South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) has halted all its gold mining operations in the country after violence broke out overnight during a strike by workers demanding higher wages.Operations at the Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines, major sources of revenue for the precious metals miner, were suspended late on Wednesday due to increasing levels of brutality and intimidation,...Read More
South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) has halted all its gold mining operations in the country after violence broke out overnight during a strike by workers demanding higher wages.Operations at the Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines, major sources of revenue for the precious metals miner, were suspended late on Wednesday due to increasing levels of brutality and intimidation,...Read More
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Vancouver, BC - good natured Products Inc. (TSX-V:GDNP) (the "Company" or "good naturedTM"), today announced its financial results for the three months ("Q3 FY18") and nine months ("YTD") ended September 30, 2018."While our revenue growth for Q3 was 24% relative to the comparative quarter last year, I anticipate the year-end annual sales growth to be in the range of 50% to 60%," said Paul Antoni...Read More
Zimbabwean miner RioZim is suing the country's Reserve Bank for $92 million, in a move intended to force it pay for more of its gold purchases from the company in US dollars.The company operates three gold mines, a nickel refinery and holds a minority stake in the Rio Tinto-run Murowa Diamonds. RioZim claims the bank is not paying enough for its products in American currency, as promised, which...Read More
Zimbabwean miner RioZim is suing the country's Reserve Bank for $92 million, in a move intended to force it pay for more of its gold purchases from the company in US dollars.The company operates three gold mines, a nickel refinery and holds a minority stake in the Rio Tinto-run Murowa Diamonds. RioZim claims the bank is not paying enough for its products in American currency, as promised, which...Read More
The major indices started off the day strong, traded well into the afternoon, then sold off steeply into the close, shaving off most of the day's gains before the final bell before the Thanksgiving day holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the day down one point to 24,465, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq gained 0.92%. The Dow and S&P are still negative f...Read More
Base metals price changes on the London Metal Exchange were mixed at the close of trading on Wednesday November 21, with positive moves in copper, lead and zinc futures contrary to the continued slide in nickel, while the complex remained broadly impervious to continued strength in the US dollar index.Lead futures improved amid a nine-year low in total LME inventory, rising by 2.2% over the day's...Read More
Zinc premiums narrowed in Southeast Asia but were stable elsewhere in the week ended Tuesday November 20 after zinc forward price spreads became the most widely backwardated since at least 2004. Lead premiums dropped in Taiwan, with lower offers moving levels down. Zinc cash/three-month price spread backwardation soars to $98 per tonne Taiwan lead premium falls pressed by increase in I...Read More
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China continues to rely heavily on imported bauxite, with imports set to reach a five-year high of 70 million tonnes this year, Pi Jianqing, deputy manager of the non-ferrous department of Hanzhou Jinjiang Group, said last week. "China is expecting to import 70 million tonnes of bauxite in 2018. This [is the highest] since 2013, when the market stockpiled large quantities of bauxite on tightness c...Read More
Albemarle Corp has entered into an exclusive deal with Australian miner Mineral Resources (MRL) that may lead to the development of new battery-grade lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia.The companies have agreed to consider the creation of a joint venture that would own and operate the Wodgina hard rock lithium mine and ultimately develop an integrated lithium hydroxide operation at the s...Read More
The European ferro-molybdenum market has dropped this week because of slow demand from consumers in the steel sector and from traders, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 21.Moreover, more price losses can be expected in the near term if consumer demand does not pick up, they added, while suppliers typically try to clear out most of their inventories ahead of the new calendar year.Fastm...Read More
The European ferro-molybdenum market has dropped this week because of slow demand from consumers in the steel sector and from traders, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 21.Moreover, more price losses can be expected in the near term if consumer demand does not pick up, they added, while suppliers typically try to clear out most of their inventories ahead of the new calendar year.Fastm...Read More
China continues to rely heavily on imported bauxite, with imports set to reach a five-year high of 70 million tonnes this year, Pi Jianqing, deputy manager of the non-ferrous department of Hanzhou Jinjiang Group, said last week. "China is expecting to import 70 million tonnes of bauxite in 2018. This [is the highest] since 2013, when the market stockpiled large quantities of bauxite on tightness c...Read More
Trafigura's rescue package for Nyrstar comes at a price, with the trader taking greater ownership of one of the world's largest zinc smelter's prized assets in return for helping it bridge a nine-day liquidity crunch. Nyrstar announced on Wednesday November 21 that its biggest shareholder, Trafigura, had granted it a committed working capital facility of $650 million, effective November 30. The Be...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
The Turkish steel producers have extended their absence from the deep-sea scrap markets due to sluggish demand for their finished steel products, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 21.In addition to their fears of renewed product outflows from China, the weakening local and export rebar prices have become another obstacle for the mills in Turkey.Rebar prices in China, in both the domes...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday November 21 pricing session in Europe. Key drivers European suppliers resisted cutting prices or held off offering material altogether. The move follows a downward trend in alloy prices that started on September 12, when the market was assessed at $5.80-6.05 per kg, and stopped a couple of weeks ago.Alloy trading activity was generally quiet this week, with only deals...Read More
Comex copper prices bounced back during the midweek trading session with a softer dollar and technical support boosting the red metal.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 1.20 cents to $2.7785 per lb.Prices could be volatile today with market participants sidelined due to the upcoming...Read More