Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Scottie Resources discovers an intensely mineralized gold trend along the Blueberry Vein at the Bow property. Scottie Resources Corp. (SCOT:TSX.V) announced in a news release that drill results revealed a new mineralization trend in the Blueberry Zone at its Bow property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. "Fantastic drill results in an ideal location! This new Blueberry trend is a near surfac...Read More

Outcrop Gold Corp. reported it has discovered a fourth high-grade shoot at its Santa Ana property in northern Tolima, Colombia. In a news release, Outcrop Gold Corp. (OCG:TSX.V; MRDDF:OTCPK; MRG1:DB) announced "assay results from the first holes drilled in the El Dorado target on its 100% owned Santa Ana project in north Tolima, Colombia."The company stated that it made a drill discovery in the s...Read More

Magna Gold Corp. reported it intersected 302.73 silver equivalent over 1.30 meters at its La Pima High Grade Silver Target in Sonora, Mexico. In a news release, Magna Gold Corp. (MGR:TSX.V; MGLQF:OTCQB) announced assay results from drilling at its wholly owned La Pima property, which is located approximately 24 km northwest of the company's San Francisco Gold Mine. The firm noted that La Pima is...Read More

Cassiar Gold's Taurus deposit returns intercepts such as 83.42 meters of 1.2 g/t gold at its Cassiar asset. Cassiar Gold Corp. (GLDC:TSX.V; CGLCF:OTCQB) announced in a news release the drill results, including the best to date, of the final 10 holes of its 2020 program targeting the Taurus deposit of its Cassiar gold project in British Columbia. This batch of diamond drill results is from the dep...Read More

Aurania Resources aims to identify the sulphide-bearing core of iron oxide copper-gold targets at Lost Cities-Cutucu. Aurania Resources Ltd. (ARU:TSX.V; AUIAF:OTCQB) announced in a news release that a mobile magnetotelluric (MT) geophysical survey is scheduled to commence this week at its Lost Cities-Cutucu project in Ecuador and continue into next year. "The Mobile MT survey should complement th...Read More

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Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) was close to concluding negotiations with automotive producers to raise its prices for steel under annual contracts in 2021 by 30-45% across different products, commercial director Luis Martinez said on Thursday December 10.For hot-rolled coil, the increase was expected to be 40-45%, while the company was aiming for a 30-35% rise for galva...Read More

ArcelorMittal Gijon resumed steel making operations this week after six days of downtime due to industrial action, a company representative told Fastmarkets.The steel production at ArcelorMittal's Gijon plant, located in Asturias, Spain, was suspended on December 3 because of a worker's strike, Fastmarkets understands.Gijon steelworks has a capacity to produce about 600,000 tonnes per year of heav...Read More

The current year marks the 15th anniversary of the U.S. shale boom, a period in which fracking technology across such states as Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Wyoming helped establish the nation as a top oil and gas producer. Unfortunately, high costs of production compared with conventional drilling has led to the sector consistently printing red ink and resulted in considera...Read More

Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) set the iron ore guidance for its own production and purchases from third parties at 33 million tonnes in 2020 and 38-40 million tonnes in 2021, the Brazilian steelmaker and miner said on Thursday December 10.CSN previously expected its output and third-party purchases to total 33-36 million tonnes this year, compared to 38.46 million tonnes in 2019.A business...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday December 10 that are worth another look.Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) was close to concluding negotiations with automotive producers to raise its prices for steel under annual contracts in 2021 by 30-45% across different products, commercial director Luis Martinez said...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices in the United States are facing more upside in January, in a market where supply is trying to catch up with demand. The strength of the ferrous scrap market has caught nearly everyone off-guard, with earlier predictions that the market had another $30-40 per gross ton to rise following the close of the November trade proving to be well below the actual settlements.&n...Read More

Prices for imported hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel coil in the United States surged on Wednesday December 9 to the highest levels in more than two years, as buyers scrambled to find supply amid speculation that further increases are coming."Import volumes are limited," a West Coast distributor said. "With tariffs and dumping suits you aren't seeing a lot of imports arrive. I think domestic produ...Read More

Steel reinforcing bar prices in the United States have surpassed a one-and-a-half-year high, propelled by raw material-driven mill hikes. Fastmarkets assessed steel rebar, fob mill US at $34 per hundredweight ($680 per short ton) on Wednesday December 9, up by 8.8% from $31.25 per cwt the previous week and the highest level since it was assessed at $34.50 per cwt on May 15, 2019. US marketFas...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday December 10 that are worth another look.Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) was close to concluding negotiations with automotive producers to raise its prices for steel under annual contracts in 2021 by 30-45% across different products, commercial director Luis Martinez said...Read More

The London Metal Exchange three-month nickel price rallied 4% and four metals in the base metals complex - tin, nickel, copper and zinc - set new 2020 highs during trading on Thursday December 10 on rising expectations for the approval of a Covid-19 vaccine in the United States. The three-month nickel price was at $17,430 per tonne on Thursday at 5pm, 4.35% higher than its Wednesday evening price...Read More

The seaborne premium cfr price rose on Thursday December 10, with United States-origin coal offered at a higher price, sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $102.89 per tonne, up $0.08 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $178.60 per tonne, up $2.05 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $92.56 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $160.26 per...Read More

Base metals prices were steady on the morning of Thursday December 10, staying around price highs established on Wednesday on the London Metal Exchange when tin, zinc and nickel rallied to new year-to-date highs. The three-month nickel price rose during morning trading to $16,865 per tonne, setting yet another year-to-date high on Thursday. The metal's three-month price was at $16,820 per tonne at...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in scal...Read More