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Vancouver, BC - good natured Products Inc. (TSX-V:GDNP) (the "Company" or "good naturedTM"), today announced its financial results for the three months ("Q3 FY18") and nine months ("YTD") ended September 30, 2018."While our revenue growth for Q3 was 24% relative to the comparative quarter last year, I anticipate the year-end annual sales growth to be in the range of 50% to 60%," said Paul Antoni...Read More
Zimbabwean miner RioZim is suing the country's Reserve Bank for $92 million, in a move intended to force it pay for more of its gold purchases from the company in US dollars.The company operates three gold mines, a nickel refinery and holds a minority stake in the Rio Tinto-run Murowa Diamonds. RioZim claims the bank is not paying enough for its products in American currency, as promised, which...Read More
Zimbabwean miner RioZim is suing the country's Reserve Bank for $92 million, in a move intended to force it pay for more of its gold purchases from the company in US dollars.The company operates three gold mines, a nickel refinery and holds a minority stake in the Rio Tinto-run Murowa Diamonds. RioZim claims the bank is not paying enough for its products in American currency, as promised, which...Read More
Polished market stable as jewelers complete holiday orders. Outlookoptimistic for season, but stock-market volatility may impact luxury spendingafter Dow slumps 3.7% during Thanksgiving week. Mall-based retailersdiscounting to compete with online Black Friday deals. Prices of small polishedweak. Manufacturing margins tight, despite recent rough price cuts. DeBeers Nov. sight valued at $440M. Hong...Read More
Dealers cautious after Diwali break, amid tight liquidityand fresh bankruptcy rumors. Fewer transactions than this time last year.Manufacturers have enough inventory, and factories remain closed. Good market forVVS ahead of upcoming wedding season. Steady gold sales reported over Diwali. Round -1 point:Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa sold $9.5 million worth of rough diamonds at alarge-stone auction in Dubai, the Russian miner said this week. The 141 diamonds - each over 10.8 carats - weighed a combined2,140 carats, and fetched an average price of $4,439 per carat, Alrosa reportedTuesday. Companies from India, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates,Israel, Hong Kong and Russia participated in the auction, with 28...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The winter edition of the Vicenzaoro show will take place from January 18-23, said organizers the Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. (IEG). The first major tradeshow of the year, it is regarded as setting the scene for upcoming jewelry trends and as a showcase for the launch of leading jewelry brands' latest creations, said the IEG. Exhibitors are divided in relation to...Read More
RAPAPORT... Debswana, De Beers' Botswana joint venture, has appointedJwaneng mine chief Albert Milton as managing director. Milton will take up the position on December 1, succeedingBalisi Bonyongo, who is retiring, De Beers said Wednesday. Bonyongo will remainat Debswana as a consultant for three months, the miner added. Milton has worked at Debswana for more than 25 years, andhas been gener...Read More
(IDEX Online) - India's polished diamond exports rose by 19.4% on the year in October, according to provisional data released by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Exports of cut and polished goods totaled $2.31 billion compared with $1.93 billion in October 2017. Imports of polished stones dropped 33.1% on the year to $92.1 million in October. Total ge...Read More
A R200-million electrical infrastructure project has been impressively completed at the Cullinan diamond mine of the London-listed Petra Diamonds through the combined effort of four Zest WEG Group companies. The companies adopted an integrated solutions approach in providing multiple and diverse energy packages on surface and underground to power the celebrated 116-year-old mine well into the futu...Read More
Base metals price changes on the London Metal Exchange were mixed at the close of trading on Wednesday November 21, with positive moves in copper, lead and zinc futures contrary to the continued slide in nickel, while the complex remained broadly impervious to continued strength in the US dollar index.Lead futures improved amid a nine-year low in total LME inventory, rising by 2.2% over the day's...Read More
Zinc premiums narrowed in Southeast Asia but were stable elsewhere in the week ended Tuesday November 20 after zinc forward price spreads became the most widely backwardated since at least 2004. Lead premiums dropped in Taiwan, with lower offers moving levels down. Zinc cash/three-month price spread backwardation soars to $98 per tonne Taiwan lead premium falls pressed by increase in I...Read More
China continues to rely heavily on imported bauxite, with imports set to reach a five-year high of 70 million tonnes this year, Pi Jianqing, deputy manager of the non-ferrous department of Hanzhou Jinjiang Group, said last week. "China is expecting to import 70 million tonnes of bauxite in 2018. This [is the highest] since 2013, when the market stockpiled large quantities of bauxite on tightness c...Read More
Albemarle Corp has entered into an exclusive deal with Australian miner Mineral Resources (MRL) that may lead to the development of new battery-grade lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia.The companies have agreed to consider the creation of a joint venture that would own and operate the Wodgina hard rock lithium mine and ultimately develop an integrated lithium hydroxide operation at the s...Read More
The European ferro-molybdenum market has dropped this week because of slow demand from consumers in the steel sector and from traders, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 21.Moreover, more price losses can be expected in the near term if consumer demand does not pick up, they added, while suppliers typically try to clear out most of their inventories ahead of the new calendar year.Fastm...Read More
The European ferro-molybdenum market has dropped this week because of slow demand from consumers in the steel sector and from traders, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 21.Moreover, more price losses can be expected in the near term if consumer demand does not pick up, they added, while suppliers typically try to clear out most of their inventories ahead of the new calendar year.Fastm...Read More
China continues to rely heavily on imported bauxite, with imports set to reach a five-year high of 70 million tonnes this year, Pi Jianqing, deputy manager of the non-ferrous department of Hanzhou Jinjiang Group, said last week. "China is expecting to import 70 million tonnes of bauxite in 2018. This [is the highest] since 2013, when the market stockpiled large quantities of bauxite on tightness c...Read More
Trafigura's rescue package for Nyrstar comes at a price, with the trader taking greater ownership of one of the world's largest zinc smelter's prized assets in return for helping it bridge a nine-day liquidity crunch. Nyrstar announced on Wednesday November 21 that its biggest shareholder, Trafigura, had granted it a committed working capital facility of $650 million, effective November 30. The Be...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More