Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday January 14 that are worth another look.Participants in the Japanese market are deciding whether to change the benchmark price for long-term ferro-chrome contracts to China's monthly steel mill ferro-chrome tenders price from the quarterly European benchmark price, market participants told Fastmarkets. RISI and FOEX, two lead...Read More

Norway-based ferro-silicon alloy producer Elkem and UK-based Ferroglobe have reduced their silicon production by 30,000 tonnes per year and 27,000 tpy, respectively, with both quietly introducing the cuts around the year-end holiday period.Elkem began cutting its silicon output effective from Monday January 7 by temporarily reducing production by one furnace at Elkem Salten. The company joins...Read More

The antimony and gold processing facility that is being built in the Port of Sohar Free Zone in Oman by Strategic & Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) will need further capital expenditure and additional working capital, Fastmarkets heard on Monday January 14.This was due to delays to the production of first metal and to the full commissioning of the plant.Tri-Star Resources, which has a 40% stake...Read More

Much has been said of a potential increase in tellurium prices after concerns about a tellurium deficit in 2020 were raised in recent months; but despite firm demand from the solar industry, there are no clear indicators that prices will peak anytime soon due to current market dynamics. Robust solar demand The main driver of increased tellurium consumption is the growth in the cadmium telluride ph...Read More

The global antimony market was largely quiet in the week ended Friday January 11, with prices in China and Europe unchanged. In Europe, Fastmarkets' price assessment for MMTA standard grade II antimony, in-warehouse Rotterdam, was stable week on week at $7,700-7,900 per tonne on Friday. The price for trioxide-grade antimony, in-warehouse Rotterdam, was also steady at $7,900-8,100 per tonne on Frid...Read More

Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) will acquire all outstanding Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) shares in a deal that values Goldcorp at US$10 billion to create Newmont Goldcorp, the companies announced Jan. 14, 2019.Newmont Goldcorp will be the world's largest gold company by gold production, free cash flow and enterprise value, defined as market capitalization plus net debt.In 2017, the two companies produc...Read More

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As one of the largest uranium miners in the world, Cameco Corp (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ) draws plenty of attention from potential investors. Uranium is, after all, a commodity that is slated to see higher demand in the next few years as a growing number of countries worldwide turn back to nuclear power as a cleaner and quicker way to power booming infrastructure growth.But does this make Cameco a good i...Read More

Piss poor performance for conference host Mr. Katusa considering he charges $3495 USD a year for his subscription service. All three of his picks mentioned at the show were significantly in the red over the last year.The competition was between Marin Katusa, Frank Holmes, and Rick Rule (winner).Only 2 out of the 8 picks given finished in the green.I hope someone holds Marin and Frank accountable a...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesJan 15, 2019Anaconda continues to drill their high grade Goldboro deposit. The company just announced a 78.07 g/t gold intercept over 1.1 meters. To show it wasn’t just a fluke they also reported a 32.42 g/t Au intercept over 2.6 meters. It’s a saddle reef style deposit and you can expect a lot of similar grades and intercepts.Investors yawned as the shares soared...Read More

Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.com Jan 15, 2019“Some analysts believe China could deliver 2 trillion yuan ($296.21 billion) worth of cuts in taxes and fees, and allow local governments to issue another 2 trillion yuan in special bonds largely used to fund key projects.” - CNBC News, Jan 15, 2019. China’s...Read More

Barkerville Gold (BGMZF, BGM.V) is advancing it Cariboo Gold Project in British Columbia. The Cariboo Project is a district-scale, massive land package loaded with gold mineralization (over 110 gold-bearing streams on the property). Osisko Mining took operational control of the Project, with the transition beginning in mid-2015. Chairman, Sean Roosen, took the old Osisko Mining's Canadian Ma...Read More

Glencore has been hit by corruption investigations and the "high discounting of the coal and African copper business units", Bernstein analyst Paul Gait said.Read More

Rob McLeod, President and CEO of IDM Mining, shows off the 10 g/t gold mineralization underground at the Red Mountain Project, northwest B.C. Photo by Ellsworth Dickson.IDM Mining Ltd. [IDM-TSXV; IDMMF-OTCQB] said Tuesday January 15 that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has issued a positive decision statement for the company's Red Mountain underground gold project near Stewart, northw...Read More

The Transition Metals Highland Gold Project in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Source: Transition Metals Corp.Transition Metals Corp. [XTM-TSXV; TNTMF-OTC] shares rallied Tuesday January 15 after the company released new assay results from its Highland Gold Project in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.Highlights from a rotary air blast drilling program include 9.14 metres, grading 23.22 g/t gold, the company sai...Read More

The empty branches in the trees, the cold winter wind, and snow in the driveway can only mean one thing: football playoffs.I'll duly admit to being a fair-weather fan. If the Mighty Ravens aren't in the annual tournament, I'm not that interested.But they were this year, and how they played has something to say about how winners invest.Football, like the stock market, is a game of matchups. The Rav...Read More

Mako Gold Limited (ASX: MKG) is an Australian based exploration company founded by a husband and wife team of geologists Ann and Peter Ledwidge, who between the two of them have 60 years of field experience on three continents. Mako Gold is focused on making a significant high-grade gold discovery by exploring its portfolio of highly prospective gold projects in C??te d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso in...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1289.20-$2.40Silver$15.57-$0.06XAU69.37-2.50%HUI153.07-2.68%GDM576.85-1.64%JSE Gold1345.05-31.18USD95.93+0.33Euro114.12-0.58Yen92.36-0.05Oil$52.11+$1.6010-Year2.718%+0.011T-Bond145.3125-0.09375Dow24065.59+0.65%Nasdaq7023.83+1.71%S&P2610.30+1.07%  The Metals: Gold dipped $4 to $1287.60 at about 5AM EST before it rose to as high as $1294.70 by midmorning...Read More

By Ira EpsteinMetals stall, but hold overall gains as US Dollar rallies sharply.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More