Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Monday December 3, with broadly positive market sentiment emerging from the weekend's summit in Argentina of the leaders of the G20 group of nations, while the United States and China agreed to limit further use of trade tariffs.The three-month tin price improved most over the afternoon. It made a signifi...Read More

Brazil's primary aluminium production continued to slow in October, according to local aluminium association Abal. The country's primary aluminium output was 50,500 tonnes during the month, 26.30% lower than the 68,500 tonnes in the same period last year. October's figures were the third-lowest monthly output in 2018 despite recording some growth compared with September, when production was 49,100...Read More

The Chinese ferro-silicon market has added to recent price increases amid persistent demand from steel mills in the week ended Friday November 30, while in Europe prices are under pressure after reports of new deals, with long-term delivery negotiations in focus. China builds on price gains while steel mills buy for 2019 smelting schedules European market drops, awaits first-quarter settlements US...Read More

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday December 4.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were higher at the close of trading on Monday December 3, with broadly positive market sentiment emerging from the weekend's G20 Summit in Argentina, while the United States and China agreed to limit further use of trade tariffs. Read more in our live futures report.Here are...Read More

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Monday December 3.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were all higher across the board in morning trading, boosted by positive sentiment surrounding the cooling US-China trade dispute while high volumes indicate strengthening buying appetite.Here's how base metals prices looked at 11:48am London time:Read...Read More

Good morning from FastMarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday December 4. All base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange moved higher during Asian morning trading on Monday December 3, benefiting from the positive sentiment after the agreement by Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump to find a solution to the trade wa...Read More

If Brexit - the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union on March 29, 2019 - isn't on your radar, it should be. With the annual London Metal Exchange Week now in full swing, the exchange, its members and their customers need to have contingency plans in place if they are expecting to be affected in any way by Brexit. And as with anything political, an element of brinkmanship will na...Read More

December 4, 2018 The double bottom is the world's most stressful chart pattern. It forms after a significant price decline. The first low in the pattern creates substantial panic and fear in most investors.The second low in the pattern is "softer", but no less dangerous to emotionally vulnerable investors. The volume is generally weak and the price action makes investors feel like they are in so...Read More

Gold has picked up a tailwind in recent trading and that has investors kicking the tires on some of the top stocks in the industry.Let's take a look at Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) (NYSE:ABX) to see if it deserves to be in your portfolio.Gold marketAt the time of writing gold trades for US$1,239 per ounce. That's the best price since July and pundits are wondering if it could be the start of a rally bac...Read More

December 4, 2018 The double bottom is the world's most stressful chart pattern. It forms after a significant price decline. The first low in the pattern creates substantial panic and fear in most investors.The second low in the pattern is "softer", but no less dangerous to emotionally vulnerable investors. The volume is generally weak and the price action makes investors feel like they are in so...Read More

Weekly Reports |Dec 04 2018Uranium spot market volumes in 2018 are almost 40% above record 2015 volumes with another month to run.-2018 volumes surge-Unfamiliar players in the market-Spot price continues to riseBy Greg PeelBy the end of November, over 62mlbs U3O8 equivalent had changed hands in the uranium spot market. That's almost 40% above the record annual volume set in 2015, industry consulta...Read More

As with last Wednesday's investor excitement over suggestions of a looming pause in Fed tightening, the risk is the cheer over a trade-war ceasefire becomes a one-day wonder, Bloomberg noted.US and UK indices had closed higher yesterday while Asian markets were lower in afternoon trade today.Australia's metals and mining stocks on the benchmark S&P/ASX200 were down 0.86% overall but the gold s...Read More

Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala signed the decree, dated November 24, the wire service reported.The change had been flagged earlier this year, with cobalt royalties already increased from 2% to 3.5% under the country's new mining code which came into effect mid-year, despite strong opposition by mining companies including Glencore (LSE: GLEN). The global miner and commodities trader has indicat...Read More

The report, Keep it in the regions: Mining and resources industry support for businesses in regional economies, is the outcome of the Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources Committ...Read More

Premier Rachel Notley of Alberta.Facing a historically large discount, the Alberta government is moving ahead with a mandated reduction in its oil production in a bid to stabilize prices and protect jobs in the province.Beginning on January 1, 2019, Alberta will mandate an across the board reduction of 325,000 barrels per day, or roughly 8.7%.In announcing the measures on a nationwide television b...Read More

Exploration Manager, Bruce Smith, and Chief Geologist, Rodrigo Matias, during the discovery of Amalia. Source: Radius Gold Inc.Radius Gold Inc. [RDU-TSXV; RDUFF-OTC] on Tuesday December 4 announced results from an initial drill program at the Amalia gold-silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico, where Pan American Silver Corp. [PAAS-TSX, NASDAQ] has the option to earn up to a 75% interest.Radius said...Read More

The Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile. Source: Teck Resources Ltd.Teck Resources Ltd. [TECK.B-TSX; TECK-NYSE] said Tuesday December 4 that it has agreed to sell a 30% stake in its Quebrada Blanca copper mine expansion in northern Chile to Sumitomo of Japan for US$1.2 billion.As a result, Vancouver-based Teck has formally sanctioned the fully permitted US$4.7 billion project for develop...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has sold a 30 per cent stake in its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project to Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. and Sumitomo Corp. for US$1.2 billion.The Vancouver-based miner also says that its board has approved the project for full construction with first production expected in the second half of 2021.Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 is a massive undeveloped cop...Read More

In the book Hells Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson, he writes about finding the edge on a motorcycle. The edge is that ultimate point where you are pushing yourself and the bike to its limits, on the verge of crashing, but not.The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others-the...Read More

Please Note: Most US markets will be closed tomorrow for a national day of mourning. "Meanwhile, futures giant CME Group CME will shut down trading of interest-rate and futures and options products for the day, though electronic trading and trading in energy and metals futures will have a regular session, including those for oil and gold. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of President Geor...Read More