Belgium's nuclear power plant operator Electrabel has revised the timetable for scheduled maintenance outages at three of its reactors to check for degradation of concrete in the ceilings of buildings housing back-up safety-related equipment. The extended outages will cost the company some EUR250 million (USD290 million).The Tihange plant (Image: Electrabel)During a planned outage at Doel unit 3,...Read More
Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange had fallen by 1.4% by the close of trading on Monday June 18, pressured by a strong dollar index and low trading volumes across the complex. Closing below $15,000 per tonne for the first time since May 29, nickel's three-month price has edged away from its steady approach towards $16,000 per tonne last week. Pressured by a surging dollar index, which reac...Read More
G?(C)camines is to invite all of its joint venture partners to discuss the terms and conditions of their mining contracts with it in an effort to restructure them, the chairman of the Congolese state-run company said. According to Albert Yuma, the goal of the various discussions will be to ensure reasonable levels of capitalization and more shared decision-making mechanisms. "Otherwise, we will no...Read More
Comex copper prices on Monday June 18 are on a three-day downturn to a two-week low amid escalating trade conflicts between the United States and China. Copper for July settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 3.65 cents or 1.2% to $3.1080 per lb. Earlier, the contract traded at $3.1065, the lowest since June 4. A rekindling of trade disputes between the US and Chi...Read More
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Bob Moriarty ArchivesJun 18, 2018On March 19thAnaconda announced an offer to buy all of the shares of Maritime Resources at a 44% premium. For a myriad of reasons it’s a brilliant offer and a great deal for Maritime Resources investors. Anaconda has a one-hour video scheduled for June 20th and if you are either a Maritime Resources shareholder or an Anaconda shareholder, you want to make the...Read More
After moving significantly higher on Wednesday and Thursday following the dovish monetary policy issued by both the Federal Reserve and the ECB, the precious metals were ambushed Friday morning by the Comex bank cartel. Right before the Comex gold pit opened on Friday, thousands of gold and silver contract were dumped wholesale into the Comex Globex computer trading system. The deluge contin...Read More
The widely-anticipated third-quarter European ferro-chrome benchmark price reduction is likely to be smaller than early estimates, market sources say, amid rising spot prices in China and Europe. The ferro-chrome benchmark is negotiated quarterly by a leading South African ferro-chrome producer and a major stainless steel mill. The second-quarter price settled at $1.42 per lb and the third-quarter...Read More
Spot copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) jumped up sharply in the first half of June after smelters overcame resistance from traders and miners to sell at higher levels. Metal Bulletin's copper concentrates TC/RC index shot up by $3.40 per tonne / 0.34 cents per lb on Friday June 15 to its highest level since January, when the index normalization method was adjusted to...Read More
South32 will acquire the remaining 83% stake in junior zinc miner Arizona Mining for $1.3 billion in cash, the company said on Monday June 18. At an offer price of C$6.20 ($4.70) per share, South32 will pay a 50% premium over the Arizona Mining closing price on Friday June 15, it said. Arizona mining is the owner of the greenfield Hermosa project, which includes a zinc-lead-silver sulfide deposit...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week. Read More
G?(C)camines is to invite all of its joint venture partners to discuss the terms and conditions of their mining contracts with it in an effort to restructure them, the chairman of the Congolese state-run company said. According to Albert Yuma, the goal of the various discussions will be to ensure reasonable levels of capitalization and more shared decision-making mechanisms. "Otherwise, we will no...Read More
Chinese silicon export prices continued to weaken over the past week amid slack demand from downstream producers, while the European market was once again unchanged due to a lack of significant trading activity.The Chinese silicon export market weakened further in the week ended Friday June 15, with prices continuing to fall amid limited buying interest, particularly from secondary aluminium alloy...Read More
One of the world's biggest mining equipment suppliers, Epiroc (STO:EPIA), has listed on the Stockholm stock exchange, cementing its separation from parent company Atlas Copco.Jacqueline HolmanEpiroc is now a listed entity on the Stockholm stock exchange18 JUNE 201818/06/2018commentsshareThe company's shares started trading on the Nasdaq Stockholm Monday, less than two months after Atlas Copco shar...Read More
Engineer Mine Camp after buildings completed. Tutshi in mid distance. Lawsons camp above smoke stacks. Source: Yukon Archives. Reginald Brook Sr. fonds, #65.Frank Callaghan, founder and former chairman of Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. [BGM-TSXV; BGMZF; IWUB-FSE], has acquired a 25% stake in Engineer Gold Mines Ltd., a unit of Blind Creek Resources Ltd. [BCK-TSXV] that is being spun out as a separate...Read More
G?(C)camines is to invite all of its joint venture partners to discuss the terms and conditions of their mining contracts with it in an effort to restructure them, the chairman of the Congolese state-run company said. According to Albert Yuma, the goal of the various discussions will be to ensure reasonable levels of capitalization and more shared decision-making mechanisms. "Otherwise, we will no...Read More
Comex copper prices on Monday June 18 are on a three-day downturn to a two-week low amid escalating trade conflicts between the United States and China. Copper for July settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 3.65 cents or 1.2% to $3.1080 per lb. Earlier, the contract traded at $3.1065, the lowest since June 4. A rekindling of trade disputes between the US and Chi...Read More
South32 will acquire the remaining 83% stake in junior zinc miner Arizona Mining for $1.3 billion in cash, the company said on Monday June 18. At an offer price of C$6.20 ($4.70) per share, South32 will pay a 50% premium over the Arizona Mining closing price on Friday June 15, it said. Arizona mining is the owner of the greenfield Hermosa project, which includes a zinc-lead-silver sulfide deposit...Read More
G?(C)camines is to invite all of its joint venture partners to discuss the terms and conditions of their mining contracts with it in an effort to restructure them, the chairman of the Congolese state-run company said. According to Albert Yuma, the goal of the various discussions will be to ensure reasonable levels of capitalization and more shared decision-making mechanisms. "Otherwise, we will no...Read More
CALGARY - Baytex Energy Corp. and Raging River Exploration Inc. have signed a deal to merge operations.The combined company, which will operate under the Baytex name, is expected to have production of approximately 94,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from a diverse portfolio of oil assets that includes the Viking, Peace River, Lloydminster and East Duvernay Shale regions in Canada and the Eag...Read More