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
The London Metal Exchange three-month copper price fell below $9,200 per tonne on Wednesday February 24, despite hitting a new annual high during earlier trading, with the rest of the base metals complex also trading lower following their recent bullish boost.LME three-month copper's price hit $9,342 per tonne during early morning trading - its highest since since August 2011 - but down by 0.2% at...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to weaken on Wednesday February 24 amid rising inventories in the domestic market, while higher freight rates dampened exporters' willingness to book cargoes from Chinese mills.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,830-4,840 yuan ($747-749) per tonne, down 10-30 yuan per tonneSeveral traders in Shanghai said that the domestic market remained inactive even whe...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in London on Wednesday February 24.Key driversSpot cobalt metal prices continued to rally in the first half of the week, supported by a flurry of inquiries from Chinese market participants following the end of...Read More
An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Ewa Manthey and Dalila Ouerghi in London,...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...Read More
The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt...Read More
The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb at 23.95-25.00 on Wednesday...Read More
The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt hydroxide p...Read More
The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday February 24. Key drivers Limited supplies of higher tin content grade (Sn 0.5-2%) scrap pushed the price to the highest since September 2012. The low tin (Sn 0.5%) content grade price was steady, with deals reported below $2 per lb, although a few offer prices have been reported above that level....Read More
A summary of Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau's financial results in the fourth quarter and full year of 2020, as stated in its earnings report published on Wednesday February 24.In brief Domestic sales volumes of both flat and long steel in the Brazil division increased year-on-year during the fourth quarter amid stronger steel demand from the construction, wind power and infrastructure sectors, drivi...Read More
Copper-focused miner Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) has announced a production and costs beat for 2020, driven by strong fourth-quarter output at both the Pinto Valley open pit mine in Arizona and at the Cozamin underground mine in Mexico.With a total of 44.4 million lb. of copper generated in the fourth quarter (34.1 million lb. from Pinto Valley and 10.3 million lb. from Cozamin), Capstone's producti...Read More
Near-surface drilling at GoGold Resources' (TSX: GGD) Los Ricos North project in Jalisco state, Mexico, has hit high silver grades and returned wide intervals of mineralization. The company has released assays for 12 diamond drill holes completed around the El Favor target area, focused on the Salomon, Guitarrillas and Los Chivos veins.Drill highlights include longer intercepts, such as 33.9 metre...Read More
Nexa Resources (TSX: NEXA; NYSE: NEXA) is looking to expand its copper assets, CEO Tito Martins told MINING.COM. "Copper is the mineral of the moment, of the decade, and maybe the next decades," said Martins, a former Vale Canada chief.Copper prices surged again today with the metal hitting above US$9,000 a tonne for the first time in nine years. The bellwether industrial metal has doubled in pri...Read More
Australian iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has apologized to a local Aboriginal group for clearing land on a heritage site without representatives of the community being present while the work was done.The iron ore miner had Western Australian's government permission to clear land in the Weelamurra Creek area, on condition that members of the Wintawari Guruma people were present t...Read More
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The Chinese domestic price of cobalt metal surged in the first half of this week amid tightened supply and robust demand from the battery supply chain.Fastmarkets' assessment of cobalt 99.8% Co min, ex-works China rose to 390,000-420,000 yuan ($60,450-65,100) per tonne (approximately $24.26-26.13 per lb less China value-added tax) on Wednesday February 24, up by 11.3% from 358,000-370,000 yuan per...Read More
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