Base metals prices were mixed on both the London Metal Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange this morning, Monday April 19, while broader markets were generally upbeat, save in India where a surge in Covid-19 infections is weighing on equities. Strength in gold, the yen and weaker bond yields could suggest a pick-up in haven demand......but there are few signs of nervousness in equity markets...Read More
British speciality chemicals firm Johnson Matthey (JM) has secured long-term supply agreements for both cobalt and lithium with major producers, while scaling up its battery materials business in Europe, it said on Monday April 19.JM also announced a strategic partnership with Finnish Minerals Group for the construction of a second cathode manufacturing plant in Finland.The nameplate capacity of t...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...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...Read More
Key data from the pricing session in Shanghai on Friday April 16.Key drivers China's domestic bismuth price continued to decline amid weak demand. Output cuts at some plants in Jiangxi and Hunan provinces due to ongoing environmental inspections failed to provide support to the market. Market...Read More
The European ferro-silicon market seems set to test the March 2018 price range of ?,?1,650-1,700 per tonne, with suppliers reporting several sales of standard-grade material for prompt delivery already done at ?,?1,620 per tonne.One regular trading company said it is not offering any such material below ?,?1,600 ($1,916) per tonne, although the bulk of sources suggest a range between ?,?1,500-1,60...Read More
Are mining companies being held back by their board composition? SPONSOREDswannEmmerson's premium offeringSPONSOREDemmerson plcAlto emerging on song at SandstoneSPONSOREDalto metalsReady for development copper-gold projectSPONSOREDjosemaria resources incComments last week from two mining leaders, and a series of questionable deals involving assets in Africa, demonstrated the connection between...Read More
Lithium miners Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY) and Orocobre (TSX: ORL; ASX: ORE) have agreed to a merger that would create a US$3.1 billion (A$4 billion) company, set to be the world's fifth largest producer of lithium chemicals, the refined form of the raw material used to make EV batteries.The business combination, the biggest mining sector deal of the year so far, will unlock significant synerg...Read More
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has sold its Pilar gold mine in Brazil for US$38 million in cash as part of a portfolio optimization strategy that includes increasing its stake in the Greenstone project in Ontario, Canada.As part of the deal, buyer Pilar Gold Inc. is also giving Equinox a 9.9% equity interest in the gold mine and a 1% net smelter returns royalty on production.Pilar, a complex...Read More
I've covered the mining industry for more than a decade and during that time have had many opportunities to listen to presentations and speeches by Ivanhoe Mines' founder Robert Friedland. I also interviewed him at length for an article about his career when The Northern Miner gave him a Lifetime Achievement award in May 2017.But I think his remarks last week at the CRU World Copper Conference wer...Read More
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.64% to 19,351.32 during the April 12-16 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index jumped 4.81% to 111.25, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index climbed 6.49% to 172.36. Spot gold rose US$32.30 per oz., or 1.85%, to US$1,776.50 per oz., and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index increased by 3.49% to 312.62.Barrick Gold gained $1.24 to finish the week at $27.81 pe...Read More
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Mining giant Rio Tinto Plc has tried for more than a quarter century to launch Arizona's Resolution copper project, which would be one of the world's largest underground mines.Read full newsRead More
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Early last year, Darrin Lewis paid $800,000 for a hardware store in a tiny Arizona town where mining giant Rio Tinto Plc hopes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines.Read full newsRead More
Gold futures ended higher on Friday for a second straight day, with bullion posting its sharpest weekly percentage rise of the year.Read full newsRead More
Worried about another March 2020-like crash on the horizon? Got defensive stocks on your mind?Well, you’re not the only one.Those seeking diversification and long-term growth with some serious defensiveness have come to the right place. I think these two top TSX gold stocks are worth taking a look at right now.So, let’s dive into it.Kirkland Lake Gold Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX:KL)(NYSE:K...Read More
A Bloomberg article reported yesterday that New York-based real estate investor and developer, Kent Swig, secured $6 billion in "gold reserves" for a new gold-backed cryptocurrency.The article says the new digital token, named DIGau, will be pegged to gold's market price.And it mentions DIGau will be "guaranteed by liens Swig and partner Stephen Braverman's company, Dignity Gold, secured against m...Read More
Apr 20, 2021 Guest(s): Ran Neuner Founder, Crypto Banter | Host CNBC Crypto Trader The Bitcoin price fell by approximately 18% over the weekend and one of the factors behind this drop was a power outage in China's Xinjiang region that caused a 45% drop in the hash rate.The hash rate of Bitcoin measures the total combined computational power that is being used to mine and process the cryptocurren...Read More