Following the development of a copper-graphene nanocomposite that adds 3% graphene to pure copper, Codelco Tech, a subsidiary of the world's top copper producer, and engineering innovation firm Ennomotive chose three people to lead the creation of applications where the new material can be practically used.One of the people leading the new applications is Julio Casal Ramos, an engineer from Venezu...Read More
Following the development of a copper-graphene nanocomposite that adds 3% graphene to pure copper, Codelco Tech, a subsidiary of the world's top copper producer, and engineering innovation firm Ennomotive chose three people to lead the creation of applications where the new material can be practically used.One of the people leading the new applications is Julio Casal Ramos, an engineer from Venezu...Read More
Following the development of a copper-graphene nanocomposite that adds 3% graphene to pure copper, Codelco Tech, a subsidiary of the world's top copper producer, and engineering innovation firm Ennomotive chose three people to lead the creation of applications where the new material can be practically used.One of the people leading the new applications is Julio Casal Ramos, an engineer from Venezu...Read More
In his latest Howe Street broadcast, Bob Hoye from ChartsandMarkets.com likes the way gold has been acting since its washout. Meanwhile, he believes the Fed will likely follow market rates by eventually cutting administered rates.Click to listenHoye suggests a rebound in the S&P 500 from the hit in Christmas would be expected, and that is what happened. But, Hoye further suggests that as of a wee...Read More
It's easy to prepare your retirement savings for the New Year.It's that time of year again.Yes, the holiday season is filled with shopping and Christmas parties, but we still have to squeeze in a little time for end-of-year portfolio housekeeping. Because let's face it, life isn't exactly going to slow down once we hit the first of the yearIt's particularly important to take a good look at your 40...Read More
Speaking at a ceremony that marked the reopening of the century-old mine in the south of the country, Akufo-Addo said Tuesday that the "forceful encroachment on the concession of the company" was over, according to an emailed copy of his speech."The sequence of events that led to the closure of theRead full newsRead More
Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) set a new record last year with group copper production of 725,300 tonnes, and the company expects it will produce 750,000-790,000 tonnes of the red metal this year.Cash costs before by-product credits came in at US$1.72 per lb. in 2018, US12 ? per lb. higher than 2017 due to higher input prices and lower grades at its Centinela mine in Chile. Guidance for cash costs before...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Friday barely logging its fifth straight week of gains.Intel Corp. (INTC) slumped 5.6% after the chipmaker's fourth-quarter revenue outlook for the first quarter came in below forecasts.Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) rose 3.6% after the coffee chain posted first-quarter adjusted earnings...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Friday January 25, with a downturn in the US dollar index supporting higher prices, while tin futures fell on more than 1,000 tonnes of inflows.Closing above $6,000 per tonne for the first time this year, copper's three-month price appreciated by 2.2% over the afternoon and total volumes traded toppe...Read More
First Quantum Minerals has suspended production at its Cobre Las Cruces copper mining and hydrometallurgical complex in Spain following a land slippage at its open-pit mine on Wednesday January 23. The area has been evacuated and isolated for safety and environmental procedures since the land slippage in the early morning, the Canadian mining company said. The miner did...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
First it was the loudly broadcast convening of the Working Group on Financial Markets - aka "the Plunge Protection Team" - by the PPT's el Jefe, Steven Mnuchin. This was followed the "mouse that roared" speech from Fed head, Jerome Powell, hinting that the Fed would moon-walk away from rate hikes.Today was trial Hindenburg launched by the Wall St Journal suggesting that the Fed was considering...Read More
The latest ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe and China.To view the latest price assessments, follow the links below:Europe- Ferro-vanadium delivered duty-paid in Europe - Vanadium pentoxide in-warehouse Rotterdam China- Ferro-vanadium, 78% min, fob China, $ per kg V- Vanadium pentoxide, 98% min, fob China, $ per lb V2O5Friday January...Read More
Christophe Olivier, the head of copper concentrates trading at commodities firm MRI Trading, has left the organization after 11 years, sources close to the company told Fastmarkets on Friday January 25.Olivier, who had been with the firm since 2007, resigned earlier this week to pursue other opportunities, one source said.MRI declined to comment at the time of publication.It is unclear whether the...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesJan 25, 2019 The gold miners' stocks have slumped in January, tilting sentiment back to bearish. This sector's strong December upward momentum was checked by gold's own upleg stalling out. Gold investment demand growth slowed on the blistering stock-market rally. But uplegs always flow and ebb, and this young gold-stock upleg merely paused. The gold miners' gains will likely r...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices recovered earlier losses and moved upward during the week ended Friday January 25, with a number of deals being done at higher prices, Fastmarkets heard throughout the week.Prices into Turkey moved up after new deep-sea cargo bookings, which also helped to push up export scrap prices from the United States. Good demand increased scrap prices in Asia, while India made ga...Read More
UK alloy steel scrap prices were stable this week, with firmer nickel and molybdic oxide prices being offset by stronger sterling versus the euro.With the majority of UK scrap being shipped to the European continent, any increase in the value of sterling must be balanced by lower prices in order to keep cargoes competitive.Therefore, UK scrap prices were largely stable this week. The price of 18/8...Read More