Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 21 that are worth another look.Over July 2020 to March 2021, BHP's metallurgical coal production volume came to 29 million tonnes, down by 2% year on year, BHP's latest quarterly report on April 21 shows.Bipartisan...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday April 21.Read More
Aluminium prices hit a new year-to-date high of $2,368 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange on Wednesday April 21, while most other base metals prices also closed higher, with stock markets in the United States rising, the Dollar Index falling, and speculative buyers taking advantage of Tuesday's dips.The three-month price of aluminium closed up by 1.6% to $2,364 per tonne from its Tuesday price...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 21 that are worth another look.Over July 2020 to March 2021, BHP's metallurgical coal production volume came to 29 million tonnes, down by 2% year on year, BHP's latest quarterly report on April 21 shows.Bipartisan...Read More
Nobel29 Resources gained 52.5%, New Target Mining rose 40% and Last Hope hopeful 55 North Mining added 4.76%.Big riser Nobel29 (TSXV: NBLC) has the right to acquire the past-producing Algarrobo iron oxide copper gold project in Chile.Its CEO is David Gower, who held senior roles with Falconbridge (now Glencore) and is also a director at Alamos Gold.The junior's chair Lawrence Guy said drilling was...Read More
Champion Iron, which operates the Bloom Lake mine in the Canadian province of Quebec, has seen its shares rise by 265% to C$6.Read More
The spot ferro-chrome market in China continued its downward trend in the week to Tuesday April 20, despite some newly implemented production cuts in southern parts of the country.Following Inner Mongolia's energy cuts, a couple of other regions issued notices about dual control of energy consumption and intensity in the past week.Some smelters in Guangxi province were heard to have idled their fu...Read More
Vancouver, BC - LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX: LEAF) ("LEAF" or the "Company") announces its subsidiary company, East Side Games Inc. ("ESG"), has entered into a publishing and IdleKit partnership agreement with Mighty Kingdom Games PTY Ltd. ("Mighty Kingdom") for the global release of a mobile game on iOS and Android (the "Partnership").Mighty Kingdom was established in 2010 and since then has released m...Read More
A summary of Antofagasta's production results for the first quarter of 2021, as stated in its quarterly production report published on Wednesday April 21.In brief Overall copper production fell in the first quarter of 2021, with the decline mainly driven by lower grades at the company's Los Pelambres mine. Los Pelambres produced 84,000 tonnes of copper in the first quarter, a drop of 9% year on ye...Read More
Orders in the company's mining and rock solutions segment rose 36% year-on-year to SEK10.4 billion (US$1.2 billion).Read More
A summary of China's ores and alloys exports for March 2021.In brief China's ferro-silicon exports rose dramatically in March from the prior month given Malaysia, one of the three major ferro-silicon producers, has experienced an electricity shortage and production there has declined. Chinese ammonium paratungstate (APT) exports increased last month with most orders signed in...Read More
Duterte signed Executive Order 130 on April 14, signalling an end to the moratorium implemented under 2012's Executive Order 79.Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have rebounded once again with fresh bookings done following successful Turkish export rebar and billet sales, market participants said on Wednesday April 21. A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a European cargo, comprising 22,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) and 12,500 tonnes of a mixture of plate and structural (P&S) and HMS 1 at an average price of $42...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday April 21. Key driversThe ferro-titanium market drops to its lowest price level since early-January due to a slow demand, with some suppliers accepting weaker offer prices. Busier trading into the United States and Asia and firm scrap prices stemmed steeper losses, sources said.The market is seen finely...Read More
Offer prices for ferrous scrap imports into China increased sharply on Wednesday April 21 amid bullish sentiment in the key supplier, Japan.The highest offers heard were at $520-530 per tonne cfr north China, equivalent to $510-520 per tonne cfr east China.Bid prices were heard at $495-500 per tonne cfr north China, equivalent to $485-490 per tonne cfr east China.Sentiment in the Japanese market h...Read More
Base metals prices on London Metal Exchange were up across the board this morning, Wednesday April 21, but those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly weaker, as were broader markets, while haven assets were bid for.The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is becoming polarized on a regional basis......this could threaten the global recovery and travelTension rises on Russia-Ukraine border Base...Read More
Mineral processing company Green Lithium announced on Tuesday April 20 that it has secured funding of ?631,000 ($880,000) from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to support the construction a large-scale lithium refinery in the UK."Currently, there is no commercial lithium refining capability of scale in Europe," a statement on...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - B.C.'s minerals and metals are needed for advances in green technologies and new innovations. The B.C. Budget 2021 announcement acknowledges the critical role that a strong mineral exploration industry plays in supporting the transition to a low-carbon future in B.C. through investments in infrastructure, skills training and permitting.The Association for Mineral Ex...Read More
A summary of Australian spodumene concentrate miner Pilbara Minerals' results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Wednesday April 21.In brief Spodumene output for the quarter ended March increased by 22.14% from the December quarter, to serve increasing demands for spodumene concentrate from existing customers,...Read More