Seaborne coking coal prices moved up on Thursday February 27, although buyers in China expected prices to show a correction following a drop in domestic metallurgical coke prices.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $162.05 per tonne, up by $2.75 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $169.01 per tonne, up by $0.67 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $144.50 per tonne,...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices retreated further on Thursday February 27, with many Chinese market participants concerned that the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outside China and its impact on the ferrous sector within the country remain the biggest factors weighing on prices. Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $85.72 per tonne, down $2.38 per tonne.62% Fe low-alum...Read More
Japanese ferrous scrap export transaction prices were unchanged over the week to February 26 despite a rise in offer prices from most sellers, market sources told Fastmarkets.A rise in container freights - amid a shortage of containers - increased demand for unusual bulk scrap bookings over the week in Asian countries including India and Pakistan, while a similar pattern emerged in Taiwan, with gr...Read More
Two major steelmakers in eastern China lowered their purchase prices for steel scrap on Thursday February 27 due to weak downstream demand, their first revision after the Chinese New Year holiday.Shagang's new purchase price for heavy scrap (6mm thickness) is 2,670 yuan ($379) per tonne delivered, including value-added tax. This is down by 30 yuan per tonne from its last price set in early January...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices dropped on Thursday February 27 after trading thinned further, with high inventories dampening market sentiment.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,520-3,530 yuan ($500-501) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,280-3,300 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneSeveral Shanghai-based traders said trading activity on Thursday was even lower than...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Thursday February 27 on surging inventories despite a gradual improvement in the country's logistic sector.Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,420-3,450 yuan ($487-492) per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,370-3,410 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneMost transportation restrictions that had been imposed in various part of the country to...Read More
Key data from the February 27 pricing session in London. Key drivers: Spot market reportedly tight, especially for alloy-grade units, with material held in tight hands. Spot activity has been reasonably thin while market awaits greater clarity on the economic and demand impact of...Read More
Cobalt hydroxide payables have stabilized over the past week, with buyers taking a more hesitant approach to restocking against an uncertain backdrop for cobalt consumption and prices in the coming months. Fastmarkets' cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China was unchanged at 67-69.5% of the standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) on February 26. Payables had been rising steadily si...Read More
Deliveries of battery raw materials from Chinese producers to consumers in South Korea and Japan are continuing as usual despite a recent surge in the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the latter two countries, Fastmarkets understands. Major exporters of battery precursor materials in China told Fastmarkets this week that they have not been requested by their custom...Read More
The Chinese cobalt sulfate price softened in Fastmarkets' midweek assessment after some suppliers cut their offers to lock in profits amid concerns of a waning market in March.Fastmarkets assessed the price for cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China at 56,000-58,000 yuan ($7,953-8,238) per tonne on Wednesday February 26, widening downward by 1,000 yuan per tonne from 57,000-58,000 yuan per tonne...Read More
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Before their recent surge on gold regaining $1600, the gold stocks spent much of the past half-year or so largely drifting sideways to lower. That high consolidation really weighed on sentiment, with greed giving way to apathy. This sector normally tends to suffer a seasonal slump into mid-March, paving the way for gold stocks' spring rally. That's their second-strongest seasonal surge of the year...Read More
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX:KL)(NYSE:KL) is one of my favourite gold stocks of all time.At the start of 2019, I’d highlighted a hidden cash flow opportunity that the market was ignoring. “There’s a secret ingredient that few investors are talking about, but it has the potential to scale massive amounts of free cash flow from rising profits,” I wrote.I’d concluded that 201...Read More
El Salvador mining camp. (Image courtesy of Codelco via Flickr) Codelco has received an environmental permit for a $1 billion expansion of its Salvador mine, the state-controlled copper company said on Friday.The Rajo Inca project will increase production at Salvador to 90,000 metric tonnes per year of copper, up around 30% from current levels.Reserves at the underground operation at Salvador ar...Read More
The West Kenya project has received about $55 million in exploration investment. (Image courtesy of Shanta Gold | Twitter.) Shanta Gold (LSE: SHG) released on Friday its final results for 2019, reporting revenue of $112.8 million, up from $103.8 million in 2018.The miner's focus remained on its flagship asset, the New Luika gold mine, in Southwest Tanzania, throughout the year, it said. The compa...Read More
Excavators dig rare earth on a field of Jiangxi Copper Corp's Sichuan branch in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. (Image by 62|Shutterstock) The impact of the coronavirus has been felt on a range of markets as well as the macroeconomic performance of the Chinese economy during early 2020. The rare earths industry has not been exempted from these factors, as many Chinese processing facilities...Read More
Palladium (Shutterstock Image) The gold price plunge on Friday hammered other precious metals as well, with palladium marking its worst performance since the 2008 financial crisis, down more than 10%.With stocks in free fall, investors usually turn to gold as a haven of last resort. On Friday, things got so bad that they had to cash in on the metal to cover losses in other markets, spurring its...Read More