The new London Metal Exchange cash-settled alumina contract will help the exchange to retain its top spot as the global reference for the aluminium industry, according to LME business development analyst Antonio Masiero.Speaking at the Fastmarkets Bauxite & Alumina Conference in Miami on Wednesday March 27, Masiero said that, while the market moves away from pricing alumina as a percentage of the...Read More

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

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) subsidies in 2019 will only be payable for electric vehicles with higher driving range and energy density, while the value of the subsidy will be reduced by 50% to a maximum of 25,000 yuan ($3,725) per vehicle produced. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the new subsidy policy for 2019 on Tuesday March 26, which shows another re...Read More

Largo's Maracas Menchen Mine in Bahia State, Barzil. Source: Largo Resources Ltd.Largo Resources Ltd. [LGO-TSX; LGORF-OTCQX] shares rallied Wednesday March 27 after the company said record production at its Brazilian vanadium mine enabled it to generate a profit of $316 million or 61 cents a share in 2018.Largo CEO Mark Smith said the company is now looking at ways to return capital to its share...Read More

Gold futures on Tuesday settled in negative territory, giving back the bulk of gains from a day earlier that landed the metal at its highest finish in about a month. Stocks and other assets perceived as risky regained some footing higher on the session, dulling the appeal of the haven metal. April gold GCJ9, -0.08% on Comex declined by $7.60, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,315 an ounce. The contract r...Read More

Rubicon's Phoenix Gold Project in the Red Lake mining camp of northwestern Ontario. Source: Rubicon Minerals Corp.Rubicon Minerals Corp. [RMX-TSX; RBYCF-OTC] on Wednesday March 27 released an updated mineral resource update for its flagship Phoenix gold project near Red Lake, northwest Ontario.The company said measured and indicated resources at the site are up 110% to 589,000 ounces in comparison...Read More

The Turkish steel producers returned to the deep-sea scrap markets in the middle of this week and booked four cargoes, sources said on Wednesday March 27.A steel mill in Northern Turkey booked a US cargo, comprising 15,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (95:5) at $328 per tonne, 15,000 tonnes of shredded at $331 per tonne and 3,000 tonnes of bonus at $335 per tonne cfr.Another steel mill in the Marmara region...Read More

Pouring a gold bar at the Cariboo Gold Project, east-central British Columbia. Source: Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. [BGM-TSXV; BGMZF-OTC; IWUB-FSE] said Wednesday March 27 that it is raising $20 million from a bought deal private placement to fund exploration and development at its flagship Cariboo Project in British Columbia.The company said an underwriting syndicate led...Read More

[Editor’s note: This story was originally published in August 2018. It has since been updated and republished.]The stock market’s volatility in recent months has not made me less bullish on the five cheap stocks profiled in this article. Among these stocks, market movements can cause some noise. But the investment thesis on cheap stocks is predicated on huge moves higher in the long-te...Read More

It’s been about 3 years since I said, “Screw this shit, no mas” to the corporate workplace. Yup, there’s been plenty of ups and downs from that point up to now, but all things considered, I can say quite confidently to you all now: I’ve got absolutely zero regrets. Sure, I wish I had a “do over” button a lot of the times; along the journey of Li...Read More

One of the pot stocks that’s rarely discussed is Marijuana Company of America (OTCMKTS:MCOA). With its $40 million market cap, it’s no wonder most forget about MCOA stock, but it’s good to look at all our options in a market with this much potential.Source: Shutterstock The cannabis group has gotten a ton of exposure over the past six months, as investors grow more and more optim...Read More

Chinese industrial profits were down by 14% in January-February compared with a year ago, marking the biggest fall since 2011. The data paints a worrying picture while the negative economic impact from China's deleveraging activities in 2018, as well the bitter US-China trade war, continue to take a heavy toll on major industrial sectors.The overnight release of this data put base metals prices un...Read More

The Wednesday Market Minute Global stocks edge cautiously higher, with bond market movements dictating sentiment, as investors growing increasingly concerned over weak U.S. economic data.U.S. Treasury curve remains inverted between 3-month bills and 10-year notes after tipping for the first time since 2007 last week.U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May could announce a date for her departure later to...Read More

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) subsidies in 2019 will only be payable for electric vehicles with higher driving range and energy density, while the value of the subsidy will be reduced by 50% to a maximum of 25,000 yuan ($3,725) per vehicle produced. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the new subsidy policy for 2019 on Tuesday March 26, which shows another re...Read More

Ever since Congress lifted the ban on U.S. oil exports a few years ago, it's been no surprise that our tight oil resources have accounted for the lion's share of growth.To be perfectly clear, 6 out of every 10 barrels of oil extracted from beneath U.S. soil comes from just one of three oil regions.Again, it's not shocking that we've gotten to this point.We've been banging this drum for more than a...Read More

Largo Resources Ltd. (TSX: LGO, OTCQX: LGORF) is a Toronto-based strategic mineral company, focused on the production of vanadium flake, high purity vanadium flake and high purity vanadium powder at the Marac??s Menchen Mine located in Bahia State, Brazil. At PDAC2019, we learned from Mark Smith,CEO and Director of Largo Resources, that Largo's team is one of the best in the industry, they are com...Read More

* Gold saw worst one-day pct fall in nearly 2 weeks on Tues* Market eyes Brexit vote at 1900 GMT * GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates prices)By Sumita LayekMarch 27 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged up on Wednesday asweak stock markets and falling bond yields reflected worriesabout a global economic slowdown and lifted safe-haven assets.Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,316.61 per ounceas of 1323 G...Read More

(Updated with chart) - Trump perma-critics should take a step back from their criticism of his nominee Stephen Moore. The latest attacks against Moore evolve around an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal suggesting that the Fed focus on targeting stable commodity prices. If one believes that the Fed should be targeting consumer price inflation, a concept that is debatable on its own, focusin...Read More

In the wake of the prolonged 1980-82 UK recession, pop band Dire Straits released a tongue and cheek swing record Twisting by the Pool romanticizing the good life on Europe's Mediterranean coast. The song popped into my mind after reading the Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement today. For some reason, the US Federal Reserve has deemed it fit to try and flatten the yield curve by selling s...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) dropped in Southern Europe due to slow trading, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic HRC in Southern Europe was ?,?460-480 ($520-542) per tonne ex-works on Wednesday March 27, down from ?,?480-490 per tonne ex-works a week earlier. Italian steelmakers were reported to offer HRC at ?,?460-465 per tonne ex-works to...Read More