Spot gold was worth US$1,841.50 an ounce at the time of writing and silver $22/oz."Gold has managed to break through the $1,818 mark this week, as this precious metal pushes into a fresh eight-year high on the way to the [September 2011] $1,921 record high," London-based IG senior market analyst Joshua Mahony said yesterday."The wider bullish trend continues apace with this breakout, where further...Read More

Iron ore production on an attributable basis was 248 million tonnes for the year, or 281Mt on a 100% basis, meeting guidance of 242-253Mt or 273-286Mt, respectively.Read More

"We want the molecular tests to discard the disease; the workers are very afraid as they have been exposed to positive cases which are now isolated in the camp within the mine and some were taken to nearby hotels. If there is no solution we are going on strike," said Ernesto Amas, general secretary of the La Arena union.Pan American said in a statement Monday it was putting its Huaron and Morococh...Read More

Mark O'Byrne, GoldCoreDelighted to have been asked to speak on the Market Musings Podcast recently. Just click on the play button below to listen."Market Musings welcome the founder and research director Mark O'Byrne from GoldCore. When it come to gold and silver Mark is your man. He explains how gold has a tried and tested performance as a store of wealth over centuries, and why he thinks every...Read More

Ira EpsteinCentral Banks coming out this week and next week with policy meetings. The weekly gold chart makes another new high. Gold bias is up, trend is up, resistance remains the upper Bollinger band around $1831:Read More

Only covid vaccine hopes has resulted in global stock markets rising. Silver has to trade over $2020 today to rise quickly. Gold is rising from factors such as US imposing ban on certain Chinese companies due to its treatment of Muslim minorities and US presidential election drama. UK Pound should rise after Bank of England governor said that UK has recovered half of its output lost in March-Apr...Read More

Ferroglobe has appointed Craig Arnold as its new chief commercial officer, effective immediately, in the second addition to its senior sales team this year of someone from a high-purity silicon background. "Mr. Arnold succeeds Jeff Watson, who chose to step down from his position to pursue other interests while being closer to his family in the United States," London-based Ferroglobe said on July...Read More

(Corrects attribution in 13th paragraph) * Silver hits more than four-year peak* Palladium reaches highest in nearly three months * Global shares gain on EU recovery fund and vaccine hopesBy Eileen SorengJuly 21 (Reuters) - Gold rose more than 1% to a nine-yearhigh on Tuesday, propelled by a softer dollar and expectationsof more stimulus measures to resuscitate pandemic-hit economies,while silver...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 21 that are worth another look.Two separate strikes at ArcelorMittal steelworks in northern Spain have had little or no impact on output, the company said on July 21.Maersk Line, the world's biggest shipping line by cargo capacity, will stop handling scrap cargoes destined for mainland China and Hong Kong due to policy uncerta...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico fell this week amid a weak steel market performance and increasing inventories, sources told Fastmarkets. Low steel production in the country sent scrap stocks higher during the week.Efforts to reduce prices in the country became more widespread last week, with more steelmakers cutting buying prices and additional sellers affected by previously announc...Read More

Turkish steel mills took a break from deep-sea scrap purchases Tuesday July 21, but still expected to book more cargoes for August and September shipments, sources told Fastmarkets.The most recent booking was from the Baltic Sea region, sold on Monday July 20 at $265 per tonne cfr on HMS 1&2 (80:20) basis. This compared with the previous Baltic Sea cargoes sold at the end of last week...Read More

Markets were for the most part stronger this morning, Tuesday July 21, encouraged by the ?,?750 billion ($858 billion) recovery fund that European Union leaders agreed on in the early hours of this morning. Markets were also being boosted by hopes that progress is being made on Covid-19 vaccines and ongoing concerns about supply disruptions, while participants seem content to look past the current...Read More

KENORA - The Ontario government is providing $498,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to help increase tourism, boost economic development and create 13 new jobs in the Kenora-Rainy River region."As our province safely and gradually reopens, we are proud to work together with northern communities and businesses to drive economic growth and job creation in the far cor...Read More

The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing...Read More

The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it...Read More

Share this articleTORONTO - Iamgold Corp. says it is going ahead with its US$1.3-billion Cote Gold mine in northern Ontario as world gold prices reached nine-year highs over US$1,830 per ounce.Construction of the project, which is 30 per cent owned by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., will start this summer with preparatory work including fish salvage, camp preparation and road access development.T...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 21 that are worth another look.Two separate strikes at ArcelorMittal steelworks in northern Spain have had little or no impact on output, the company said on July 21.Maersk Line, the world's biggest shipping line by cargo capacity, will stop handling scrap cargoes destined for mainland China and Hong Kong due to policy uncerta...Read More

Alliance Magnesium, located in Danville, Qu?(C)bec, has developed and patented technology, based on clean electrolysis to extract the magnesium, contained in serpentine rock and produce recycled magnesium. This revolutionary process will bring a worldwide paradigm shift in magnesium production, turning international environmental issues into economic successes. Alliance will capitalize on growing...Read More

That heading has a lot of numbers in it, huh? That's the first thing I thought when I typed it, at least. But that's exactly what this article is. And it looks even funnier if you spell it all out: Three Five Gee Stocks Under Ten Dollars.So, that's the headline I settled on. It's got its own simple kind of beauty, I guess. But enough of me talking about my choice of headlines. Let's get into me ta...Read More

Prices for domestic hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were fairly stable day on day on Tuesday July 21, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe was calculated at ?,?407.67 ($466.36) per tonne on Tuesday July 21, up by just ?,?0.28 per tonne from ?,?407.39 per tonne on Monday July 20. Tuesday's...Read More