Investing.com - Gold prices reversed early gains on Thursday, falling back towards the lowest levels since December as a stronger dollar and rising U.S. government bond yields continued to weigh on demand for bullion.Gold futures for June delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange were down $3.50 or 0.27% to $1,288.00 a troy ounce by 04:20 AM ET (08:20 AM GMT), off an overn...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday May 18.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange ended mostly higher at the close of trading on Thursday May 17, with the three-month aluminium contract down 1% after a huge rewarranting of 138,650 tonnes at Port Klang in Malaysia. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the close of trading:The...Read More
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Despite a slow start to the year, silver prices look set to rise later in 2018. The silver mining sector has taken a bit of a beating of late, thanks in large part to global political uncertainty and a volatile U.S. dollar. So, now might be a good time to jump on the undervalued silver train. Below, you'll find five attractive stocks that might well make a solid investment before silver kicks back...Read More
Innovation through collaboration was the key message of NNL SciTec 2018, the annual event hosted by the UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and held this week in Liverpool, England. That message, delivered by NNL Chief Science and Technology Officer Andrew Sherry, reflected the challenges he says the industry faces. NNL's Andrew Sherry speaking at SciTec 2018 (Image: NNL)While the oil, gas and o...Read More
US utility Dominion Energy has awarded Framatome a contract to provide steam generator services for its fleet of six nuclear power reactors. The inspection and maintenance work - scheduled to take place during outage over the next two years - will partly be carried out using robots.The "multimillion-dollar" contract covers steam generator inspections planned to take place during eight scheduled ou...Read More
Tight supply in the US market pushed billets to another record high, while European premiums edged lower in a competitive and active market.The US billet market saw the most change, climbing 6% to reach a fresh high. The move up in the US helped push the premium in Brazil to its highest in more than two years.Ali billet upcharge sets recordThe 6063 aluminium spot billet upcharge set a record on Fr...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange had a mixed end to the week at the close of trading on Friday May 18, with complex consolidation resisted by nickel's steady gains. Climbing 1% during the afternoon, nickel reached a daily high of $14,870 per tonne. The metal's declining inventories are contributing to its price rise, with total LME stocks falling 5,856 tonnes on the week. Nickel'...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesMay 18, 2018As I just wrote yesterday I see a low in the metals and junior resource shares approaching. It’s time to load up the truck. The metals have meandered up and down for almost two years building a base. I believe it is for a march going much higher soon. I have a number of companies I have been holding back on writing about waiting for a signal of a turn. It&rsq...Read More
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Key data from the pricing sessions in the week ending Friday May 18.China Chinese ferro-chrome spot prices rose further, buoyed by rising chrome ore prices.Potential supply cuts to major ferro-chrome production hubs following environmental inspections. South Korea and Japan Korea FeCr market on an...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.Physical iron ore prices weakened on Friday May 18, in line with drops in the rebar and futures markets, although earlier increases mean the week-on-week change was minimal.The seaborne coking coal market is in stalemate with a widening gap between bids and offers. Taiwanese scrap import prices widened...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in the week ending Friday May 18.China Chinese ferro-chrome spot prices rose further, buoyed by rising chrome ore prices.Potential supply cuts to major ferro-chrome production hubs following environmental inspections. South Korea and Japan Korea FeCr market on an...Read More
SHOWING Honey Badger's Thunder Bay Silver Project, northwest Ontario. Source: Honey Badger Exploration Ltd.Honey Badger Exploration Ltd. [TUF-TSXV; HBEIF-OTC] shares jumped 24% on Friday May 18 after the company said it had closed the first tranche of a previously announced non-brokered private placement, generating gross proceeds of $1.6 million. The shares were up $0.025 to 13 cents on active vo...Read More
Sterlite's refined copper smelter, Tuticorin, will remain closed for another 20 days after the local court adjourned the next hearing on Sterlite's appeal against a decision not to renew consent of the smelter operation, Metal Bulletin understands. The next hearing to challenge the pollution control board's decision will be held on June 6, according to local media reports. Tuticorin is a refined c...Read More
I’m back! But in my case, I don’t just have “only one thing to say”… Actually, I have many, many, many things to say and share with everyone…All in due time.Unfortunately, due to unresolved matters and current circumstances (that are ongoing still), out of respect for other people who are traversing through the same shitstorm as myself presently (yes, I’...Read More
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They are demanding, they will transform the bottom lines of mining companies in future, and they should be central to the business planning of every company in the sector. They are not investors, nor metal consumers. They are Millennials, and this week's Future of Mining Sydney conference heard they will need special attention from miners in the years ahead.Richard RobertsAre miners paying attenti...Read More
Are you ready to pay $4 or $5 for a gallon of gasoline this summer?You'd better be.Because the price at the pump is set to shatter records this year.It's a perfect situation for the oil industry...Most people are completely distracted by politics, social concerns, and all kinds of other bullshit. Meanwhile, OPEC, Russia, and other major oil-producing countries have successfully colluded to increas...Read More