The recent launch of 65% Fe iron ore derivatives on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) marked an important step in the evolution of the modern iron ore market, allowing industry participants to manage exposure to future fluctuations in the prices of high-grade products.Prices for iron ore, a raw material of variable quality, have always been stratified according to Fe grade. It is what makes the success...Read More
Prices for bismuth in the European market are becoming firmer because of shipment delays affecting material from China's Hunan Jinwang Bismuth, one of the biggest suppliers, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday January 31.Fastmarkets assessed the European bismuth price at $3.70-4.10 per lb on January 30. This was up from the previous range of $3.50-4.00 per lb on January 25.The main reason for this week'...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices were unchanged on Thursday January 31, with few participants still active in both the domestic and export markets ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday next week.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,780-3,800 yuan ($563-566) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,720-3,740 yuan per tonne, unchangedA Shanghai-based trader said that his company sold a very smal...Read More
US titanium producer Global Titanium, which is based in Detroit, Michigan, has suffered no impact to production after a fire at its plant earlier this month.The company, which has the capacity to make 10,000 tonnes per year of 70% grade (Ti) alloy and is one of the biggest ferro-titanium producers in the world, said the impact of the fire had only slowed production of fines. The fire on January 3...Read More
European molybdenum prices rose this trading this week, with both molybdenum oxide and ferro-molybdenum prices paring almost all losses so far this year, with higher oxide offer prices behind the rise in the alloy market.Still, there were few deals reported and industry sources said there is a disparity between oxide fundamentals and those in ferro-molybdenum, casting doubt on the sustainability o...Read More
Indonesia's stainless hot-rolled coil exports are expected to rise further in 2019 after nearly tripling in the first three quarters of 2018. Exports of Indonesian stainless HRC totaled 877,990 tonnes during January to September 2018, a year-on-year jump of 170.9% from 324,108 tonnes in 2017, the country's Ministry of Industry said on Monday January 28.Stainless slab exports also rose sharply...Read More
China's ferrous futures rose across the board for a third consecutive morning on Thursday January 31, with the rebar and coking coal contract taking the lead.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,710 yuan ($552) per tonne, up 16 per tonneMay hot-rolled coil: 3,600 yuan per tonne, up 9 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange May iron ore: 584 yuan per tonne...Read More
Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia increased again over the past week, with mills continuing to raise their offers amid costlier nickel, although trading activity was slow because of the upcoming Lunar New Year.Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless 2mm trimmed cold-rolled coil in East Asia was $1,920-2,010 per tonne cif for the week to Wednesday January 30, up $20-...Read More
China's domestic stainless steel prices held steady for a fifth week amid thin trading ahead of the Chinese New Year.Fastmarkets MB's domestic price assessment for benchmark 304 stainless cold-rolled coil in the major market of Wuxi was 14,200-14,800 yuan ($2,113-2,203) per tonne including value-added tax for the week ended Wednesday January 30, unchanged from a week earlier.Most trading houses an...Read More
Near Surface Silver Mineralization Intercepted in 94 out of 98 holes; Numerous Significant Intercepts include 76.63 metres grading 383 g/t VANCOUVER, British Columbia - January 22, 2019 -- New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX-V: NUAG) (OTCQX: NUPMF) ("New Pacific" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the first batch of drill results from its wholly-owned Silver Sand Project in Potos?- Department, Bo...Read More
Last month the Government's Bureau of Lies And Statistics served up an employment report purporting 312,000 new jobs in December. This despite massive seasonal retail lay-offs in the latter half of the month. The BLS happily counts those jobs when hired in October but forgets to remove them when are dismissed at the end of the holiday shopping season. As John Williams (Shadow Government Sta...Read More
Craig Crosbie and Michael Fung of PwC were appointed as administrators on December 19. Laguna was producing zinc and gold from the small-scale El Toqui mine in Peru.Read More
Nemaska Lithium Project (Mine and Hydromet Plant)Nemaska Lithium Inc. [NMX-TSX; NMKEF-OTCQX; NOT-Frankfurt] said Friday February 1 that it plans to resume construction at the Whabouchi lithium mine site in Quebec on February 5, 2019.The company said construction activities were put on hold on the morning of January 31, 2019, following a fire in the cafeteria of the Nemiscau work camp. The facility...Read More
Teck's Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta. Source: Teck Resources Ltd.Teck Resources Ltd. [TECK.B-TSX; TECK-NYSE] issued a profit warning Friday saying it expects to report fourth quarter earnings and EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) to be well below consensus estimates.Analyst said many of the issues raised appear to be associated with isolated incidents...Read More
The grinding circuit at the Kamoto concentrator. Source: Katanga Mining Ltd.Cobalt sales by Glencore AG's Katanga Mining Ltd. [KAT-TSX] unit are facing further delays after the Democratic Republic of Congo requested a suspension of Katanga's KCC ion-exchange project. The project is being developed to remove uranium from cobalt.Katanga Mining's Kamoto Copper Co. unit received a letter on January 30...Read More
This time last year, cobalt was the hottest metal on the planet.It was everywhere. You couldn't go a day without reading about cobalt in the financial news.Now?Nothing. You barely hear about it, if ever.What happened?Well, much of the financial chatter centered on cobalt prices. Back in March 2018, the price of cobalt reached an all-time high of $95,000 per metric tonne. Prices had increased nearl...Read More
Golden Ridge Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: GLDN) owns a 100% interest in the 1,700-hectare Hank copper-gold-silver-lead-zinc property located in the Golden Triangle district, approximately 140 kilometres north of Stewart, British Columbia. At the 2019 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, we learned from Michael Blady, President-CEO of Golden Ridge Resources that in 2018 they drilled just under 7000...Read More
COT SPECIAL PUBLICATION SCHEDULE -- The last COT report was published on December 21, 2018. Reports going forward from that date will be published in chronological order beginning with the report previously scheduled for release on Friday, December 28, 2018 (based on data from Monday, December 24, 2018). The CFTC expects to publish this report on Friday, February 1, 2019. After this, the...Read More
By: Dave KranzlerLast month the Government's Bureau of Lies And Statistics served up an employment report purporting 312,000 new jobs in December. This despite massive seasonal retail lay-offs in the latter half of the month. The BLS happily counts those jobs when hired in October but forgets to remove them when are dismissed at the end of the holiday shopping season. As John Williams (Sh...Read More