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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 20

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 20 that are worth another look.Steel products output in Ukraine reduced by 4.6% year on year in January-June 2020 to 9.03 million tonnes, according to a report published by national steel union Ukrmetallurgprom on Thursday July 16.Brazilian copper and brass products manufacturer Termomecanica is set to take its internationaliza...Read More

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 20/07: LME lead price tops gains, up 1.4%; copper nears $6,500

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange was the standout performer at the close of trading on Monday July 20, with the metal topping gains over the afternoon despite thin turnover, while a steady uptick in copper futures saw the price push higher over the afternoon.Lead's outright price on the LME closed at $1,840.50 per tonne on Monday afternoon, climbing from an intraday low o...Read More

Sumitomo posts $513 mln impairment loss for Ambatovy nickel, cobalt asset

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Japan's Sumitomo Corp has suffered impairment losses of 55 billion yen ($513,705,000) from its investment in Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel and cobalt mine in its first financial quarter of 2020, the company said on Monday July 20.The conglomerate, which owns a majority 47.7% stake in the asset, now values Ambatovy at less than its carrying cost, and has subsequently written off a signific...Read More

This past week in gold

July 21, 2020 / www.321gold.com

Jack ChanPosted Jul 20, 2020Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Short-term is on BUY signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks and are more suitable for traders.COT data on gold is supportive for overall higher prices.Data is also supportive for overall higher silver prices.Our ratio...Read More

Finland explorer cashes up

July 20, 2020 / www.mining-journal.com

Institutions and sophisticated investors will pay 12.5c per share. The fundraising comes after S2 kicked-off a 10-12 hole diamond core drilling campaign in Finland earlier this month.Read More

Pan American Silver suspends ops at two Peru mines after Covid-19 outbreak

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Pan American Silver has suspended operations at its Huaron and Moracocha mines in Peru after several workers tested positive for Covid-19 there, the company said on July 20."Reduced workforces will conduct care and maintenance activities at Huaron and Morococha until it is determined that normal operations can safely resume," it said.The mines, which produce...Read More

Siyata Mobile Receives $600,000 Purchase Order from Middle East Customer

July 20, 2020 / kincommunications.com

Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX: SYATF / FRA: WK3D) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce that it has received a $600,000 purchase order for its 4G/LTE UR5 device from a customer in the Middle East. This device will mainly be used for enterprise workers who require a cost-effective rugged Push-to-Talk (PTT) device.The UR5 is an ultra-lightweight, handheld rugg...Read More

UPDATE 2-Sterling rises above $1.26; recovers from 20-day low vs stronger euro

July 20, 2020 / www.kitco.com

* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote (Updates prices)By Elizabeth HowcroftLONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - The pound rose above $1.26 onMonday and recovered from an early-morning 20-day low againstthe stronger euro, but investors remained bearish as Britain'sbleak economic outlook and Brexit risks weighed on the currency.Since Friday, European Union lead...Read More

Copper-zinc miner MMG to post steeper losses on Covid-19

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Chinese-Australian miner MMG has issued a profit warning for the first half of this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the company said on Monday July 20.The copper and zinc miner expects a net loss of US$158 million for the first six months of 2020, compared to a net loss of US$81 million over the same period last year, a regulatory filing to Hong Kong bourse...Read More

Gold Market Update - on point of breakout against the US Dollar...

July 20, 2020 / news.goldseek.com

After a measured advance in recent months gold looks on for a breakout to new highs soon. On its latest 11-year chart we can see that, with the Bowl boundary steepening to become near vertical, it could rise very rapidly and very soon, which fits with the most seasonally bullish time of year for gold that we are now entering.Larry's stunning gold chart shows the price ascending the extreme right...Read More

Colombia coal miners seek tax relief

July 17, 2020 / www.mining-journal.com

Colombia is the fifth-largest coal exporter in the world, but with Europe reducing coal imports as it increasingly moves to clean energy its share of Colombia coal exports has fallen from 50% in 2012Read More

MANGANESE ORE ANALYTICS: July 20, 2020

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended July 20, 2020.Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 20

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday July 20 that are worth another look.Steel products output in Ukraine reduced by 4.6% year on year in January-June 2020 to 9.03 million tonnes, according to a report published by national steel union Ukrmetallurgprom on Thursday July 16.Brazilian copper and brass products manufacturer Termomecanica is set to take its internationaliza...Read More

Trade log: Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

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

MORNING VIEW: Markets mixed, metals on back footing

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Markets were mixed across the board this morning, Monday July 20, with traders focused on the prospects for a recovery fund from the European Union, while the weak Japanese export data highlights the economic damage that Covid-19 has dealt.Japan's exports dropped by 26.2% year on year in June......auto exports to the United States were particularly hard hit.Base metals Three-month base metals pric...Read More

Another Major Bank Joins Gold Bulls

July 20, 2020 / www.energyandcapital.com

Citigroup is the latest major bank to join the gold bulls. In the bank's 3Q commodities outlook, Citigroup says it expects gold prices to break alltime price records within the next six to nine months. And it believes there's a 30% chance gold will top $2,000 in the next three to five months.At last look, gold for August delivery was trading at $1,820 an ounce.Citing the Fed's loose monetary polic...Read More

FOCUS: Covid-19 pushes cobalt metal prices to new floor

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

Cobalt metal is trading at the time of publication in mid-July at prices around an 11-month low since breaking through a price floor just above $15 per lb that had been set in December 2019.The Covid-19 pandemic has badly affected global industry including the production of cobalt-containing products, and has clouded the outlook for future consumption, outweighing the effects of the supply disrupt...Read More

INK Canadian Insider Index rises 1.4% as silver continues surge

July 19, 2020 / www.canadianinsider.com

Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the Index moved up 14.23 points or 1.4% to close at 986.10, making for a nice 3% gain over the past two weeks.MACD jumped 0.7 points higher to 1.70. RSI edged 1.64 to 62.70. RSI briefly made a multi-week high at 65.7 and has broken free from a trading range it was locked within...Read More

Yamana Gold seeks London stock listing to increase access to European investors

July 20, 2020 / www.canadianinvestor.com

Share this articleTORONTO - Canadian precious metals miner Yamana Gold Inc. says it is in the advanced stages of listing its shares on the London Stock Exchange.It is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.It says a listing in London will increase its exposure to potential European investors who have few other large gold producers to choose from.It says it...Read More

Trade log: Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

July 21, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com

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

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