Mar 04, 2019 Guest(s): Amir Adnani, Chairman, Goldmining Inc. $1,400 an ounce for gold is a price level not seen in six to seven years, and is a level that is needed to kick mining projects into overdrive, said Amir Adnani, chairman of GoldMining and CEO of UEC. "It's a mark that from a standpoint of project development, makes many other projects that are maybe borderline economic or just need...Read More
Investors flocked to Canada's Star Diamond Corporation (TSX:DIAM) on Monday after the company said its Saskatchewan-based project had an "unusually high" large quantity of high-value and large rough stones.A recent study has confirmed that about 27% of the diamonds at the company's Orion South and Star exploration sites are type IIa, a category that represents less than 2% of all rough stones mine...Read More
Australia's gold production hit an all-time high of 317 tonnes in 2018, breaking the previous record of 314.5 tonnes, which stood for 21 years, consultancy Surbiton Associates says.In the third quarter that ended Sept. 30, the country's gold output totalled 81 tonnes, making it the third consecutive quarter where it exceeded 80 tonnes, they say in their latest report.The country's gold production...Read More
Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) rejected Monday rival Barrick Gold's (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) all-stock $18 billion hostile takeover offer, but left the door slightly open by countering with the terms of a deal to merge their operations in Nevada, U.S.Chief executive Gary Goldberg said Newmont's board had concluded that its planned $10 billion takeover of Canada's Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) was the best de...Read More
The gold miners' stocks have been climbing higher on balance, enjoying a solid upleg that is gathering steam. That's fueling improving sentiment, driving more interest in this small contrarian sector. This gold-stock upleg is likely to grow in coming months, partially because of very-favorable spring seasonals. The gold stocks' second-strongest seasonal rally of the year typically unfolds be...Read More
Mar 03, 2019 Guest(s): Sean Boyd CEO, Agnico Eagle A bigger company doesn't always return the most value to shareholders, and mega mergers are just "competitive jockeying," said Sean Boyd, CEO of Agnico Eagle. "It's all about competitive jockeying, that's the way we see it. The top five gold companies by market cap, we're number four - the other four have all talked to each in some form or fashi...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank Monday after initially rising on a report that said the U.S. and China were close to finalizing a trade deal.The Dow ended 0.1% lower last week, ending a winning streak of nine weeks. The Nasdaq has finished higher for 10 straight weeks.Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said the electric carmaker will unveil...Read More
Aluminium's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange was down by more than 2% at the close of trading on Monday March 4, with the broad strength in the US dollar deterring commodity investment.Volumes in both aluminium and copper futures were high over the day's trading, with more than 22,000 lots traded in both by the close. While open interest in aluminium has fallen by over 48,000 positio...Read More
Fastmarkets proposes to increase the frequency of publication of its copper concentrates treatment charges and refining charges (TC/RC) Asia Pacific index and make small adjustments to the index' specifications.Under the proposals, Fastmarkets will publish the index weekly instead of twice-monthly. The chemical specification of what Fastmarkets considers to be clean standard-grade concentrates wou...Read More
The Indonesia Commodities & Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) has ended the suspension of key smelter inspector PT Surveyor Indonesia in connection with the launch of its new physical tin contract, which is set to transfer tin exports to bonded warehouses for the first time in the exchange's history, ICDX chief executive officer Lamon Rutten said on Monday March 4. PT Surveyor was ordered to suspend ope...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesMar 4, 2019I began to write about Anacondawell over a year ago. I have written about them half a dozen times. I love this company.The stock was $.115 but that was before a 4-1 rollback so at today’s price, the shares have dropped by a third in spite of them delivering outstanding results again and again and again.They are still trying andthe latest numbers are 59.39 g/t...Read More
Low-grade manganese ore prices rose in China last week in active trading amid strong demand, while global manganese alloys prices were largely stable - barring China, where prices weakened on muted buying. Low-grade ore prices gain up to 22 cents per dmtuAlloy prices keep sliding in ChinaIndian silica-manganese prices edge upEuropean alloy prices stabilize Low-grade manganese ore prices jumped by...Read More
‘Copping it from all angles' is basically the message, with the resources sector in Canada facing challenges left, right and centre. Especially on the funding front!Read More
Fastmarkets proposes to increase the frequency of publication of its copper concentrates treatment charges and refining charges (TC/RC) Asia Pacific index and make small adjustments to the index' specifications.Under the proposals, Fastmarkets will publish the index weekly instead of twice-monthly. The chemical specification of what Fastmarkets considers to be clean standard-grade concentrates wou...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee"), an advanced platform for the automated distribution of omnichannel product information, announced today Peter MacKay, president and CEO at Venzee is attending Shoptalk, one of North America's largest retail trade shows. Each year, Shoptalk hosts a range of investors, retailers, tech companies and analysts to di...Read More
Jiangxi Copper plans to buy a controlling stake in major copper, silver and lead smelter Yantai Humon Group, the Chinese copper giant said in a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on Monday March 4. If finalized, the purchase will see Jiangxi Copper regain its top position as the Chinese largest copper producer in terms of capacity - approximately 1.73 million tonnes of annual copper...Read More
The benchmark standard-grade cobalt price slumped to two-year lows in February amid a surplus of metal, leaving the market to shrug off longer-term bull signs on the supply and demand side. Price moves Cobalt metal prices continued to tumble in February, with concerns of further declines deterring consumers from making large spot purchases. Where possible, buyers have opted to procure cobalt hydro...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai on Friday March 1.China Key drivers Most Chinese traders insisted offering at higher prices due to increased material costs and the quick appreciation of the yuan, but no spot deals were concluded. The final prices for some Japanese tenders were heard to have closed in range of $1,480-1,520 per tonne fob. Yet market participants downplayed...Read More
By: IRA EPSTEINGold market -- weekly chart, sideways action galore. Upside momentum lost, higher highs and higher lows is lost:Read More
Turkish steel mills continued to book deep-sea scrap at a slow pace at the end of last week and prices remained largely steady at the start of this week, sources said on Monday March 4.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a European cargo, comprising 17,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25) and 17,500 tonnes of bonus at an average price of $314.50 per tonne cfr on late Friday or Saturday.The cargo...Read More