Rio Tinto will begin construction on a new plant that will recover tellurium from copper refining at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, United States, it said on Monday March 8.Rio Tinto is investing $2.9 million in developing the plant with a capacity to produce approximately 20 tonnes per year of tellurium and expects production to start in the fourth quarter of 2021.Global tellurium production...Read More
RAPAPORT... Many jewelers rely on "tried and true" methods of advertising, blasting consumers with the ideal of a happy couple: A man spots a gorgeous woman across the room and can't take his eyes off her; their love grows, and he proposes with a beautiful, sparkling engagement ring. The idea behind this is to suggest that you, too, can have the romantic fairy tale if you shop with that jeweler. A...Read More
Turkish steel producers skipped the first working day of the week with no deep-sea bookings, keeping their focus on finished steel sales, market participants told Fastmarkets on Monday March 8.The steelmakers had booked a number of scrap cargoes late last week, resulting a more than $6-per-tonne increase in the daily scrap indices.A scrap supplier in the Baltic Sea region sold two cargoes at the e...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Biden administration is under pressure to re-impose sanctions on Israeli diamond billionaire Dan Gertler (pictured).He had his US assets frozen in 2017 amid allegations that he'd looted the Democratic Republic of Congo of its copper, cobalt and other mineral resources.Former President Trump quietly, and controversially, granted him a reprieve during his final days in offic...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Pink diamonds from the now-closed Argyle mine have been incorporated into new Jewelled Horse gold coins by Australia's state-owned Perth Mint.They are legal tender, with a face value of A$2,000, although it's highly unlikely any will actually be used as cash.They each have 2.76-carats of fancy intense vivid pink and purplish-pink Argyle diamonds and cost US$194,833....Read More
(IDEX Online) - Chanel's iconic No.5 perfume has been immortalized in a diamond weighing 55.55-carats and cut in the shape of its signature bottle.The D-color flawless emerald cut, octagonal diamond has been crafted into a necklace, surrounded by 104 round diamonds and 42 baguettes.Chanel No.5 was created 100 years ago by Ernest Beaux and Gabrielle Chanel and is the world's best-selling...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly unchanged on Monday March 8, compared with their 5pm closes on Friday, with a strong US Dollar Index holding above 92 for the first time since November 2020 and a high US Treasury notes yield hindering base metals price movements.The US Dollar index was at 91.21 on Monday at 9am, up from 91.96 on Friday at the close, concurrently the yiel...Read More
In late December 2020, China's Inner Mongolia began issuing a series of policies to restrict its metallurgical sector in an attempt to control its energy consumption. Affected industries include coal, aluminium, ferro-alloys and semi-coke among others.Fastmarkets rounds up the latest policies issued by the autonomous region and the effects seen in markets up until Monday March 8.December 20The Dev...Read More
Chinese customs data, released on Sunday March 7, shows total exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products in January and February 2021 increased by 25.9% year on year alongside China's imports of unwrought copper, copper products and copper concentrates.Exports for unwrought aluminium and aluminium product(January & February 2021)Total exports: 842,124.90...Read More
China's nickel sulfate price narrowed down in the week to Friday March 5 after a significant fall in the LME nickel price, with market participants also reporting little buyer interest, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets assessed the nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%, cobalt 10ppm max, exw China price at 35,000-36,000 yuan ($5,376-5,530) per tonne on Friday March 5, down by 2,000 yuan per tonne,...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were weaker this morning, Monday March 8, but prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly stronger while they caught up with the gains on the LME on Friday. Brent crude oil prices over $70 per barrel following missile attack in Saudi ArabiaUnited States Senate passes $1.9 trillion stimulus billBase metals LME three-month base metals prices we...Read More
Micon Awarded Front End Engineering Design and Definitive Feasibility StudySPONSOREDmicon internationalSolaris Resources on winning streak in EcuadorSPONSOREDsolaris resourcesLynn Lake the next major nickel sulphide discovery?SPONSOREDcorazon miningDavyhurst back producing gold; can it produce a lot more?SPONSOREDora banda miningThe Melbourne-based company outlined a plan to reach 2 million tonnes...Read More
Davyhurst back producing gold; can it produce a lot more?SPONSOREDora banda miningMicon Awarded Front End Engineering Design and Definitive Feasibility StudySPONSOREDmicon internationalSolaris Resources on winning streak in EcuadorSPONSOREDsolaris resourcesLynn Lake the next major nickel sulphide discovery?SPONSOREDcorazon miningIt was Rio Tinto's view new leadership was necessary "to advance work...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Northern Europe increased day on day on Monday March 8, following some domestic steel makers announcing price rises, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?753.75 ($897.81) per tonne on Monday March 8, up by ?,?3.75 per tonne from ?,?750 per tonne on Friday March 5. The...Read More
The supply shortage in the European steel market, which has been driving up domestic prices since late 2020, will persist until the end of this year at the very least, market sources told Fastmarkets.Finished steel distributors have said they have been struggling to get the necessary volumes of finished steel from either domestic or overseas suppliers, adding that they do not expect the situation...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were weaker this morning, Monday March 8, but prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly stronger while they caught up with the gains on the LME on Friday.* Brent crude oil prices over $70 per barrel following missile attack in Saudi Arabia* United States Senate passes $1.9 trillion stimulus billBase metalsLME three-month base metals prices...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices increased sharply on Monday March 8 following futures gains and amid expectations that rebar demand from the housing sector will benefit from an expansion of the country's high-speed railway.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,740-4,760 yuan ($728-731) per tonne, up by 90-100 yuan per tonne China aims to extend the total length of its high-speed railway to around 50,0...Read More
Prices for rebar imports into Singapore increased further during the week to Monday March 8 on cost pressure from the upstream raw material markets, sources told Fastmarkets.Turkish steel mills hiked their offers continually over the past week to $680-690 per tonne cfr Singapore, refusing to budge on offers due to increasing ferrous scrap prices.Import scrap prices in Turkey continued to rise last...Read More
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China's hot-rolled coil prices rallied on Monday March 8, supported by gains in the futures market, while trading was moderate amid concerns of a possible export rebate cut.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,950-4,980 yuan ($763-767) per tonne, up 150 yuan per tonne Several Shanghai-based traders said spot sellers raised offers in response to gains in the futures market. Market sentiment has imp...Read More