TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:01:00 War games with North Korea - what happens next04:30 Is there any reason to fear N.Korea06:45 China holding US debt and the mass selloff of treasuries12:10 Gold's outlook for 201815:25 US equity markets and Iran19:15 The bubble mentality in stocks and cryptocurrencies22:00 Where to find out more from Gerald CelenteGerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and found...Read More
Summary of BHP's production results for the three months ended December 31, 2017.(year-on-year change) Copper 429,000 tonnes, +20% Iron ore 62 million tonnes,...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close on Thursday January 18, with only tin bucking the higher trend. Aluminium prices closed over 2% higher than Wednesday's close price supported by stronger-than-expected Chinese data and the dollar weakening once more. "Judging by its current technical configuration, LME aluminium continues to consolidate from recent gai...Read More
Oyu Tolgoi has declared force majeure on copper, gold and silver concentrate shipments to customers due to a protest by Chinese coal transporters in the area of the Ganqimaodu border zone, Turquoise Hill Resources said. Safe and normal mine operations, including underground development, have been maintained and no production impact is expected, the company added. The protestors used a large number...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap market continued to remain quiet on Thursday January 18, with Turkish steel mills staying away due to the current high prices, sources told Metal Bulletin.Turkish steel producers were expecting to be back for more February cargoes, but they are struggling with softening rebar export values and weak demand in the country's major export markets.Suppliers in the United Stat...Read More
Turkish domestic rebar and wire rod prices continued to remain firm this week, in line with good demand in the country's local market.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar on Thursday January 18 was $570-575 per tonne ex-works, widening upward from the $570-572 per tonne of last week.The domestic...Read More
Dealers upbeat and maintaining firm prices, with expectations of higherrough prices and 1Q stock replenishment. Rough market robust, with large DeBeers sight expected next week. Jewelers discounting less amid increase in consumerspending this holiday season. US equity markets hit new highs as dollarweakens. Tiffany & Co. renews growth as Nov.-Dec. sales +8% to $1.1B,comparable-store sales +5%....Read More
The findings of a survey conducted by the Chamber of Mines (CoM), which were released last month, indicate that, if South Africa’s mining industry shifts its focus to create an attractive policy, regulatory and governance environment – through ethical leadership, good governance and the adoption of competitive, stable and predictable policies – considerable new investment in mini...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Thursday January 18.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were back trading in positive territory this morning, supported by slightly stronger Chinese data.Here is how the LME base metals complex looked at 12.43pm London time:For a snapshot of exchange news, check out our live futures report.The LME has appo...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa-focused diamond miner BlueRock Diamonds made a number of planned modifications to the crushing circuit at its Kareevlei diamond mine, near Kimberley, during a three-week Christmas break.The modifications are expected to improve the method of feeding ore to the crushers.AdvertisementThese changes have been tested and the crushing circuit was back...Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's office in Shanghai, as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday January 18.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were generally higher during Asian morning trading on Thursday with copper prices outperforming, while the others gave a more subdued performance ahead of key Chinese data releases today. Check Metal Bulletin's live fu...Read More
RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, January 18, 2018, New York... The Rapaport Group released its annual Diamond Price Statistics Report for 2017 today, evaluating the performance of polished-diamond prices. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the past year's trends and compares the price changes within specific diamond categories.The last 12 months saw some of those categories perform better tha...Read More
2018 kicked off with a call for smarter sectors to boost the economy, a praise of Glencore’s asset management and a sparkle of hope for the diamond city of Kimberley. Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer unpacks the headlines with Creamer Media's Sashnee Moodley.AdvertisementRead More
RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company recovered a 43-carat yellow diamond,the largest colored gem-quality stone it has unearthed to date at its Lulomine in Angola, it reported Wednesday. A 39-carat pink diamond the miner found at Lulo inSeptember 2016 previously held the title. Along with the yellow gem, Lucapa also recovered alow-quality 116-carat diamond, the second stone larger than 100 carats th...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A new Proudly South African mine tunnel borer that requires no blasting, delivers higher production advances, comes with a collaboration imprimatur and can be retrofitted to existing operations, will be unveiled at next month’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town and commissioned in the third quarter of this year.Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Master Drilli...Read More
RAPAPORT... US polished-diamond imports jumped 11% year on year inNovember, government data showed. Shipments grew to $1.77 billion as a 26% rise in the averageprice of imports - to $2,573 per carat - outweighed a 12% drop in volume to687,000 carats. Polished exports declined 13% to $1.48 billion, according tothe recent figures. Net polished imports, representing imports minus exports,stood at po...Read More
RAPAPORT... Judith McKenna will become the new president and CEO of Walmart International, the US retail chain's second-largest operating section, replacing David Cheesewright. McKenna will continue in her current role as executive vicepresident and chief operating officer of Walmart US until February 1, when shewill assume her new role, the company reported. She has been with the retai...Read More
WINDHOEK – Namdeb, a joint venture between Namibia's government and Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers, is expected to lay off at least 130 of its 1,700-strong workforce, a union official said on Wednesday.Shavuka Mbidhi, from the Mineworkers Union of Namibia's Oranjemund branch, said the diamond miner had written to staff offering voluntary redundancies and at least 130 work...Read More
RAPAPORT... Luk Fook's same-store sales increased 1% year on year in thethird quarter ending December 31, driven by a 10% rise in gem-set jewelry."The gem-set jewelry products in [the] Hong Kong and Macau market continued to benefit from the market improvement, as well as the successful introduction of more varieties of stylish and good-value-for-money products," the jeweler said Wednesday. T...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 18 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Lead stood out among nonferrous metals with a 1% rise. Tin declined 1% and nickel slipped 0.43%. Copper, zinc and aluminium slid slightly.The ferrous complex performed better. Iron ore rose 1.42% and rebar rose 1%. Coke edged up 0.74% and hot-rolled coil gained 0.55%. Coking coal gained slightly.Copper: Copper faces a downward trend in the short term, an...Read More