the timeline to e...Read More

We've seen a clear turnaround in sentiment on gold.As a couple of key technical levels come into focus a number of old headwinds are beginning to turn.Gold could be on the cusp of a new bull market after an 8 year bear. This week we look at an important chart on the gold price outlook as a number of key themes and indicators are starting to shift for gold, and commodities more broadly for that...Read More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) (the "Company" or "IsoEnergy"), is pleased to announce that drill hole LE19-06 assayed 4.0 metres of 3.8% U3O8, including 0.5 metres @ 13.7% U3O8. LE19-06 was collared 30 metres to the east of drill hole LE18-01A, the original discovery drill hole which returned 8.5 metres @ 1.3% U3O8 including 2.5m @ 3.6% U3O8.LE19-09, a 30 metre step o...Read More

Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More

Rescuers are desperately digging with their bare hands and farm tools to try to free people calling for help from beneath the rubble of a collapsed Indonesian mineRead full newsRead More

Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended lower, while the Nasdaq gained after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told the House Ways and Means committee that "much remains to be done" before a trade deal is reached with China.Lowe's (LOW)  posted stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings but noted weakness in Canada's housing...Read More

Arbitrage losses have put downward pressure on the Shanghai cif full-plate nickel premium, but the other Chinese nickel premiums were unchanged week on week, as were those in the United States and Europe. Chinese cif full-plate nickel premiums edged down on the basis of widened arbitrage losses European premiums remained flat across the board despite positive macroeconomic sentiment US briquettes...Read More

Lead's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange climbed at the close of trading on Wednesday February 27, finishing above its nearby $2,100 per tonne resistance level amid a continued draw on the LME's dwindling inventory.Total LME lead stocks were now at their lowest level in a decade, with the amount of deliverable material now down to just 61,125 tonnes. More than 40% of on-warrant materi...Read More

Zinc ingot premiums fell to their lowest levels in eight and a half years in Antwerp and Rotterdam on Tuesday February 26 due to market sellers offloading units in reaction to tightening London Metal Exchange future price spreads. European zinc premiums drop sharply  Shanghai zinc market flat  South and East Asia lead markets unchanged with little buying European zinc premiums drop to 8...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday February 27 that are worth another look.Following reports of a potential power shortage in one of China's major ferro-alloy production hubs in the second quarter of this year, market participants have downplayed any immediate impact on ferro-alloy prices in the country, saying they intend to adopt a wait-and-see stance in...Read More

The London Metal Exchange has received its first application ahead of its introduction of the Registered Intermediating Brokers (RIBs) membership category, according to a note to members on Wednesday February 27.Freight brokerage firm Simpson Spence & Young (SSY) confirmed to Fastmarkets that the firm's membership is now being considered by the LME and circulated to existing members for approval....Read More

Significant copper concentrate stocks from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are now sitting in bonded warehouses in Zambia, awaiting an unlikely roll-back of the import duty enforced by the Zambian government, Fastmarkets has learned. A 5% import duty has been applied on Zambian copper concentrates imports since the start of 2019, causing major smelters including Vedanta's KCM and Chinese-ow...Read More

An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More

Key data from the Wednesday February 27 pricing session in Europe.Key drivers - Persistent supply worries involving a major supplier prompted short-covering and is expected to propel prices higher in the weeks to come. Ferro-titanium producers and traders have been getting more buying interest from Europe and the United States. With one producer typically offering at least 350 tonnes per month to...Read More

A weaker secondary aluminium market in Europe and a lack of domestic demand drove the UK secondary aluminium market down by 2.9% on Wednesday February 27. Fastmarkets assessed the price of LM24 pressure diecasting ingot on a delivered consumer works basis at ?1,380-1,440 ($1,839.18-1919.15) per tonne on Wednesday, with deals concluded toward the lower end of the range. This is the lowest pri...Read More

The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market has been quiet so far this week due to continuing limited demand for finished steel products, which is making Turkish producers hold back from buying raw materials, sources said on Wednesday February 27.The scrap import market in Turkey went quiet at the end of last week after a Baltic Sea cargo transaction, which sent prices down by $20 per tonne week on w...Read More

Key data from the Wednesday February 27 pricing session in Europe.Key drivers - Persistent supply worries involving a major supplier prompted short-covering and is expected to propel prices higher in the weeks to come. Ferro-titanium producers and traders have been getting more buying interest from Europe and the United States. With one producer typically offering at least 350 tonnes per month to...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Southern Europe have moved up slightly over the past week, while import prices rises have stopped, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday February 27.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic HRC in Southern Europe was ?,?485-510 ($551-580) per tonne ex-works on February 27, compared with ?,?480-510 per tonne ex-works a week earlier.An Italian in...Read More

The Wednesay Market Minute Global stocks mixed amid conflicting U.S. data and headline geo-political risks in both Europe and Asia.Pound trades at four-month high after Prime Minister Theresa May allows for possible delay Britain's March 29 Brexit deadline.Global oil prices bump higher after U.S. stockpiles fall by 4.2 million barrels and OPEC+ members signal willingness to hold collective produ...Read More

China's export hot-rolled coil prices moved closer to domestic values on Wednesday February 27, with buyers willing to take higher prices in the expectation that global demand will rebound soon.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,830 yuan ($567-572) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,750-3,760 yuan per tonne, narrowing at both endsDomestic prices today were mainly stab...Read More