Prices for imported hot-rolled coil in the United States fell from the highest in more than 12 years, with buyers looking for deals amid speculation that prices will drop by the time cargoes arrive at American ports."A lot of consumers are shopping for their best deals, but the problem is inventory availability in some cases," a West Coast distributor said.  Fastmarkets' assessment for s...Read More

Steel reinforcing bar prices in the United States are steady this week, with market participants closely watching the monthly domestic ferrous scrap trade for signs of how it will impact the spot rebar market.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), fob mill US was at $39.75 per hundredweight ($795 per short ton) on Wednesday February 3, unchanged from January 27...Read More

Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royalties"Overdependence on diamonds has made it imperative for us to urgently expand our revenue base to other minerals such as coal and base metals", Mokgweetsi Masisi, president of Botswana told the VirtualRead More

Brazilian vehicle production climbed by 4.2% year on year in January, with the industry slowly recovering from Covid-related restrictions imposed in the second quarter of 2020, trade association Anfavea said on Thursday February 4.Output totaled 199,707 units in the first month of 2021, rising from 191,731 units in the same month last year. But the total was down by 4.6% from 209,296 units in...Read More

Trident aims to fill valuable nicheSPONSOREDtrident royaltiesThe company recently added the Esperanza project in San Juan, Argentina, to its Big Red discovery in British Columbia, Canada, and its Mocoa project in Colombia.Read More

Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesOceanaGold marks three decades of gold standard mining SPONSOREDoceanagoldNovachuk and Kim's investment consortium Nova Resources posted the new offer on Thursday morning, having launched an in...Read More

Domestic prices for cold-rolled coil in Europe inched down over the week to Wednesday February 3, but buyers declined the lower offers, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel CRC, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?800-810 ($962-974) per tonne on February 3, compared with ?,?800-820 per tonne a week earlier.The assessment was based on achievable prices hear...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipNeo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedFilo has four drill rigs on site with a fifth coming soon. One goal is to tighten the drill spacing around some of the 1km-long intercepts grading up to 0...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil across Europe were stable day on day on Thursday February 4, despite attempts by mills to achieve price rises, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?710.00 ($854.16) per tonne on Thursday, unchanged day on day.The index was down by ?,?1.00 per tonne week on week but up by...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipNeo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedHaving waited three years to permit the drilling pads at Alta Norte, drilling barely commenced in October 2020 before some members of a community outside...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, Friday January 29, with aluminium bucking the trend on both exchanges and March tin on the SHFE also higher.Asian-Pacific equities and major western pre-market equity index futures were weaker this morning. Overall the base metals are looking heavy.Base metalsThree-month alumin...Read More

Brazil-based miner Vale has reached a settlement with local prosecutors to pay 37.7 billion Reais ($7.03 billion) in reparations for the deadly disaster that hit the city of Brumadinho in January 2019, it said on Thursday February 4.The agreement was signed with the Minas Gerais public defender and the Minas Gerais state prosecutor's office, and mediated by a court of Justice.The deal was signed a...Read More

Export prices for pig iron from the Commonwealth of Independent States decreased during the week to Thursday February 4 on a bearish mood among buyers, sources have told Fastmarkets.Market participants expected there to be further price decreases.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for high-manganese pig iron, export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, was $495-500 per tonne on Thursday, down by $5-20...Read More

Turkish steel producers extended their absence in the deep-sea scrap markets due to weak rebar and billet demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday February 4.Steel mills in the country have been staying away from the deep-sea purchases since January 27, when two cargoes of HMS 1&2 (80:20), shredded, and  plate & structural (P&S) scrap were booked from the United States...Read More

The steel industry has largely welcomed India's 2021-2022 union budget that was announced on February 1 for its focus on infrastructure and government spending. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown in the country resulted in India's gross domestic product (GDP) falling by a forecast 7.7% in the year to March 2021, before rebounding to grow by 11% the year after, according...Read More

A summary of Vale's iron ore and coal results for the fourth quarter of 2020 - ending on December 31, 2020 - as stated in its latest production and sales report released on Thursday February 4. In brief Sales of iron ore fines and pellets into China over the fourth quarter hit a record high of 64 million tonnes, compared with 58 million tonnes the previous year. Total production was in line with 2...Read More

Iron ore prices increased across the board on Thursday February 4, after sharp gains in futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and in swaps contracts on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $158.03 per tonne, up $5.38 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $158.61 per tonne, up $5.71 per tonne58% F...Read More

Seaborne coking coal prices in the fob market climbed on Thursday February 4 with trader sources in India citing strong demand for steel and healthy production levels there. The cfr market remained quiet on Thursday with the Chinese New Year holiday approaching. Fastmarkets indices Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $157.54 per tonne, up $0.01 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $21...Read More

London Metal Exchange zinc made the most gains on Thursday February 4 morning, with the majority of other metals - except tin - consolidating around recent prices due to a rising US dollar index amid the prospect of the United States passing a Covid-19 stimulus package.LME zinc's three-month price was up 0.8% on Thursday to $2,637 per tonne at 9am, following its 1.8% gain over Wednesday to $2,615...Read More

China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices continued to rise on Thursday February 4 amid gains in the futures market, while exporters are winding down ahead of the Chinese New Year next week.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,440-4,450 yuan ($687-689) per tonne, up 10-30 yuan per tonneA Shanghai-based trader said trading activity during the day was higher than Wednesday after prices rose.He said thi...Read More