China's ferrous futures fell across the board during morning trading on Tuesday January 15 apart from the coke contract, which ended the session slightly higher.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,523 yuan ($521) per tonne, down 27 yuan per tonneMay hot rolled coil: 3,411 yuan per tonne, down 27 yuan per tonne Dalian Commodity Exchange May iron ore: 509....Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices dropped on Tuesday January 15 on declining futures, though exporters maintained their high offers amid a stronger yuan.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,620-3,640 yuan ($535-538) per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,600-3,620 yuan per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonnePrices in the spot market dropped after a weakening of the futures market durin...Read More

Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ended Friday January 11.China ?EUR? The price for exported grade-553 silicon in China was unchanged for a sixth consecutive week amid thin inquiries.?EUR? Some Chinese exporters had raised their offer prices due to the strengthening of the yuan against the dollar, but no deals were concluded in the week ended Jan...Read More

UG2 chrome ore prices showed signs of improvement for the first time since October due to strengthening currencies in the week ended Friday January 11. UG2 prices tick up for the first time since OctoberChinese domestic ferro-chrome stalls, charge chrome inches lowerAlloy prices flat in Japan, South KoreaEuropean alloy prices under pressure UG2 chrome ore prices edged higher on Friday due to the...Read More

In China, the falling alloy market weighed on manganese ore prices, especially for lower-grade material, in the week ended Friday January 11, while the silico-manganese price in India increased. Price of 37% manganese ore, fob, falls by 35 cents per dmtuOre and alloy prices weaken in ChinaSilico-manganese price moves up in India, down in USAlloy prices in Europe unmoved78% FeMn market in US ticks...Read More

Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) recently upped its copper production guidance from the three-year guidance it set just 12 months ago. With the stock roughly flat since its announcement, it's possible that the market hasn't fully digested the long-term upside of this update.Let's take a look at Lundin's current business model and ascertain whether there's multi-year profit potential from its upgraded gui...Read More

Hudbay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM) has a penchant for destroying shareholder value-or at least not creating it. Since the start of 2004, shares have returned roughly 0%, heavily underperforming the TSX.That's a shame too, as the company has a huge asset base with significant value - as long as it's managed correctly. Previously, the company focused exclusively on high-quality copper mines, a...Read More

High-growth investors may have already cottoned on to the fact that gold stocks are on a tear at the moment, with the rally led by some of the biggest metal and mining tickers on the TSX index. With some indications of good per-asset value (if somewhat wayward P/E ratios) and lots of upside on the way, the following three gold stocks are a great way to invest in the yellow stuff on Canada's bigges...Read More

Uncertainty continues to darken the investment horizon, and while the TSX has rallied after a hard holiday season, defensive stocks are still the order of the day. The following trio of stocks fits the bill nicely while offering a spread of dividends and some diversification as well as upside in three of the most defensive areas available on the TSX index. With banking, utilities, and mining repre...Read More

In the last quarter of 2018, gold stocks significantly outperformed the market. The TSX Gold Index gained 18.4%, while the broader TSX Index was in the red. It has been a while, but investors appear to be once again warming up to gold as a hedge against turbulent markets.One company that stands to benefit from a rising gold price is Pretium Resources (TSX:PVG)(NYSE:PVG). In mid-December, the compa...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesJan 16, 2019New Carolin Gold reports a total 43-101 resource of over 700,000 ounces of gold at a low-grade cutoff. That may not sound like much but they have a market cap of only $5.4 million. Those are cheap ounces at about a $6 per ounce US price.If I am right and we are on the verge of an explosion in the price of gold, the marginal projects will advance the most. While it&...Read More

It said it would use the funds to complete a feasibility study on its Josemaria project in Argentina, engineering and exploration studies on the company's other projects, repaying the existing balanceRead More

Proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain twinned pipeline expansion project. Source: Kinder Morgan.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing increasing pressure to move faster and more forcefully to complete a new oil pipeline in Canada.The warning is contained in new public opinion data from the Angus Reid Institute, which has been released as First Nations leaders are meeting this week to di...Read More

Great Bear drilling its Dixie Lake Project near Red Lake, Ontario. Source: Great Bear Resources Ltd.Great Bear Resources Ltd. [GBR-TSXV] on Wednesday January 16 announced more drill results from the Hinge Zone and South Limb Zone at its 100%-owned Dixie Lake Project in the Red Lake area of northwestern Ontario.Highlights included a high-grade intersection (drill hole DHZ-014) that assayed 1,602.73...Read More

B2Gold's Fekola mine in Mali, West Africa. Source: B2Gold Corp.B2Gold Corp. [BTO-TSX; BTG-NYSE] said Wednesday January 16 that its gold production in 2018 jumped 51% to a record 953,504 ounces, powered by the strong performance of two key operations. The company is guiding investors to anticipate further production increases in 2019.Based in Vancouver, B2Gold is a senior gold producer with five op...Read More

13 down, one to go.Say it with me again, over and over until it sinks into the market.That's the unofficial mantra adopted by Texas oil drillers for 2019.Last October, oil companies extracted crude oil from the Texas soil at an incredible rate of 4.7 million barrels per day!If Texas were admitted into the ranks of OPEC, it would rank second only to the Saudis.In the last few months, the Lone Star...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1293.30+$4.10Silver$15.59+$0.02XAU69.54+0.24%HUI153.70+0.41%GDM576.19-0.14JSE Gold1320.65-24.40USD96.07+0.14Euro113.96-0.16Yen91.94-0.42Oil$52.31+$0.2010-Year2.721%+0.003T-Bond145.46875+0.125Dow24207.16+0.59%Nasdaq7034.69+0.15%S&P2616.10+0.22%  The Metals: Gold edged up to $1292.70 in Asia before it pared back to $1288.00 in London, but it then climbed...Read More

-New, cutting-edge technologies often come at a high cost, but not this time. OneGold is extending an unprecedented offer of gold and silver at spot price for three months to help new buyers enjoy the financial benefits of owning precious metals.[OKLAHOMA CITY], [January 7th, 2019] - -New, cutting-edge technologies often come at a high cost, but not this time. OneGold is extending an unprece...Read More

By Ira EpsteinGold continue to move a bit higher, in a tight, consolidation range type trade.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

By Richard (Rick) MillsAs a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best informationMore gold mines will be going on the block thanks to a blockbuster gold mining company tie-up announced Monday. And major gold companies will also be looking to acquire large, preferably high-grade deposits, due to the ever-present problem of depleting mine reserves, as extraction cos...Read More