Turkish steel producers have ended the week without making any deep-sea scrap purchases because of the weak demand for finished long steel products and billet, sources said on Friday August 2.Offers from the Baltic Sea region were heard around $295 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) but customers in Turkey were not interested in prices at that level yet."Turkish mills do not want to buy scrap befor...Read More
Gerald Group subsidiary SL Mining has halted iron ore exports from Sierra Leone's Marampa mine to comply with a request from the new mining ministry, which is reviewing the terms of the current license agreement, Gerald told Fastmarkets on Friday August 2. Production at Marampa stopped on July 3 after a temporary suspension order issued by the new Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Foday Rad...Read More
More disruptions to trade relations between the United States and China have added to the gloom in the commodities markets on Friday August 2, including iron ore.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $107.73 per tonne, down by $7.95 per tonne.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines, cfr Qingdao: $106.23 per tonne, down by $7.95 per tonne.Fastmarkets' index f...Read More
Sentiment in financial markets has weakened further after US president Donald Trump announced the United States will impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese goods from September 1.This sent equities scurrying for cover with the Nikkei, Hang Seng and CSI 300 off by an average of 2.2% on the morning of Friday August 2, while gold prices approached recent highs again overnight as investors sou...Read More
Barring those for nickel and tin, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all down during morning trading on Friday August 2 after a surprise tariff announcement from the United States escalated trade tensions with China.US president Donald Trump announced via social media platform Twitter on Thursday that the US will impose a 10% tariff on another $300 billion of Chinese goods fr...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Cobalt trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb on an in-warehouse (in-whs) basis. Delivered prices are netted back. Fastmarkets prices - Click here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for standard-grade cobalt, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb - Click here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for alloy-grade cobalt, in-whs Rotterdam, $...Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday August 2:Minor metalsBismuth 99.99% Bi min, in-whs China, yuan/tonne: 42,000-43,000 yuan per tonne from 41,500-42,500 yuanCobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb: $12.40-13.00 per lb from $12.35-12.90Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb: $12.20-13.00 per lb from...Read More
An overview of the China minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Participants in the Southeast Asian ferrous scrap market expected spot prices to continue to rise throughout August in the face of higher domestic settlements in the United States, as well as bullish sentiment in Japan for the next Kanto Tetsugen auction.Buyers in the key import markets of Vietnam and Taiwan have accepted higher prices, Fastmarkets heard on Friday August 2, with only South Korea s...Read More
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Thibaut Lepouttre of the Caesar's Report has combed through the data, done the math and provides this assessment on the mining firm. Introduction Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (SSV:TSX.V; SSVFF:OTCQB; SEG1:FSE) has kept its promises and provided an updated resource estimate on its 40%-owned flagship Cerro Las Minitas (CLM; polymetallic) project in the second quarter of the year. We have combe...Read More
Welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast, I’m Mike Gleason.Coming up Frank Holmes of US Global Investors joins me to talk about gold, the key driver that will likely take it higher and why we need to be paying more attention to the trendlines than the headlines. Don’t miss another great conversation with the well-traveled and highly respected Frank Holmes, coming up after this...Read More
The gold miners’ stockshave surged dramatically this summer, catapulted higher by gold’s majorbull-market breakout. That atypicalstrength bucking the normal summer-doldrums slump has carried this sector rightback to its traditional strong season. That begins with a robust autumn rally starting in late summers. This year’s autumn-rally setup is veryunusual, but in...Read More
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Stitcher | RSSMetals & Markets: Jeffrey returns to the show, and he brought with him his excellent silver experience and a whole lot more...Jeffrey Christian, Managing Partner of CPM Group, interviewed by James Anderson of SD BullionIn a week in which the Federal Reserve had to cut interest rates by 25 basis points...Read More