Ely Gold Royalties will retain a 2% net smelter returns royalty on any future production there. Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (ELY:TSX.V; ELYGF:OTCQX; A2JSL0:FSE) announced in a news release that its subsidiary, Nevada Select Royalties, agreed to provide Provenance Gold an option to buy 30 unpatented lode mineral claims covering two miles of the White Rock gold project in Nevada.According to the agreem...Read More

X-Terra Resources recently completed a $22 million bought-deal financing. X-Terra Resources Inc. (XTT:TSX.V; XTRRF:OTCMKTS; XTR:FSE) began its 2020 exploration program its Troilus East property on northern Quebec's Frotet-Evans greenstone belt, it announced in a news release.In the campaign's first phase, the team will prospect and sample already defined targets and, if appropriate, conduct manua...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold is moving sideways, not in a trend. Swing point above at $1754.90..Read More

Gold is original money. As such, it is the measure of value for everything else.Gold was money before the US dollar and other paper currencies. All paper currencies are substitutes for gold, i.e., real money.So, how much is money worth? Money is worth what you can buy with it. In my article A Loaf Of Bread, A Gallon Of Gas, An Ounce Of Gold, I compared the cost to purchase bread and gasoline over...Read More

Before updating the status of the gold miner (HUI) correction, let’s take a quick review of the Macrocosm, because it’s always a good time to be clear on important macro considerations.The graphic makes the following points that are the foundation of the NFTRH view on the right/wrong times to be fundamentally bullish on the gold stock sector. In order of priority, a bullish view needs:...Read More

Bullish sentiment appears to have returned to the stock markets with a vengeance. In a historic rally that has taken even die-hard bulls by surprise, the S&P 500 has managed to claw back all of its 2020 losses, taking just 53 sessions for the index to fully restore the nearly $10T in value it shed in an epic bear market. The oil markets have been nearly as impressive.After entering negative te...Read More

Swedish stainless steel producer Sandvik is to cut 429 jobs from its Sandvik Materials Technology division later this year because of the negative impact on business of the Covid-19 pandemic. "Today, Sandvik gave notice of layoffs in Sweden for 429 positions within its Sandvik Materials Technology business area," the company announced on Tuesday June 16.The layoffs will occur at Sandvik'...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold is moving sideways, not in a trend. Swing point above at $1754.90..Read More

Workers at Tata Steel IJmuiden in the Netherlands will continue industrial action after negotiations with the company's management fell through, the trade union FNV Metaal said on Sunday June 14.A strike on the night shift started on Sunday June 14 at 22:00 local time and affected pickling, cold rolling, an annealing furnace, continuous annealing lines 11 & 12 and tinning lines."The entire pr...Read More

Saudi Arabia General Customs Authority has postponed its planned increase in duties on steel imports, it said on Thursday June 11. Import duties on several steel products were scheduled to increase on June 10, Saudi Arabian market sources told Fastmarkets on May 29. The customs authority now says the...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 16 that are worth another look.Swedish stainless steel producer Sandvik is to cut 429 jobs from its Sandvik Materials Technology division later this year because of the negative impact on business of the Covid-19 pandemicFerrous scrap prices have ticked up slightly in Mexico, although overall steel production and industrial ac...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:?EUR?On the back of US steelmakers' $50- to $60-per-ton price hikes in late April, domestic hot-rolled coil prices improved to a monthly average of $493 per ton in May, up from $488 per ton in April. In contrast, both cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized sheet p...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday June 16.Please click...Read More

The unveiling of the US Federal Reserve's corporate bond purchase program late in the European trading day on Monday June 15 revived investor confidence in commodities on Tuesday, boosting LME three-month base metals prices. Donald Trump's administration is currently considering a potential infrastructure bill valued at nearly $1 trillion, fueling risk-on sentiment across the LME base metals compl...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 16 that are worth another look.Swedish stainless steel producer Sandvik is to cut 429 jobs from its Sandvik Materials Technology division later this year because of the negative impact on business of the Covid-19 pandemicFerrous scrap prices have ticked up slightly in Mexico, although overall steel production and industrial ac...Read More

The London Metal Exchange recently reiterated its willingness to facilitate spot trading of low carbon aluminium. While not a new concept for the exchange, it would serve two important purposes. First, it would provide more transparent, digitalized data on the specification of its aluminium brands and determine whether people are actually paying more for low carbon metal. Second, it would pro...Read More

Just over a year ago, US Section 232 tariffs against imports of aluminium from Canada were removed. Now there are calls to reintroduce them.The American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA), which represents US producers Century Aluminum and Magnitude 7, says that Canadian imports have "surged" since the tariffs were removed and are threatening the viability of the US primary aluminium industry.&nb...Read More

An expected shortfall in Brazilian supply of high-grade iron ore will likely result in 2020 becoming a boom year for Australian miners.While Brazilian miner Vale, a key producer of high-grade iron ore fines and pellets, is maintaining its production guidance despite a suspension of operations at its Itabira mining complex, many market participants in Asia are expecting a shortage of Brazil-origin...Read More

Mike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome back Michael Pento president and founder of Pento Portfolio Services. Michael is a well-known money manager, market commentator, and author of the book, The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market. He's been a regular guest with us over the years, and it's always a pleasure to have him on with us.Michael, than...Read More

Does this mean that there was a silver manipulation cartel who had to begin unloading a massive silver short position?by Keith Weiner of Monetary-MetalsThe Federal Reserve has become more aggressive again, after several years of acting docile. As you can see on this chart of the Fed's balance sheet, it has very rapidly expanded from a baseline from (prior to) 2015 through 2018, of about $4.4 trill...Read More