Recently in the resource sector we have seen everything including good news being ignored by investors. Jordan Roy-Byrne joins me today to share his thoughts on what companies need to be doing to attract investors and actually get money flowing into their stock. We also discuss the bigger picture when it comes to resistance levels for the whole sector. If the sector experiences a breakout then tha...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 9 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures dipped for the most part on Wednesday May 9 as SHFE copper led declines with a drop of over 1%. Nickel, tin, and aluminium fell nearly 1%, and zinc inched down. Lead closed slightly higher. The ferrous complex fell across the board on Wednesday. Rebar and coke dipped over 2%, hot-rolled coil and coking coal lost nearly 2%, and iron ore l...Read More
Centennial, CO - May 9, 2018 -Westwater Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWR) will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2018 financial results and recent developments on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. Mountain Time).Dial-in Numbers: +1 (800) 319-4610 (U.S. and Canada) +1 (604) 638-5340 (International)Conf...Read More
Two diamond drill rigs are drilling scissor holes following the discovery hit of 928m grading 0.3% copper and 0.27 grams per tonne gold (equating to 0.47% copper equivalent) from 458m.Both holes are currently said to be in mineralisation, with step-out holes planned.The discovery hole was terminated in mineralisation because the company assessed the drilling was "very slowly passing out of the sys...Read More
Ferrous scrap will increasingly replace natural resources as the main raw material to produce steel, according to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) head of raw materials, Dr Baris Bekir ??ift??i.This is mainly due to ferrous scrap's increasing availability globally, as well as structural reforms in major steelmaking countries to increase the usage of electric-arc furnaces in the steel produ...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 9 (SMM) – Spot copper was mostly offered at a premium of 20-100 yuan/mt over the SHFE 1805 contract on Wednesday May 9 in the Shanghai market. This compared with a premium of 10-70 yuan/mt on the previous day. Transactions were more active than the last two days, mostly driven by restocking across downstream consumers, SMM learned. High-quality copper traded...Read More
Prices for Iranian exports of steel billet and slab increased in the week to Wednesday May 9, with new deals reported by market participants. Market sentiment was negative because of US President Donald Trump's announcement yesterday that the United States would be withdrawing from the multi-lateral nuclear pact with Iran, with plans to reinstate trade sanctions. Recent...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers Diamond Jewellers has launched a new online store on e-commerce platform Farfetch dedicatedto its fine-jewelry collections, the company saidTuesday. The jeweler is featuring designs from its Enchanted Lotusand Talisman lines on the retail-and-fashion website, as well assome of its lower-price designs such as My First De Beers. Farfetch currentlyships to 100 countries and is av...Read More
The company reported a net loss of US$7 million, or $0.02 per share, for the March quarter, which compared to a net loss of $1.5 million a year ago.Read More
RAPAPORT... Lucara Diamond Corp. recorded a loss in the first quarter aslower production and a drop in the average price led to a decline insales. Revenue fell 3% year on year to $25.4 million for the threemonths ending March 31, with the volume of goods sold down 2% to 63,317 carats,the company reported Tuesday. The average selling price slipped 1% to $401 percarat. The miner noted a n...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices fell on Wednesday May 9 amid lackluster trading due to losses on the futures market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,950-4,000 yuan ($620-628) per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,880-3,930 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneRebar futures maintained their downward trend today and ran at prices lower than Tuesday's settlement price of 3,6...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 9 (SMM) – This is a roundup of China's base metals output in April. SMM surveyed major producers in the market to obtain information for calculation.Copper: China's refined copper output came in at 737,800 mt in April, up 3.4% month on month and up 14.2% year on year, an SMM survey showed. Output in the first four months of this year stood at 2.86 million mt, up 11...Read More
RAPAPORT... A US court has named Parag Diamonds as thesuccessful bidder for the assets of A. Jaffe, one of Nirav Modi's jewelrybrands. Four prospective purchasers attended the auction on May 3,participating in several rounds of bidding, according to a filing with the USBankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York last week. While Paragwon, Flourish City Holdings emerged as the "backup" b...Read More
Petropavlovsk founders Peter Hambro and Pavel Maslovskiy were ousted last year in June and July, respectively, as former major shareholder Viktor Vekselberg led a coup against the board. Read More
SHANGHAI, May 9 (SMM) –Copper: LME copper fell below all moving averages overnight and the SHFE 1807 contract performed no better. We expect LME copper to trade at $6,760-6,830/mt today with SHFE 1807 at 50,700-51,200 yuan/mt. Spot premiums are seen higher at 50-100 yuan/mt as sellers are likely to offer higher against the falling futures market.Aluminium: The SHFE 1807 contract fell to a lo...Read More
RAPAPORT... Christie's Hong Kong spring sale will feature an 8.01-carat,fancy vivid blue, internally flawless diamond pendant necklace, estimated atbetween $18.5 million and $25 million, the auction house said. The pear-shaped stone, which hangs below a circular-cut, 1.60-carat,fancy intense pink diamond, was designed by Moussaieff. A 0.35-carat whitediamond is set between the two. Other nota...Read More
Nickel premiums in both China and Europe were unchanged on Tuesday May 8 due to the negative arbitrage window in China and muted demand in the aftermath of the May holidays respectively.Premiums in the United States were also flat, largely due to steady demand. Chinese, European and US nickel premiums steady Thin trading activity reported in China and Europe US premiums firm...Read More
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