Volumes traded on the CME's European aluminium futures premiums contract recorded positive figures for May, attributed to participants looking to position following the US sanctions on Rusal. The duty-paid premium contract rebounded tenfold against continued strength in duty-unpaid volumes, while the duty-unpaid futures were steadily high. In May, 1,785 lots of the Rotterdam duty-paid aluminium pr...Read More

The Comex copper price edged higher on Monday June 4 on a weaker dollar and positive fundamentals for the US economy. Copper for July settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 2.7 cents or 0.9% to $3.1255 per lb. "This morning, global risk-taking appetite is positive because investors continue to digest the...Read More

Listen to this podcast on our site by clicking here or subscribe on iTunes here. The past five to ten years have seen many technological breakthroughs that hold an extreme amount of promise for a wide range of commercial, military, and industrial applications.Unfortunately, the world's current telecommunications framework is largely outdated and too slow a nervous system to facilitate the needs of...Read More

The three-month copper and aluminium prices rose slightly on the London Metal Exchange in morning trading on Monday June 4. The copper price ticked $48 higher to $6,944 per tonne, with the market awaiting further developments in wage negotiations at the Escondida copper mine in Chile, which produces 5% of the world's copper supply. "Because relations between the mine's operator and the union have...Read More

The rising trend in the Chinese antimony market continued last week - tightness in concentrate supply and concerns about further production cuts while environmental inspections continue propelled prices there higher. Metal Bulletin assessed the MMTA Standard Grade II delivered duty paid antimony metal price at 52,000-52,500 yuan ($8,111-8,189) per tonne on Wednesday May 30, up 1,000 yuan from...Read More

The Chinese silicon export price dropped on weakening demand from Japanese automakers with some domestic production to resume by mid-June, while European prices followed the Chinese market down.The Chinese grade-553 silicon export price widened downward 0.8% to $1,810-1,900 per tonne on Friday June 1 from $1,840-1,900 per tonne on May 25.Although Japanese traders, the largest buyers of Chinese sil...Read More

Cobalt prices continued to fall during the second half of last week, and prices for both grades converged, amid continuing profit-taking and slower demand from consumers. Metal Bulletin assessed prices for low and high-grade cobalt metal at $42-43 per lb, in-warehouse, on Friday June 1, down 0.8% and 0.9% respectively compared with the midweek assessment. Consumers have taken a step...Read More

June Cobalt trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb on an in-warehouse basis. Delivered prices are netted back. Metal Bulletin prices Click here for Metal Bulletin's price assessment for low-grade cobalt, in-warehouse, $ per lb Click here for Metal Bulletin's...Read More

Almost all cobalt production in Jiangxi province, China, has been suspended due to an ongoing environmental inspection in the region, according to market sources. China's central government has sent inspection teams to 10 provinces, including Jiangxi, to carry out one-month inspections in the region starting on Friday June 1, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on its website on Friday. T...Read More

Metal Bulletin is proposing a change to the publication day of its China stainless steel assessments and specifications of that for East Asia to better reflect trading fundamentals and align weekly price movements.From July 11, 2018, the China domestic grade 304 stainless steel cold-rolled coil (2mm) yuan per tonne in-warehouse price and the China domestic grade 430 2mm stainless steel cold-rolled...Read More

US scrap exporters are enjoying short-term relief from the restart of China's North American customs inspections division, but longer-term fears are emerging about stricter guidelines complicating future shipments and trade with that nation.The inspection operations of the Chinese Certification and Inspection Group (CCIC) North America will officially resume on Friday June 8."Due to the need for s...Read More

The North American division of the China National Certification and Inspection Group (CCIC) will resume inspections of scrap shipments following the end of a one-month suspension, CCIC said on Friday June 1. The CCIC's North American division will start accepting inspection applications on Friday June 8 and it takes at least five working days to arrange the date of the inspection, the group said i...Read More

ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:ATC) (“ATAC”) is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling at its 1,700 km2 Rackla Gold Property in east-central Yukon. The previously announced, ~20,000 m diamond drill program will include: ~10,000 m at the high-grade, Carlin-type Osiris Project; and ~10,000 m at the Carlin-type Orion Project funded by Barrick Gold Corp. (“Barrick”) under...Read More

Will Fleckenstein, director of strategic relationships and enterprises for the College of Earth Resource Sciences and Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recently interviewed by the Pittsburgh Business Times about energy company EQT's potential sale of its Huron Shale assets.Read More

What's better, a pot of Gold or a bar of Tungsten?Guest's website:https://secure.kaiserresearch.com/s3/...Produced by https://www.HoweStreet.comDon't miss out - Stay Informed!Receive the HoweStreet.com Weekly Recap with thought provoking podcasts, radio and articles delivered to your inbox.Sign up for the HoweStreet.com Weekly Recap on the homepage at https://www.HoweStreet.comRead More

Novo Resources' Dr. Quinton Hennigh talks about the first gold bulk sample assays from Comet Well.Read More

Diversas movilizaciones de la CNTE provocaron caos vial en las entradas a la Ciudad de M?(C)xico y las inmediaciones de la Secretar?-a de Gobernaci??n.03 junio de 2018 COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter...Read More

Rony S??nchez, corresponsal de Imagen en Guatemala, da su reporte de la erupci??n del volc??n de Fuego en el pa?-s. 4 junio de 2018 COMENTA ESTE VIDEO Y COMPARTELO CON TUS AMIGOSPara m??s informaci??n entra: http://www.youtube.com/excelsiortvNo olvides dejarnos tus comentarios y visitarnos enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorMexTwitter: https://twitter.com/Excelsior_MexSitio: http://www....Read More

Time to enter the crazy world of B-movie producer Charles Band again with "Bad Channels" (1992), a movie about how aliens use music videos to shrink women!Buy this movie on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Jv8y0RGET SOME GEAR: https://teespring.com/kaiju-criticSupport the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BrandonTenoldSupport me on Tad: http://givetad.com/BrandonTenoldTWITTER: http://twitter.com/Bra...Read More

Jun 05, 2018 Guest(s): Kevin O'Leary Growth amongst tech companies has been consistent across economies around the world, and investors should not shy from investing now, even during all-time high valuations, this according to Kevin O'Leary, chairman of O'Shares ETFs and star of "Shark Tank." O'Leary told Kitco News that while tech companies in developed countries are a good investment, their c...Read More