An overview of the Chinese minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves.Read More
Markets were mixed this morning, Friday July 3, with Asian-Pacific equities generally higher and pre-market western equity index futures weaker, while the base metals and precious metals were mixed.China's Caixin services purchasing managers index (PMI) climbed to 58.4 in June, from 55 previously. James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, told the Financial Times that a wav...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday July 3. China Seaborne manganese ore indices tumbled further amid lower offers in response to falling portside ore prices and alloy futures, as well as lower-than-expected tender results for July-delivery silico-manganese from Hebei Steel. Buyers hold out from restocking amid expectations the...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States in the week ending Friday July 3.China The domestic price rallied due to persistent supply tightness while the market awaits for the release of July tender prices from major steel mills. The export price widened upward...Read More
Plans to start mining the Moon as early as 2025 became more attractive this week after a U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team found evidence that the Earth's natural satellite may, underneath its surface, be richer in metals than previously thought.Using data from the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument onboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a tea...Read More
Victoria Gold's (TSX: VGCX) Eagle gold mine in central Yukon reached the commercial production milestone on Canada Day. As of July 1, all of the facilities required for this stage of the mine life are now complete and, according to Victoria, the mining and processing operations are performing well."Site activities continue to progress well, and all facilities and operations are now at, or approach...Read More
Adapting Mining Operations to Times of InstabilityThe world economies have slowed, and commodities prices have changed significantly as demand decreases, forcing several major mining companies to revisit and adjust their plans for 2020. Regardless of size or commodity, almost all mining organizations across the world have changed the way they operate, adopting a wide variety of measures to keep st...Read More
PearTree Remarks by Lisa Davis, CEO, PearTree Securities on June 16.Read More
Import prices for containerized ferrous scrap in Taiwan declined further this week, with steelmakers holding back amid a weakening market for the steelmaking raw material in Asia.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for containerized cargoes of steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), US material import, cfr main port Taiwan was $230 per tonne on Friday July 3, down by $2 per tonne from Thursday but $15 per t...Read More
Import prices for ferrous scrap in Vietnam continued on a downward trend in the week to Friday July 3, with bearishness steadily growing among market participants.There was a transaction at $247 per tonne cfr Vietnam for a bulk Japanese H2 cargo early this week. But transaction prices fell to $243 per tonne and $245 per tonne cfr Vietnam toward the end of the week. Offers fell to $245-250 per tonn...Read More
Executive Fireside ChatSean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Agnico Eagle Mines LimitedMODERATOR: Anthony Vaccaro, Group Publisher, The Northern Miner GroupRead More
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It's been a big week for gold, with futures rising above US$1,800 per ounce for the first time since late 2011. Many market watchers have cited continued COV...Read full newsRead More
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One of the hardest things about investing is trying to anticipate what is coming next. Every investor faces this daunting task. All we can do is look at history, compare it to the present, and do our best to make decisions that will protect our investments. Periods of waiting can be unbearably long when you wait for your preparations to play out.In this article, I want to look at how owning gold t...Read More
Accurately timing a market crash is not as easy as many people think. It’s easy to see when the market is declining, and investors are in full sell-off mode. But to time the instant when the market has truly hit rock bottom (and the companies are offering the most enticing valuations), is difficult, if not impossible.There isn’t a lot you can do about that. What you can do is make up y...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesJul 4, 2020Omineca Mining (OMM-V) will be inproduction shortly at the Wingdam project on Lighting Creek in BC. They are being very quiet about it butit’s happening. That’s a big deal and why the shares have shot from $.15 in the middle of May to a high of $.70 on July 2, 2020. Tom MacNeill as President and CEO heads Omineca.The MacNeill family also runs a company n...Read More
Opus One Resources Inc. (TSX-V: OOR) is focused on discovering high-quality gold and base metals deposits, in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, north-western Quebec and north-eastern Ontario - one of the most prolific gold mining areas in the world. Opus One holds assets in Val-d'Or, Matagami and Chibougamau areas. We learned from Louis Morin, CEO and Director, and Pierre O'Dowd, Chief Geologist, of Op...Read More