Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...Read More
The price of refined selenium powder in China hit a 55-month low in the week to Friday January 15 amid sufficient supply in the market and slow demand from the downstream glass industry, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for selenium 99.9% Se min, in-whs China was 90-110 yuan ($14-17) per kg on Friday, narrowing downwards by 5 yuan per kg from 90-115 yuan per kg the pre...Read More
A strong performance in the electric vehicle (EV) sector is set to give a significant boost to demand for cobalt in 2021, an exclusive survey by Fastmarkets reveals. And while there were mixed messages about demand in certain downstream sectors, such as superalloys which are mostly applied in the aerospace sector, with a cautious expectation of steady or growing demand in the key consumer electron...Read More
January 18, 2021 - Brixton Metals Corporation (the “Company“) (TSXV: BBB) (OTCQB: BBBXF) is pleased to provide the last batch of 2020 drilling results at its wholly owned Thorn Project, located in the Golden Triangle of Northwestern British Columbia.Highlights:Hole THN20-181 intercepted porphyry style mineralization returning 439.42m of 0.34% CuEq including, 278.42m of 0.43% CuEq, incl...Read More
The Association for Mineral Exploration opened up its Remote Roundup - its first virtual conference in the event's 38-year history - with special guest speakers that included a keynote talk from Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF).Speaking from Singapore, where the mining entrepreneur (and previously frequent traveller) noted he has been "...Read More
Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) has released assay results for reverse circulation and diamond tail drilling completed at the Koula deposit within its Seguela development project in C??te d'Ivoire.The drill highlights included 14 metres of 42.9 grams gold per tonne starting at 61 metres; 11 metres of 46.2 grams gold per tonne from 48 metres; and 18 metres of 22.1 grams gold per tonne from 175 m...Read More
Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesDecade of performance: Pitram delivers diamond standard for Argyle diamond mineSPONSOREDmicromineThe game of "re-branding and re-shipping" Australian coal was revealed in an almost casual remar...Read More
Following the announcement last month of the sale of Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) to Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX), Premier has released an updated preliminary economic assessment for its McCoy-Cove property in Nevada. The past-producing asset will be part of i-80 Gold, a U.S.-focused spin-out with shares of this new company distributed to Premier's existing shareholders.The latest PEA sug...Read More
China's domestic prices for steel scrap surged last week amid replenishment by steel mills and a tightening supply of raw materials. Fastmarkets' assessment for steel scrap heavy scrap domestic, delivered mill China was at 3,230-3,240 yuan ($498-500) per tonne on Friday, up by 110-230 yuan per tonne from 3,000-3,130 yuan per tonne a week earlier. Steel mills actively bought scrap in the past coupl...Read More
The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, as the companies behind the operation engage in talks to find a way to improve the government's financial benefits from an ongoing underground expansion.Based on a definitive estimate for the development of the new mine level, announced by Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; NYSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) last m...Read More
Twelve miners trapped in an underground mine still alive, but fate of ten others unclear.Read full newsRead More
BMO believes copper prices are running out of steam, but Jefferies disagreesRead full newsRead More
Rover Metals Corp. is pleased to announce that it is meeting allRead full newsRead More
TSXV:NRG ) Newrange Gold Corp. is pleased to provide the followinRead full newsRead More
Blue Star Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that Mr. Darren LindsRead full newsRead More
Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated tomorrow. What does this mean for investors?Well, for one thing, more stimulus. Additionally, interest rates are expected to stay at all-time lows for some time. All the debt that has fueled the stimulus packages of this past year will need to be paid back. Furthermore, expectations of additional extreme levels of stimulus on the horizon make the case that low in...Read More
Jan 19, 2021 Guest(s): Peter Schiff Senior Economist, Chief Market Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital The U.S. is moving away from free markets and towards a more socialist model, with a declining dollar on track to erode Americans' wealth over time, said Peter Schiff, chief market strategist of Euro Pacific Asset Management."We don't need any new legislation. We need to get rid of all the existin...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 19 that are worth another look.Rabobank will close its commodity trade finance desks in London, Shanghai and Sydney after reviewing the embattled sector last summer.Brazilian flat steel distributors...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 19.Please click...Read More
The London Metal Exchange and its clearing house are revisiting a proposal to transition to a different way of calculating its clearing methodology. The exchange announced its discussion paper on the topic on Tuesday January 19. The last attempt was made in 2017 and was rejected by LME members because it would make the provision of credit lines expensive and result in the rapid withdrawal of...Read More