JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – LSE-listed Gem Diamonds on Monday reported that it has the recovered a 149 ct, D-colour Type IIa diamond, with excellent shape, from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine, in Lesotho.This is the fourth high-quality diamond of over 100 ct recovered so far this year, and follows closely upon the recovery of the exceptional 910 ct diamond on January 15.Letše...Read More
RAPAPORT... Michael Hill's sales rose 4.7% in the fiscal first half asgrowth in Canada and New Zealand outweighed a weaker performance in the US. Group revenue increased to $273.1 million (AUD 341.5million) in the six months that ended December 31, the jewelry retailer said in a recenttrading update. Same-store sales - those at branches open for at least a year -climbed 0.5%. Total sales in New Ze...Read More
RAPAPORT... Gem Diamonds has unearthed its fourth 100-carat-plus diamond this year from its Let??eng mine in Lesotho, the company reported Monday. The discovery of the D-color, type IIa stone followsthe recovery of a 910-carat, D-color diamond from Let??eng last week, believed tobe the fifth-largest rough in history. The miner also uncovered two D-colorstones weighing 117 carats and 110 carats ear...Read More
Total volumes in all of the London Metal Exchange's futures and options contracts rose by 0.5% last year, which is hardly a dramatic result one way or the other, although it did at least halt a run of annual declines.Declines in aluminium and copper turnover were to an extent offset by increases in zinc, nickel and lead. As well, the exchange's new gold and silver contracts chipped in with some us...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals saw a mixed performance today. Nickel led gains with a 2% rise, followed by tin with a 1.4% gain. Zinc edged up 1% and copper and lead rose slightly. Only aluminium saw a decline today.Ferrous metals saw narrower rises. Coke rose 1.5% while rebar and hot-rolled coil moved higher slightly over 1%. Iron ore gained 0.7% while coking coal dipped...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals saw a mixed performance today. Nickel led gains with a 2% rise, followed by tin with a 1.4% gain. Zinc edged up 1% and copper and lead rose slightly. Only aluminium saw a decline today.Ferrous metals saw narrower rises. Coke rose 1.5% while rebar and hot-rolled coil moved higher slightly over 1%. Iron ore gained 0.7% while coking coal dipped...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Nonferrous metals saw a mixed performance today. Nickel led gains with a 2% rise, followed by tin with a 1.4% gain. Zinc edged up 1% and copper and lead rose slightly. Only aluminium saw a decline today.Ferrous metals saw narrower rises. Coke rose 1.5% while rebar and hot-rolled coil moved higher slightly over 1%. Iron ore gained 0.7% while coking coal dipped...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were slightly lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 1 point in pre-opening trade. Futures are responding to shut-down of the U.S. government over the weekend. Juno Therapeutic jumped $18.41 to $86.22 after Celgene offered to purchase the company for $87 per share. Value of the offer is estimated at $9 billion. Celgene dropped $1.30 to $101.35.Intel (INTC $44.8...Read More
China’s refined copper output rises 16.7% on a yearly basis to 865,000 mt in December, setting a new high since February 2015, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today.The article is edited by SMM and is provided for information purpose only. It does not mean SMM agrees with its views and SMM assumes no liability for accuracy of information contained or quoted in...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper sees resistance and is expected to retrace further towards $7,000/mt. With weak spot demand and excess inventory, LME copper is expected to trade at $7,010-7,065/mt while SHFE 1803 is to trade at 53,100-53,650 yuan/mt. Spot discounts are to move at 150-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: We see LME aluminium trading at $2,200-2,230/mt to...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part stronger this morning, Monday January 22, with the complex up by an average of 0.2%. Three-month copper prices ($7,096 per tonne) are up the most with a 0.7% gain, while nickel, zinc and lead prices are up by around 0.3% and aluminium and tin prices are little changed.Volume has been average with 6,376 lots traded as of 6.59am L...Read More
Recently, we witnessed the largest change to our tax system in over three decades with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). It will take us years to fully understand all the implications of these changes but, for now, it appears there are some immediate winners-real estate investors. Before I explain why, and offer some potential strategies to consider, please remember that real estate is an importan...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper sees resistance and is expected to retrace further towards $7,000/mt. With weak spot demand and excess inventory, LME copper is expected to trade at $7,010-7,065/mt while SHFE 1803 is to trade at 53,100-53,650 yuan/mt. Spot discounts are to move at 150-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: We see LME aluminium trading at $2,200-2,230/mt to...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper sees resistance and is expected to retrace further towards $7,000/mt. With weak spot demand and excess inventory, LME copper is expected to trade at $7,010-7,065/mt while SHFE 1803 is to trade at 53,100-53,650 yuan/mt. Spot discounts are to move at 150-100 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: We see LME aluminium trading at $2,200-2,230/mt to...Read More
Late on Friday, January 19, 2018, politicians in the U.S. Congress failed for the nineteenth time in the last 42 years to approve a resolution that would allow the U.S. government to continue borrowing money to support all of the spending that they've mandated. As a result, nonessential federal government employees have been directed to not report to work as of Saturday, January 20, 2018...Read More
QUESTION: Do you think that the Commitment of Traders and reported inventories are relevant to gauge market performance?ANSWER: The oldest game in town is manipulating inventories. Commodities can be stored at many places, but only selected facilities are on the reporting list. During the famous Buffet Silver scandal of 1997-1998, to justify taking silver up in price they had to make the invent...Read More
ELKO, Nev., Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. ("U.S. Gold" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: USAU), a gold exploration and development company, announced today that it has closed its previously announced $5.0 million sale of its Series E convertible preferred stock in a non-brokered registered direct offering. Concurrently, the Company also issued common stock purchase warrants in a priva...Read More
There has been chatter about whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) will result in a temporary stimulus, or sugar high, to U.S. economic activity because of the increase in corporate after-tax profits and the increase in household disposable income that will flow from the tax-rate cuts. How can putting this extra after-tax income in the hands of businesses and households not st...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange mostly closed in positive territory on Monday January 22 on continued support from the weaker dollar.Lead prices closed back above $2,600 per tonne and close to seven-year high levels. The global refined lead market recorded a deficit of 169,000 tonnes year-to-date through November 2017, according to the International Lead & Zinc Study Group. "The st...Read More
Total volumes in all of the London Metal Exchange's futures and options contracts rose by 0.5% last year, which is hardly a dramatic result one way or the other, although it did at least halt a run of annual declines.Declines in aluminium and copper turnover were to an extent offset by increases in zinc, nickel and lead. As well, the exchange's new gold and silver contracts chipped in with some us...Read More