McEwen Mining Inc. (MUX) (MUX.TO) provides an update on the fatal accident involving a contractor's employee that occurred on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Gold Bar Mine in Nevada.The formal investigation by local authorities is not complete, but preliminary analysis by McEwen Mining suggests thatRead full newsRead More
Silver ended the week closing at its lows, now down to $14.40/oz.The trend is also down for silver stocks since peaking in Q1.Caution is warranted at this time since risks are heightened for individual company failure (particularly producers) in a low price environment where profit margins have been greatly eroded.Hecla Mining and Coeur Mining are just two examples of companies currently going thr...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Quadron Cannatech Corporation (CSE:QCC) (the "Company" or "Quadron") is pleased to announce that it will begin to take reservations to toll process hemp or cannabis with the "BIG BEAST", a fully automated, touch screen control continuous flow Ethanol Extractor System. The "BIG BEAST is the latest addition to the BEAST family of extractors, with estimated processing capacity of up...Read More
There are many different methods for investing in gold, as we have outlined previously.Gold streaming and royalty companies are a unique investment. They offer a distinct set of advantages and disadvantages in their exposure to gold.Mining streaming and royalty companies offer a number of benefits to investors that differ significantly from more traditional mining co's.Before we get into the speci...Read More
There are many different methods for investing in gold, as we have outlined previously.Gold streaming and royalty companies are a unique investment. They offer a distinct set of advantages and disadvantages in their exposure to gold.First, it should be noted that there is a difference between streaming and royalty stocks, but their underlying exposure to gold is similar.Before we get into the spec...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
The global billet market saw an improvement in sentiment in the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Middle East-North Africa region after the United States reduced its steel import duties against Turkey.The US lowered its tariffs on steel imports from Turkey to 25% from 50%, effective Friday May 17.This immediately sent import scrap prices up in Turkey as Turkish steel producers resumed the...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
The United States has lowered its tariffs on steel imports from Turkey to 25%, from the previous 50%, effective Friday May 17.The move reverses a decision by US President Donald Trump in August last year to impose higher tariffs on US imports of Turkish aluminium and steel amid an escalation in tensions between the two countries.Turkey exported 6 tonnes of hot-rolled coil under HS code 7208 to the...Read More
Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer LKAB is to appoint Markus Pet??j??niemi to the role of senior vice president, where he will lead the newly formed market and technology unit, the company said on Thursday May 16.Pet??j??niemi, who will take up the role on June 1, was previously acting senior vice president and led the technology and process development team, which will now fall under the marke...Read More
Feralpi Stahl will raise capacity at its rebar and wire rod rolling mill in Riesa in the Saxony region of Germany to 1.3 million tonnes per year, the German division of Italy-based steelmaker Feralpi Group said.The company will invest ?,?60 million ($67.33 million) over a two-year period to increase capacity at Riesa, it said on Wednesday May 15."The investment will strengthen the current producti...Read More
The global billet market saw an improvement in sentiment in the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Middle East-North Africa region after the United States reduced its steel import duties against Turkey.The US lowered its tariffs on steel imports from Turkey to 25% from 50%, effective Friday May 17.This immediately sent import scrap prices up in Turkey as Turkish steel producers resumed the...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
The temporary truce on tariffs between China and the United States could be over, injecting a new round of uncertainty into the global financial markets and suspending hopes that a resolution to the countries' trade impasse was likely.US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise the tariff on $200 billion-worth of Chinese imports to 25% from 10% by Friday May 10. He also said that the US may...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
We walked up to the demo point, the counter protesters were blocking it, so I tried speaking to them. They were vile from the start, I said something in the heat of the moment, which then resulted in people throwing punches and kick's. Wherever you agree with what I said or not, I didn't deserve that, when you've got a gang of people trying to do you in, you are going to retaliate, I did this with...Read More