Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly rangebound during morning trading on Friday April 5, with a national holiday in China prompting quiet Asian trading while continued strength in the US dollar above the psychological level of 97 was also limiting commodity investment. Zinc's three-month price continued to find support above the $2,900-per-tonne level amid near record lows...Read More

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed during morning trading on Friday April 5, while trading has been quiet due to a public holiday in China. Nickel and tin were both up by 0.2%, aluminium was down by 0.3% and the rest were either unchanged or either side of unchanged - with copper flat at $6,450 per tonne. Prices for the red metal are holding up relatively well i...Read More

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

The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday April 5:Minor metalsAntimony MB free market regulus, $/tonne: $7,000-7,300 per tonne from $7,100-7,450Antimony MMTA standard grade II, $/tonne: $6,900-7,200 per tonne from $7,050-7,450Chromium MB free...Read More

As the minor metals industry prepares to gather in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the annual Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) conference on April 9-11, Fastmarkets outlines some of the key topics likely to dominate discussions this year. Where is the bottom for minor metals prices? This time last year, the minor metals industry was heading into the conference with optimism because prices were tradi...Read More

European stainless steel mills were pushing for increases to the price of grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) sheet and were likely to be successful because of reduced competition from imported tonnages out of Asia, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday April 5.Mills were seeking price increases beyond those which were dictated by the higher monthly alloy surcharges for April.Grade-304 CR sheet surcharges for...Read More

Electricity cuts in Taiwan in May and June, as well as ample offers from Europe, the United States and Japan dampened ferrous scrap prices in Asia this week.Steady demand in Vietnam and South Korea failed to generate any upward momentum for prices, with sellers being more willing to lower them to offload their cargoes.Buyers now expect the downtrend to continue and are putting off their procuremen...Read More

Canada-based miner Sigma Lithium Resources has signed a deal with Mitsui & Co. to raise a significant amount of the capital expenditures it needs to construct the concentration plant at its spodumene operations in Brazil, the company said on Friday April 5.The company will receive a pre-payment of $30 million for up to 55,000 tonnes of lithium concentrates over six years, with rights to a suppleme...Read More

In a rising market, every stock can feel like a winner. But a market-wide downturn can quickly crush poor companies with rich valuations. As Warren Buffett once said, when the tide goes out, you get to see who has been swimming naked.Which Canadian stocks look primed for a poor 2019, especially if a recession hits? Stay away from these three stocks.BRP (TSX:DOO)(NASDAQ:DOOO)As I wrote a few month...Read More

It has been a tough time for silver miners and investors. While gold has rebounded to be trading at over U$1,285 per ounce since falling to under US$1,200 in late-2018 silver continues to languish as the stagnant outlook for the white metal weighs on its value. Silver is stuck below US$16 an ounce and there are signs that it will be some time before the white metal rallies. That negative outlook a...Read More

From emerging markets to Turkish gold and Chinese electric cars, there are some smart ways to invest in foreign trade on the TSX index at the moment. The following three stocks represent just a few of the ways in which domestic investors who remain bullish on the global economy can gain exposure to markets beyond North America while still buying Canadian.The mixed-industry, high-quality asset choi...Read More

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Max interviews Craig Hemke of TFMetalsReport.com about the White House demanding a 50 basis points rate cut despite an allegedly booming economy where manufacturing and construction numbers look positive and stock markets are still near an all-time high.Known primarily by his nickname "Turd Ferguson," Craig Hemke is the founder and editor of the popular TF Metals Report blog and podcast, covering...Read More

Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the economy, energy composition and environment. He is the founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the laun...Read More

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Continue...Egon von Greyerz is founder and Managing Partner of Matterhorn Asset Management AG & GoldSwitzerland. Since the 1990s Egon von Greyerz has been actively involved with financial investment activities including mergers and acquisitions and asset allocation consultancy for private family funds. This led to the creation of Matterhorn Asset Management, an asset management company based on we...Read More

The company's main focus currently is a joint venture project in Mexico's Fresnillo Trend, where both development and exploration are ongoing. MAG's Juanicipio JV ProjectMAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE.MKT) provided its full-year 2018 financial result and an operations update in a news release.As for its Juanicipio project, a joint venture with Fresnillo Plc (FRES:LSE), on site, underground a...Read More

The Canadian owner of this gold mine remains focused on commencing production there. Kerr Mines Inc. (KER:TSX; KERMF:OTC; 7AZ1:FRA) announced in a news release the first drill results from its resource expansion program at Copperstone in Arizona. "These results confirm our understanding of the Copperstone gold deposit and support our confidence in expanding the resources and further extending mi...Read More

The changes are based on the company's first six quarters of commercial production there. Pretium Resources Inc. (PVG:TSX; PVG:NYSE) announced in a news release updates to its mineral reserves and resources and its life-of-mine plan for the Brucejack project in British Columbia. These 2019 updates are based on the one and a half years of operations at Brucejack since the start of commercial produ...Read More

Money manager Adrian Day discusses a company that he believes offers a great buying opportunity. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (FSM:NYSE; FVI:TSX; FVI:BVL; F4S:FSE, US$3.42-3.43) is a quality silver mining company, currently developing a gold mine in Argentina, which will almost double its production. A couple of recent stumbles though modest by miner's standards and market concerns have given us a...Read More