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GSI to Flag Treatments in Lab-Grown Reports

March 15, 2020 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... Gemological Science International (GSI) has launched a new grading report for synthetic diamonds that states whether a stone has been through post-growth treatment, claiming to be the first major laboratory to offer this.The LGX Complete certificate will specify whether the stone was created using High Pressure-High Temperature (HPHT) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD), GSI said l...Read More

Eto ang SAWSAW ni Leni Robredo na ikinagaIit ni Pangulong Duterte

March 15, 2020 / www.youtube.com

??'? Eto ang patunay ng kababawan ni Leni Robredo na hindi maunawaan ang direktiba ni PRRD?? ? The information contained on this YouTube Channel are for educational and informational purposes only.?EUR< ?-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-???"? ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: Pinas News channel is about selected video clips of latest news, speeches and interviews of President Rody Duterte, and a news vlog magazine w...Read More

How to effectively address illegal gold mining - study

March 14, 2020 / dlvr.it

Scientists used Myanmar as a case study. They say legitimization is the key.Read full newsRead More

'Gold pits have become tombs': mining leaves a tragic legacy in Cameroon

March 14, 2020 / dlvr.it

The ruthless quest for gold in eastern Cameroon has left the landscape peppered with deadly open pitsRead full newsRead More

RT @GreenlaneBiogas: The Greenlane Digest for the week ending March 13th ????,? [

March 14, 2020 / www.greenlanerenewables.com

Greenlane Renewables Inc. is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging renewable natural gas (RNG) market.Read full newsRead More

The #preciousmetals sector was battered this week as markets were sent into bear territory.

March 14, 2020 / bit.ly

After slipping as low as US$1,556 an ounce, gold began to trend higher today but was still on track for its worst week in nearly three years. Read full newsRead More

ALUMINIUM FOUNDRY WRAP: Market participants focus on virus effect on fundamentals

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Aluminium primary foundry alloy premiums were stable in Europe and the United States this week, with market participants pondering the long-term effects of the outbreak of 2019-nCoV coronavirus on the market's fundamentals and supply chain.EuropePremiums in Europe were steady, with market participants uncertain about the direction the market might take due to the measures being taken to try to con...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 13/03: LME copper price stable, more than 30,000 lots traded

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The London Metal Exchange three-month copper price maintained its level on Friday March 13, closing at $5,460, with almost 31,000 lots traded on the day.The copper price touched a high of $5,589 per tonne but also fell to a low of $5,319.50, before consolidating around the $5,400-per-tonne mark.The copper price was also supported by the fresh cancellation of 1,150 tonnes on Friday, bring...Read More

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 13/03: China cobalt prices face pressure from weak demand, falling futures

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More

Container shortage in China disrupting global shipping

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Global trade is being slowed down by the sluggish recovery of China's logistics sector, with a build-up of containers at the country's ports creating problems around the world.Subsequent to the outbreak of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus that began in China's Wuhan province, not all of the country's workers have returned to their jobs after the extended break for the lunar new year holiday. This has slo...Read More

GLOBAL FERRO-SILICON SNAPSHOT: US market surges on thin inventories; Europe demand slows

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ended Friday March 13. United States  Thin available inventory pressured prices upward. Consumer interest was still limited but suppliers drove liquidity...Read More

Gold Miners' Q4'19 Fundamentals

March 14, 2020 / www.321gold.com

Adam HamiltonArchivesMar 13, 2020 With the major gold miners' stocks getting bludgeoned, smart contrarian traders are salivating at coming great buy-low opportunities! With the COVID-19 pandemic's extreme fear terrifying the markets, it's very important to stay grounded in the gold stocks' underlying fundamentals. Just this week they are finishing reporting their Q4'19 results, which were incredib...Read More

GLOBAL CHROME SNAPSHOT: Lower Chinese tender, 2019-nCoV weigh on ore, alloy prices

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ended Friday March 13.China Spot domestic Chinese ferro-chrome prices have dropped after leading mill Tsingshan Group lowered its March tender price by 2.6%.The lower tender and...Read More

ALUMINIUM FOUNDRY WRAP: Market participants focus on virus effect on fundamentals

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Aluminium primary foundry alloy premiums were stable in Europe and the United States this week, with market participants pondering the long-term effects of the outbreak of 2019-nCoV coronavirus on the market's fundamentals and supply chain.EuropePremiums in Europe were steady, with market participants uncertain about the direction the market might take due to the measures being taken to try to con...Read More

MINOR METALS MARKET REPORT 13/03: Antimony softens on weak demand; bismuth firms up

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

An overview of the minor metals markets andthe reasons for any price moves.Read More

GERMANY FERROUS SCRAP: March contracts settled with increase then sentiment flips downward

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

German steelmakers have settled their monthly contracts for ferrous scrap in March with a month-on-month increase of ?,?10-15 ($11-17) per tonne, following the rise in the international market, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 13.The steelmakers, however, had wanted lower prices for scrap due to the fall in long steel demand that has resulted from the uncertainties related to the 2019-nCoV...Read More

UK SCRAP: Light iron market stable but seen under pressure

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The inter-merchant spot market for light iron scrap in the UK was steady for a fifth consecutive week, but there may be losses in the near term as other grade spot prices delivered to British steelmakers dropped after monthly settlements were agreed up on February, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant,...Read More

ITALY FERROUS SCRAP: Market activity close to zero after virus lockdown

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Activity in the Italian ferrous scrap market has almost vanished due to the country's lockdown to deal with the outbreak of 2019-nCoV coronavirus, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 13.On March 11, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree tightening the country's lockdown from the conditions set out in a previous decree on March 9. While there were no explicit measures to restri...Read More

MORNING VIEW: Metals start mixed but buying beginning to emerge

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) closed down by 10% on Thursday March 12, taking the loss from the February high to 28.3%, while the London Metal Exchange three-month base metals at their recent lows have been down by an average of 16% - ranged between 10.4% for aluminium and 22.2% for zinc.DJIA futures were up by 1.6% in pre-market trading at 6.45am on Friday morning, although most A...Read More

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 13/03: China cobalt prices face pressure from weak demand, falling futures

March 14, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More

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