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
How much does a C-Section cost? The answer is complex, but At One Hospital, Anywhere From $6,241 to $60,584. On December 29, the Continue...Read More
Brent Cook believes metals exploration and discovery is going to be more profitable in the coming years.0:35?EUR< Higher gold prices in 20211:50?EUR< Exploration and discovery is needed5:17?EUR< Will mining stock rise with gold?6:05?EUR< Evaluating mining stocks9:24?EUR< The pandemic and mining12:47?EUR< Mining stocks and inflation15:34?EUR< Caution in investingBrent Cook is an independent explora...Read More
This backwardation is most similar to February 2011, with silver nowhere near lows, and if history Continue...Read More
The price of flat-rolled stainless steel in Europe continued to surge higher in the week to Friday February 12 on high raw materials costs and long delivery times, market sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled sheet, 2mm, grade 304, transaction domestic, delivered North Europe, was ?,?2,600-2,650 ($3,153-3,214) per tonne on Friday, up by ?,?10...Read More
Omineca Mining & Metals' two exploration programs at its Wingdam project are covered in a Mackie Research Capital Corp. report. In a Feb. 8 research report, analyst Bill Newman reported that Mackie Research Capital Corp. initiated coverage on Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (OMM:TSX.V; OMMSF:OTCMKTS), a two-pronged exploration play, with a Speculative Buy recommendation and a CA$0.75 per share pri...Read More
Recent drill results from the Southwest zone at Troilus Gold's Troilus project are discussed in a Laurentian Bank Securities report. In a Feb. 9 research report, Laurentian Bank Securities analyst Jacques Wortman reported that according to new drill results from Troilus Gold Corp.'s (TLG:TSX; CHXMF:OTCQB) Troilus project, the "Southwest zone continues to demonstrate good continuity and potential...Read More
Cabral Gold indicates this finding at Cui? Cui?'s Machichie NE target is "highly encouraging." In a news release, Cabral Gold Inc. (CBR:TSX.V; CBGZF:OTCMKTS) announced the results of follow-up drilling at the blind Machichie NE target at its Cui? Cui? project in Brazil.These results are of four of five reverse circulation (RC) holes Cabral drilled at the target, 150 meters (150m) north of the Mac...Read More
Granite Creek Copper notes the program at Carmacks and Carmacks North was successful with all holes intersecting mineralization. Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (GCX:TSX.V; GCXXF:OTC) announced in a news release the results of its 2020 maiden diamond core drill program comprising five holes over 1,067 meters (1,067m) at the recently combined Carmacks and Carmacks North project in the Yukon.Of the five...Read More
Demand for steel in the European Union is expected to rebound by 13.3% year on year in 2021 after a 13% slump in 2020, the European steel association Eurofer said this week. Steel demand in the region had been on a negative trend through most of 2020, largely due to pressures resulting from Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions across Europe, the association said. in its quarterly Econo...Read More
Demand for steel in the European Union is expected to rebound by 13.3% year on year in 2021 after a 13% slump in 2020, the European steel association Eurofer said this week. Steel demand in the region had been on a negative trend through most of 2020, largely due to pressures resulting from Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions across Europe, the association said. in its quarterly Econo...Read More
Gold and silver aren’t the only viableplays in the metals space – and they aren’t currently the leaders.On Wednesday, both copperand platinum rallied up to multi-year highs. Rhodium, meanwhile, currentlycommands $21,000 per ounce – yes, per ounce – making it one of the mostvaluable elements on the planet.What’s driving these“energy” metals? Besides o...Read More
Brazilian flat steel producer Usiminas estimates that, after recent price increases and including taxes, domestically produced flat steel is sold at a premium of around 10% compared with imported material - a level the company sees as the "ideal" difference between prices of imported and domestically made material."[Our price] in the domestic market is currently within Usiminas' target," commercia...Read More
Demand for steel in the European Union is expected to rebound by 13.3% year on year in 2021 after a 13% slump in 2020, the European steel association Eurofer said this week. Steel demand in the region had been on a negative trend through most of 2020, largely due to pressures resulting from Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions across Europe, the association said. in its quarterly Econo...Read More
Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal has decided to resume its galvanizing capacity expansion project in southern Brazil in response to fast-growing demand in the country, the company stated in its fourth-quarter earnings report published on Thursday February 11.The project aims to increase cold-rolling and galvanizing capacity by 700,000 tonnes per year at ArcelorMittal's Vega do Sul un...Read More
Aluminium billet premiums in the United States, Germany and Spain firmed near two-year highs on Friday February 12 as demand outpaced supply in those regions. Premiums in Asia and South America were steady.US billet premium jumps to March 2019 levelsEuropean premiums climb; third-quarter talks beginBrazilian billet premium steady despite higher dealsPremium flat in Thailand; freight costlyUnited S...Read More
Brazilian flat steel producer Usiminas estimates that, after recent price increases and including taxes, domestically produced flat steel is sold at a premium of around 10% compared with imported material - a level the company sees as the "ideal" difference between prices of imported and domestically made material."[Our price] in the domestic market is currently within Usiminas' target," commercia...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have fallen by nearly $20 per short ton ($1 per hundredweight) one day after reaching an all-time high, while buyers weighed the risks of purchasing material at these levels.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $58.67 per cwt ($1,173.40 per ton) on Friday February 12, down by 1.61% from $59.63 per cwt on Thursday...Read More
Brazilian rebar prices rose in February after producers questioned whether an increase was sustainable amid a downturn in international markets.Fastmarkets assessed the price of steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic monthly, delivered Brazil at 4,720-4,860 Reais ($877-903) per tonne on Friday February 12, up from 4,495-4,575 Reais per tonne on January 8.In late January, steel mills were pushing f...Read More
A shortage of containers to ship commodities around the world and the consequent soaring in associated freight rates have led to a revival of interest in breakbulk cargoes. Producers and physical traders of metals, agricultural, chemical and timber products have been starting to book shipments in breakbulk vessels, which cost far less and doesn't require vast amounts of equipment in port. On the m...Read More
Zinc's price rose the most in the London Metal Exchange base-metals complex in the week to Friday February 12, with all metals showing weekly increases of 2% or more, and with new year-to-date highs for copper, lead, aluminium and tin during the day.Zinc's three-month price rose by 7% throughout the week, closing at 5pm on Friday at $2,834.50 per tonne, its highest since January 8.The galvanizing...Read More