Turkish steel producers remained quiet in the deep-sea scrap market and instead continued to focus on finished steel, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 1.The most recent deep-sea trade was done at the end of last week, when a steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $503 per tonne and shredded scrap at $513 per tonne cfr.The US cargo resulted a furth...Read More

The seaborne premium hard coking coal price in the cfr market jumped on Monday May 31, with a deal heard done at $275 per tonne cfr China, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $153.89 per tonne, up $1.09 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $284.65 per tonne, up $21.19 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $129.95 per tonne, unchangedHard cokin...Read More

Import prices for steel scrap in China remained unchanged on Tuesday June 1, despite Monday's suggestion that steelmaker emissions cuts in the steelmaking hub of Tangshan could be eased to 20-30% from 30-50%.Buyers continued to hold mixed views for the imported scrap market on June 1. Some buyers in north China started to show more interest in booking scrap cargoes compared with last week, after t...Read More

Seaborne hard coking coal prices increased on Tuesday June 1 following Monday's jump in the premium hard coking coal cfr price and with support from a lack of spot volumes. And sources said that major mills in east China have proposed a first round of coke price cuts this year by 120 yuan ($19) per tonne.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $153.44 per tonne, down by $0.45 per to...Read More

Iron ore prices rose on Tuesday June 1 continuing the upward trend from Monday amid firmer demand and a return of liquidity to both the physical spot market and at the Chinese ports, sources said.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $208.67 per tonne, up $9.84 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $211.04 per tonne, up $9.78 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cf...Read More

Hot-rolled coil prices in China's domestic market traded in a wider range on Tuesday June 1, following the choppy trading in the futures market while market participants looked closely at the production curbs in Tangshan, sources said.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,430-5,600 yuan ($852-879) per tonne, widening downward by 70 yuan per tonne.HRC trades across China's eastern region were weak on...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices retreated on Tuesday June 1 following a proposal from local authorities in Tangshan to lower the rates of steel mills' emission cuts to 20-30% from the current 30-50%. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,900-4,920 yuan ($769-772) per tonne, down by 100-110 yuan per tonne While the proposal has not yet been approved by Hebei's provincial government, it led to sentiment...Read More

Most prices on the London Metal Exchange were up on the morning of Tuesday June 1, following a steady end in May and notable stock movements for lead and aluminium in LME warehouses.The LME three-month copper price rose to $10,333 per tonne on Tuesday morning, up from $10,258 per tonne on Friday - a further 4% rise on the Monday May 24 close. The possible supply disruptions out of South America -...Read More

ELKO, Nev., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU) (the "Company"), a gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that it will hold electronic investor update webinars throughout June hosted by CEORoadshow. Mr. Edward Karr, will update attendees and USAU shareholders on the Company and will be available for questions after an initial presentation.Mr. Kar...Read More

The municipal government of Tangshan - China's steelmaking hub in the northern region - has suggested that basic oxygen furnaces no longer come under production restrictions due to the low level of pollutants that they emit.In a notice released late on Monday May 31, it also suggested a relaxation of the rates of emissions cuts by steel mills in the city to 20-30% from the more stringent 30-50% cu...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Bulk ferro-alloy prices have shown impressive gains again this month, with ferro-silicon, silicon metal and manganese alloy prices all making significant increases. Noble alloy markets also enjoyed upward momentum, with both vanadium and molybdenum prices rising sharply.Recovering demand from steelmakers globally, together w...Read More

Mineral sequestration could be used to develop the world's first-ever carbon-neutral nickel mine, according to the president of Giga Metals Corp, which is developing the Turnagain project in British Columbia, Canada.Martin Vydra said that its Turnagain project is on a path to achieving carbon neutrality without having to purchase carbon credits, according to test results conducted on mineralized m...Read More

Brazil-headquartered Minera????o Vale Verde (MVV) completed construction of the Serrote copper-gold project in the northeastern Alagoas state ahead of schedule and expects its first concentrate shipment to be made in November, its parent company Appian Capital Advisory said on Tuesday June 1.The mining company will ramp up production during the second half of the year aiming to ship high-grade cop...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...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 20.00-20.50...Read More

Trafigura has purchased a sizeable amount of rival merchant Cliveden's copper trading book, increasing what was already said to be the world's biggest copper trading book by volume.The relevant parties have been in discussions for weeks on a deal, which was tabled after Zug-based Cliveden contacted trading houses for assistance in financing copper concentrate cargoes, multiple sources confirmed.So...Read More

Fastmarkets invites feedback on its Taiwan steel scrap price assessment as part of its annual methodology review process, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco) principles for price reporting agencies.This consultation, which will be open until July 1, 2021, seeks to ensure that our methodology continues to reflect the physical market under the price as...Read More

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This week's episode features David Garofalo's keynote presentation in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Henry Lazenby at the Global Mining Symposium on May 20, 2021. Garofalo discussed the important role that streamers play in the industry, as well as the strong balance sheets of mining companies, and the need for more exploration - 'mine building is a lost art'.Also, Revival Gold presiden...Read More

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