Import prices for containerized ferrous scrap in Taiwan declined further this week, with steelmakers holding back amid a weakening market for the steelmaking raw material in Asia.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for containerized cargoes of steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), US material import, cfr main port Taiwan was $230 per tonne on Friday July 3, down by $2 per tonne from Thursday but $15 per t...Read More
Import prices for ferrous scrap in Vietnam continued on a downward trend in the week to Friday July 3, with bearishness steadily growing among market participants.There was a transaction at $247 per tonne cfr Vietnam for a bulk Japanese H2 cargo early this week. But transaction prices fell to $243 per tonne and $245 per tonne cfr Vietnam toward the end of the week. Offers fell to $245-250 per tonn...Read More
One of the hardest things about investing is trying to anticipate what is coming next. Every investor faces this daunting task. All we can do is look at history, compare it to the present, and do our best to make decisions that will protect our investments. Periods of waiting can be unbearably long when you wait for your preparations to play out.In this article, I want to look at how owning gold t...Read More
Accurately timing a market crash is not as easy as many people think. It’s easy to see when the market is declining, and investors are in full sell-off mode. But to time the instant when the market has truly hit rock bottom (and the companies are offering the most enticing valuations), is difficult, if not impossible.There isn’t a lot you can do about that. What you can do is make up y...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesJul 4, 2020Omineca Mining (OMM-V) will be inproduction shortly at the Wingdam project on Lighting Creek in BC. They are being very quiet about it butit’s happening. That’s a big deal and why the shares have shot from $.15 in the middle of May to a high of $.70 on July 2, 2020. Tom MacNeill as President and CEO heads Omineca.The MacNeill family also runs a company n...Read More
"...were to suddenly head multiples higher, you would probably want to have a bug-out bag by the door and a survival bunker nearby."Mickey Fulp on Palisade RadioTom welcomes Mickey Fulp of the mercenarygeologist.com back to the program. Mickey discusses the crazy valuations that have developed and what he coins "Market Covidicy." He cautions that if gold or silver were to suddenly head multiples h...Read More
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It's been a big week for gold, with futures rising above US$1,800 per ounce for the first time since late 2011. Many market watchers have cited continued COV...Read full newsRead More
Heading into the weekend we have a fantastic Real Vision episode with dollar bear Ben Melkman who is interviewed by dollar bull Raoul Pal. It makes for a great conversation where Ben does a good job challenging Raoul's dollar shortage thesis. Nevertheless, they find some common ground when it comes to gold which Ben describes as a high-quality bet. Ben also explains how the Fed is backing itself...Read More
GOLDEN RIDGE RESOURCES LTD. is pleased to announce it intends toRead full newsRead More
FireFox Gold Corp. has completed the second and final tranche ofRead full newsRead More
* Shanghai shares hit five-year high on service sectorrecovery * U.S. payrolls jump 4.8 mln but hurdles lie ahead * European markets have subdued end to week * Copper on best weekly run in nearly three years * Rising U.S. COVID-19 cases threaten U.S. recovery * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020* By Marc JonesLONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - World shares stalled near afour-month high on Friday and the indu...Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE - The Ontario government is investing $185,425 to help a natural products manufacturer expand operations, meet growing demand for products that will help in the fight against COVID-19, and create six new jobs as the province gradually restarts the economy.OC Hair Bath & Body Co. will use the funding to purchase new equipment and renovate and expand its facility where it manufactur...Read More
The zero-premium merger of SSR Mining and Alacer Gold could net the new SSR a higher stock price, especially with gold prices risingRead full newsRead More
The latest Insights focuses on the junior mining V-shaped recovery. Our broadcast of the week looks at how investors can use insider data to avoid overhyped stocks with poor quality assets. Meanwhile, our insider of the week is from the oil patch and he as been buying the recent pause in Energy sector stocks.Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday July 2 that are worth another look.European importers of long steel and hot-rolled coil have claimed that this week's definitive decision in the EU steel imports safeguard case review ignored the interests of independent buyers and focused protection only on steelmakers, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday July 1.Chilean...Read More
Chile produced 492,500 tonnes in copper content during May, up 1% from 487,800 tonnes in the corresponding month of 2019, according to data from the country's copper commission Cochilco on Thursday July 2.Chile has been increasing its copper production this year compared to falling volumes in other South American nations like Peru, where the Covid-19 pandemic forced units to close. Including May f...Read More
Three-month prices for base metals on the London Metal Exchange were higher at the close of trading on Thursday July 2, with positive employment statistics from the United States lending support to the complex, while forward-buying in LME copper futures prompted a tightening of the metal's forward curve.Economic data released in the afternoon from the US showed the country's unemployment rate for...Read More
To help prepare for Daunia's autonomous future, it is estimated more than 30,000 hours of training will be delivered, ranging from general awareness to extensive training for those operating equipment, interacting with the autonomous haul trucks, or taking on new roles.The first Caterpillar autonomous trucks will begin from February next year, with the rollout expected to be completed by the end o...Read More