With the exception of tin, base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were firmer this morning, Tuesday February 9, as were the precious metals and oil, while the US dollar continued with its recent pullback.* Oil prices hits $61 per barrel, highest since January 2020, on production cuts* Bitcoin surges as Tesla shows support for the cryptocurrency* United S...Read More

Export prices for steel hot-rolled coil from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) softened further during the week to Monday February 8 on negative market sentiment and weak demand.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HRC, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $690-715 per tonne on Monday, down from $695-725 per tonne a week earlier.One supplier from Russia was heard to reduce its offe...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points in pre-opening trade. Investors are waiting for news from the Trump impeachment trial starting at 1:00 PM EST today.Carnival slipped $0.22 to $21.39 after JP Morgan lowered its target price from $25 to $23Autodesk was unchanged at $302.81 after Stifel Nicolaus raised its target price from $285 to $342.Ford wa...Read More

The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market remained quiet on the second working day of the week with no deep-sea bookings heard, market sources said on Tuesday February 9.The most recent bookings were heard on February 5 at $380 per tonne cfr for Baltic Sea-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) and $387 per tonne cfr for UK material, sending the daily scrap indices down by around $15 per tonne...Read More

The seaborne coking coal market was flat amid limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 9.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $154.04 per tonne, unchangedPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $217.23 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $133.57 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $203 per tonne, unchan...Read More

Iron ore prices pushed up on Tuesday February 9, supported by the expectation of a positive outlook for demand after the Chinese New Year holiday, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $164.10 per tonne, up $3.60 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $164.46 per tonne, up $3.66 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao:&nb...Read More

Australia's Port of Port Hedland shipped 4% more iron ore in January compared with a year earlier, though shipments were lower than those made in December, data from the Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) released on Tuesday February 9 shows.The port exported 42.2 million tonnes of iron ore last month. This is down by 9.2% compared with 46.5 million tonnes in December, however.Iron ore exports to China...Read More

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin as its new chief executive officer, effective May 24, 2021. Aguzin will serve a term of three years until May 23, 2024, subject to the approval of the Securities and Futures Commission. Aguzin will also become an ex-officio member of the HKEX board of directors on the same day. HKEX is the owner of the London Meta...Read More

A lower dollar index supported higher base metals future prices on the London Metal Exchange in the morning of Tuesday February 9, with nickel gaining the most in percentage terms. Nickel's three-month price was up by 1.3% on Tuesday at 9am to $18,405 per tonne from Monday's closing price of $18,167 per tonne, starting its fourth straight day of gains. The metal reached $18,425 per tonne during e...Read More

With the exception of tin, base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were firmer this morning, Tuesday February 9, as were the precious metals and oil, while the US dollar continued with its recent pullback.Oil prices hits $61 per barrel, highest since January 2020, on production cutsBitcoin surges as Tesla shows support for the cryptocurrencyUnited States'...Read More

This year will be a turning point for network readiness and availability of 5G after some initial delay in last year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, sources told Fastmarkets. More 5G smartphones, wearables and other consumer electronics have reached the mainstream market while the increase in remote working that has resulted from lockdown measures continues to underscore the need for greater band...Read More

New energy companies are turning to the soaring equity markets to fund their future expansion. A flurry of reverse mergers among companies that produce minerals used in electric vehicles show that there is increased interest in new energy equities, and could fund the expansion of mineral supply chains in Europe and the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently over 30,695, just...Read More

The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it...Read More

The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed...Read More

This week's episode features a recording from AME Remote Roundup of Wheaton Precious Metals president & CEO Randy Smallwood, who discusses ESG initiatives and what role streamers can play to improve society. Randy discusses how sustainability is a core value for Wheaton Precious Metals and how the company is focused on a long-term perspective, not only for the projects it funds but for the surroun...Read More

Neo Lithium moving closer to productionSPONSOREDneo lithiumPantoro charging towards second gold mineSPONSOREDpantoro limitedMaximus ready to resume search for more Wattle Dam richesSPONSOREDmaximus resourcesEnvironmental and social governance (ESG) is critical to the success of miningSPONSOREDonyen corporationWhile mainstream media focused on the move bringing in more gender diversity, important e...Read More

The board of Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU; US-OTC: BNAUF) has approved construction of the Bateman gold project in Red Lake. After starting work on critical path construction items in November, the company expects to start processing ore by year-end and achieve commercial production by the end of 2022.Battle North expects to spend $59.1 million this year on initial capital development - this inclu...Read More

Over the next three years, Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) expects to continue with its trend of growing gold output, reaching the 1 million oz. annual output level by 2023. The gold producer has provided 2021 guidance, with 600,000 to 665,000 oz. expected this year at all-in sustaining costs of US$1,190 to US$1,275 per ounce.The production numbers represent a 33% increase over the 477,200 o...Read More

Clean TeQ's (ASX: CLQ; US-OTC: CTEQF) Sunrise project in New South Wales, Australia, is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one of the largest and highest grade accumulations of scandium ever discovered. The project has proven and probable reserves of 143.3 million tonnes grading 0.59% nickel, 0.10% cobalt and 47 parts per million of scandium for 843,000 tonnes of contained...Read More

In the face of historically low interest rates and chronically depressed bond yields, institutional investors are turning to gold as a portfolio diversifier.Gold has been largely shunned by institutional investors for decades, with bonds providing more substantial yields. Seen as the domain of retail investors, gold doesn't have an income stream and comes with storage costs.But as central banks ar...Read More