The Ambatovy Nickel Project (Ambatovy) will temporarily stop operations due to national restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Madagascar. "In Bolivia and Madagascar, all-day or night curfews have been imposed and public transportation has been suspended. Considering the impact of these measures, including difficulties of securing access to the operation...Read More
The price of antimony in China's domestic market fell for a fourth consecutive week on Wednesday March 25, with suppliers lowering their offer prices amid weakening market sentiment in response to a significant reduction in overseas demand.Fastmarkets' price assessment for antimony, MMTA standard grade II, ddp China was 37,000-38,000 yuan ($5,214-5,355) per tonne on Wednesday, down by 1,000 yuan p...Read More
The 21-day lockdown in South Africa and resulting disruption to shipping cobalt raw materials from Durban to Chinese ports have managed to slow the cobalt sulfate price downturn in China, with producers who were eager to destock pausing midweek, sources said.Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co base is, exw China was 45,000-47,000 yuan ($6,341- 6,623) per tonne on Wednesday Ma...Read More
Stainless steel prices in China fell over the past week amid lower raw material costs and a worsening novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pandemic. A slump in the London Metal Exchange's nickel price was a major factor that led steelmakers to reduce their asking prices, sources said. The three-month nickel contract on the LME ended Wednesday March 25's trading session at $11,251 per tonne, down by $254-...Read More
China's electric-arc furnace (EAF) mills have gradually raised their production rates in the past three weeks following stronger demand for steel products.But this higher output is unlikely to lower billet imports into the country, according to market sources. They expect this trade flow to persist as long as the arbitrage window stays open.Production rates for EAFs - which largely produce long st...Read More
The hot metal cost for blast furnace-based steel production in Asia reached almost $320 per tonne in February, supported by high iron ore and coking coal prices despite the onset of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pandemic in China.The high raw materials costs caused hot metal-steel spreads to reach a low of $137.98 per tonne and $110.39 per tonne for hot-rolled coil and rebar respectively even...Read More
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The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on the economy. Very few industries are able to weather the storm. Even gold stocks aren’t immune, which has investors perplexed. Despite significant volatility, however, the price of gold is flat over the past month. In comparison, the iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF (TSX:XGD) has lost approximately 8% of its value. Although much better...Read More
How cheap is silver?Well, if you’re measuring it against gold, silver has never been this cheap. The gold/silver ratio recently exploded past 120. Theoretically, that means you could buy 120 ounces of silver for one ounce of gold. An average gold/silver ratio is about 70, and it has been as low as 15.120 is unheard of. This has never happened in all of human history.If silver prices rise, I...Read More
Image courtesy of Seabridge Gold Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA)(NYSE: SA) posted a net loss of $11.6 million ($0.19 per share) in 2019 compared to a loss of $19.9 million ($0.34 per share) in the previous year, the company stated in its year-end financial release on Friday.During 2019, Seabridge invested $30 million in mineral interests, primarily at its KSM project, compared to $37 million in 2018. T...Read More
Open pit at Constancia. Photo by Hudbay Minerals. The collapse of the copper price and the containment measures taken for the coronavirus pandemic are posing a significant risk to global copper mine supply and project development, Nick Pickens, research director at Wood Mackenzie said in a note this week.Day-by-day, mining companies are announcing revised plans to comply with new restrictions. "F...Read More
Natalka gold mine (Image: Polyus.) Polyus announced that, in cooperation with the Far East Development Fund ("FEDF"), it will co-found a fund to finance activities aimed at preventing the spread of covid-19 in the Russian Far East. The size of the fund is expected to reach RUB 1 billion (about $12 million) reflecting donations from different parties.FEDF and Polyus will donate a total...Read More
Eric Sprott is renowned for his investments in the Canadian gold junior market. Image from archives. Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX) has closed the flow-through portion of its previously announced private placement for aggregate proceeds of approximately C$619,000. Upon closing, the company issued about 8.84 million units at a price of C$0.07 per unit, where each unit consists of one common shar...Read More
Image source: Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) announced this week that the continued spread of covid-19 is starting to impact its supply chain. Caterpillar said it is continuing to run the majority of its US domestic operations and plans to continue operations in other parts of the world but is temporarily suspending operations at some facilities in affected areas. In February, Caterpill...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesMar 27, 2020We have entered a depression that is going to turn our world upside down. Before it ends the general stock market will be down 85-92%, banks will close and governments fall. People still do not realize the impact of the Coronavirus. It will kill tens of millions of people in the world before it fades away. It will change how we physically interact with each other.T...Read More
First up, the slump in the Aussie dollar from last (calendar) year's average of US69c to below 60c has softened the blow of mineral commodity price falls (gold is a reserve asset and is doing its ownRead More
The company, which recently had to ensure the market it had no ticking debt time bomb lurking in its accounts, said the decision was made to maximise its liquidity in the uncertain age of COVID-19. The dividend pause was considered a prudent measure, and follows other companies in the mining contracting space including Perenti Global, Downer EDI, Lycopodium and Austin Engineering. ...Read More
Shares in the gold miner lost 15% Thursday after it deferred the payment of its interim dividend and withdrew full-year guidance due to the impacts of the outbreak.Read More