Gold prices hit over 3-month highs onTuesday, supported by technical factors after the precious metalbroke through strong resistance last week.FUNDAMENTALS* Spot goldrose 0.2 percent to $1,305 an ounce at0114 GMT, having hit its highest since Sept. 26 at $1,307.63earlier in the session.* Gold benefited from technically driven momentum afterclosing above its 100-day moving average last week and bre...Read More
Oil prices had their highest January opening since 2014 on Tuesday, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC and Russia as well as strong demand.Read full newsRead More
The following issues have been halted by IIROC:Company: Marlin Gold Mining Ltd.TSX-V Symbol:MLNReason:At the Request of the Company Pending NewsHalt Time... | d?cembre 22,2017Read full newsRead More
Jack ChanPosted Jan 1, 2018GLD – on buy signal.***SLV – on buy signal.***GDX – on buy signal.***XGD.TO – on buy signal.***CEF – on buy signal.***GDXJ – on buy signal.***Speculation is in bull market values.Speculation recovered sharply from the lowest level in years.The breakdown on USD this week is supportive for overal higher metal prices in coming weeks.Summa...Read More
On December 31, residents of Jerada, in northeastern Morocco, braved the winter cold and stayed on the streets late into the night in what was the ninth day of continued rallies in demand for jobs, social development and government intervention in what the call "the mines of death." This time, protesters showed up dressed as miners, had their faces and hands blackened and were carrying black loave...Read More
There are very few sellers leftThere were very few sellers left in January 2016 when the devastating "forever bear" was about to end. Six months later and a 150% rebound in the large caps and 200% rise in the juniors (GDXJ) provided sellers an opportunity. They drove the miners and juniors down by 40% to 45% in less than five months. However, both GDX and GDXJ have been able to hold above that low...Read More
There are very few sellers leftThere were very few sellers left in January 2016 when the devastating "forever bear" was about to end. Six months later and a 150% rebound in the large caps and 200% rise in the juniors (GDXJ) provided sellers an opportunity. They drove the miners and juniors down by 40% to 45% in less than five months. However, both GDX and GDXJ have been able to hold above that low...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 2.Read More
Base metals prices were on divergent paths at the close on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday January 2 while most prices tried to consolidate recent gains. Zinc was one of the strongest performers today, hitting a high of $3,352 per tonne - the highest since August 2007. Lead followed its sister metal higher, closing up 2%. "Zinc has opened 2018 in a bullish mood; still, falling LME stocks sugg...Read More
Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:stewart@gutrader.comJan 2, 2018The world’s most awesome asset is taking the world gold community into the new year with grand style. Pleaseclick here now. Double-click to enlarge. Gold has stunned most analysts and roared to my $1310 target price without missing a heartbeat!The bull wedge pattern is bo...Read More
Comex copper prices consolidated in the US morning on Tuesday January 2 after trading around a four-year high at the end of 2017. Copper for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 1.20 cents or 0.4% to $3.2885 per lb. Earlier today, prices were in positive territory after Chinese manufacturing data surprised to the upside. But after closer inspection and...Read More
I experienced a real eye-opener this past week. The lease on my fiance's Audi A3 terminates soon. I was scanning the "pre-owned" inventory at the two largest Audi dealers in Denver expecting to see some good deals on 2013/2014 Audi A4's that had come off lease. Instead, I was shocked to see at both dealers a large selection of 2016/2017 A4s with less then 20k miles. Some under 10k miles. I even sa...Read More
High-grade manganese ore prices edged lower on Friday December 29 as fresh customs data showed rising imports to China and silico-manganese futures prices looked weaker. Metal Bulletin's 44% manganese ore index, cif Tianjin dropped 5 cents to $6.88 per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu). Metal Bulletin's 37% manganese ore index, fob Port Elizabeth rolled over at $5.79 per dmtu, equivalent to $...Read More
All members of the China Smelters Purchase Team (CSPT) have agreed to adopt $82.25 per tonne and 8.225 cents per lb as the benchmark for copper treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) in 2018, the CSPT told Metal Bulletin on Friday December 29.2018 annual TC/RCs were settled between Tongling Nonferrous and Freeport-McMoRan on Wednesday December 27.This was the first time that Tongling No...Read More
Lithium carbonate concentrated from Sturgeon Lake oilfield brine in Alberta using MGX’s rapid recovery process. Source: MGX Minerals Inc.MGX Minerals Inc. [XMG-CSE; OTCQB-MGXMF] said Tuesday January 2 that it has completed a site survey in preparation for 3-D geophysics at the company's Paradox Basin petrolithium project in Utah. The purpose of the geophysical survey is to outline subsurface...Read More
Drilling at ML Gold's Palmetto property in Esmeralda County, Nevada, on the Walker Lane Gold Trend. Source: ML Gold Corp.ML Gold Corp. [MLG-TSXV; MLGCF-OTC] said Tuesday January 2 that it has commenced winter drilling on its recently acquired Stars property, which is located southwest of Houston, British Columbia. The company said the property lies within a highly prosperous porphyry belt that pas...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap market remained silent on Tuesday January 2, as suppliers remained out of the market, sources told Metal Bulletin.Steel mills in the country paused their deep-sea bookings two weeks ago, but are expected to book more cargoes for February.However, suppliers have stayed away during the New...Read More
The Indian imported ferrous scrap market spent much of 2017 under pressure from new government regulations and the ability of Pakistani counterparts to pay higher prices.The Indian import ferrous scrap market spent much of 2017 under pressure from new government regulations and the ability of Pakistani counterparts to pay higher prices.The introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) in July,&...Read More
China's ferrous futures rose during morning trading on Tuesday January 2 as sentiment improved in the new year, leading to the recovery of trading appetite. Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,871 yuan ($594) per tonne, up 70 yuan per tonne May hot-rolled coil: 3,920 yuan per tonne, up 69 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange May iron ore: 543.50 yuan...Read More