United Arab Emirates' principal steel producer, Emirates Steel, increased its output in 2017, the company said on Monday March 5.The company produced more than 3.20 million tonnes of finished steel products in 2017, up from 3.10 million tonnes in 2016, it reported.Within this total, 2.20 million tonnes was rebar, compared with 2.10 million tonnes in 2016, while 540,000 tonnes was heavy sections.Th...Read More

By Visual CapitalistThere is nothing more exciting than making some type of discovery.Discoveries can come in many forms - they can be physical, scientific, personal, or even philosophical in nature. But while there are different types of discoveries that can be made, perhaps the most tactile kind of discovery is in the field of mineral exploration. The discovery of a mineral deposit can transfo...Read More

Each week, I believe the silliness being espoused as to what moves the market reaches a climax. Yet, the following week somehow always proves me wrong.Two weeks ago, I noted how the pundits claimed the market dropped because of rising rates, but when the market rallied, the same pundits claimed that it was rallying because of rising rates.Around the same time, these same pundits told us that if th...Read More

Are trade wars coming? Last week Trump announced tariffs on Steel and Aluminum which promptly sent the markets reeling. Today, he announced that the tariffs would remain in place until NAFTA is renegotiated. Can you spell Art of the Deal? Is it part of China's attempt at world domination? Next, the Italian elections resulted in upheaval. The anti-immigration party got more votes than the incumbe...Read More

By Graham Summers The Fed officially has a new Fed Chair, Jerome Powell. And ever since he took office, it is clear that "something" has changed at the Fed. That something is the famed "Fed put" or the idea that the Fed would immediately move to prop up stocks any time they began to fall.Jerome Powell was sworn in as Fed Chair on February 5th 2018. At that time, the market was in the sharp se...Read More

Two trading months plus two days of 2018 already GONE! Yet across the US and 'round into Europe it hardly feels like Spring is about to do so a wit: "snowing here" says a text from the small Mediterranean fishing village of Monaco: put that in yer palm trees.Neither springing so far this year is gold. In looking at our above opening Scoreboard, yes gold is trading at higher levels than 'twas to th...Read More

The Turkish steel mills have continued their April scrap bookings at comparatively higher prices, sources said on Monday March 5.A steel mill in the Izmir region was heard booking a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $372 per tonne and bonus at $382 per tonne cfr. The breakdown of the cargo was not clear at...Read More

Taking profits on our short positions and closing them on Thursday turned out to be a good idea. Gold, silver and - on an intraday basis - mining stocks moved higher on Friday, while the USD Index declined. But, is the rally over after just one day? Not likely - gold's and miners' turning points are likely to result in something more than just a daily rally. So, how high is gold likely to rally...Read More

"The civilized world must not tolerate the Assad regime's continued use of chemical weapons." Continue...Read More

Turkish domestic scrap prices strengthened over the past week, in line with rising imported scrap costs, sources said on Monday March 5.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic auto bundle scrap (DKP grade) was TRY1,260-1,400 ($331-367) per tonne delivered on March 5, narrowing upward from last week's TRY1,230-1,400 per tonne.The change came about after a number of steel mil...Read More

By Keith WeinerLet's continue on our topic of capital consumption. It's an important area of study, as our system of central bank socialism imposes many incentives to consume and destroy capital. As capital is the leverage that increases the productivity of human effort, it is vital that we understand what's happening. We do not work harder today, than they worked 200 years ago, or in the ancien...Read More

If you can't arm yourself, you're at the mercy of anyone who is. I believe the people who want to confiscate-i.e., steal-or restrict weapons are actuallyContinue...Read More

By Frank HolmesStrengths? The best performing metal this week was silver, nearly flat with a drift lower by just 0.06 percent. Sharp's Pixley notes gold demand is on the rise while supply has begun to fall, signaling a potential increase in the gold price. Many see gold as appealing in the medium and long term due to the sustained demographic move into the middle class in China a...Read More

"Once the retail public sees $1,400 gold, you'll see an onslaught of investors coming back to the space, and I think from there, it's a pretty big springboard that's been pushed down in the last six years."Read More

Iron ore prices fell on Monday March 5 after China's ferrous futures weakened across the board.Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $77.03 per tonne cfr QingdaoDaily change: down by $1.31 per tonneMonth-to-date average: $78.25 per tonneMetal Bulletin's 58% Fe Premium Index Today: $60.78 per tonne cfr QingdaoDaily change: down by $0.89 per tonneMonth-to-date average: $61.50 per tonneMetal....Read More

By Avi Gilburt Each week, I believe the silliness being espoused as to what moves the market reaches a climax. Yet, the following week somehow always proves me wrong.Two weeks ago, I noted how the pundits claimed the market dropped because of rising rates, but when the market rallied, the same pundits claimed that it was rallying because of rising rates.Around the same time, these same pundits t...Read More

CIS export billet prices continued to climb in the week ended Monday March 5, supported by strong demand in most sales outlets as well as reduced availability of material and rising scrap costs.Metal Bulletin's export CIS Billet Index was $534 per tonne fob Black Sea on March 5, up by $14 per tonne week-on-week. This took the index to its highest value since January 2013, according to Metal Bullet...Read More

Vancouver, BC - March 5, 2018 - Zinc One Resources Inc. (TSX-V: Z; OTC Markets: ZZOF; Frankfurt: RH33 - "Zinc One" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the current drill program at its Bongar? Zinc Mine project located in north-central Peru. As previously reported (see Company news release dated December 13, 2017), the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines approved 124 drill pl...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices moved down further on Monday March 5 on futures losses. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,000-4,050 yuan ($630-638) per tonne, down 50-60 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 4,050-4,080 yuan per tonne, down 50 yuan per tonne A weak futures market led to bearish sentiment, and this, coupled with soft demand, pushed down spot prices. Hig...Read More

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO., March 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the "Company") announced today that it will hold its annual meeting of shareholders at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Embassy Suites located at 10250 East Costilla Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer, developer and...Read More