Export prices for bulk cargoes of Japan-origin scrap increased again over the past week, with continued low supply combining with firm demand, market participants told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel scrap H2, export, fob main port Japan, was ?24,500-25,000 ($229-234) per tonne on Wednesday July 22, up by ?1,500 per tonne week on week.Japanese H1:H2 scrap was sold to Taiwan a...Read More

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The LME is to continue its market-wide consultation on the implementation of pre-trade transparency changes, after halting the process due to Covid-19 in April, the exchange said in a note to members on Wednesday July 22. Amendments were initially set to take place in mid-2020, but were shelved due to the outbreak of Covid-19 across Europe, which continues to impact the London Metal Exchange'...Read More

Overseas buyers are bidding higher for hot-rolled coil from China, with sellers in other parts of the world keeping their offers high.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,940-3,970 yuan ($564-568) per tonne, widened downward by 10 yuan per tonneChina's domestic HRC prices were largely stable on Thursday July 23, although most traders told Fastmarkets that trading activity was weaker compared with s...Read More

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange was higher during morning trading on Thursday July 23, with strong turnover across the Asian session leading price action to gain just under $400 per tonne over the morning, while copper spreads continued to tighten.Nickel's outright price on the LME was recently trading at $13,520 per tonne, appreciating from a morning low of $13,070 per t...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices lost their upward momentum on Thursday July 23 amid slight increases in the futures market during the day, with tensions between the country and the United States escalating in the background.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,610-3,640 yuan ($516-520) per tonne, unchangedSources reported that trading activity was steady in the spot rebar market on Thursday.Analysts...Read More

Heightened diplomatic tensions between the United States and China, and their potential implications on the phase one trade deal struck between the two nations, were a headwind for the base metals this morning, Thursday July 23. Meanwhile, more liquidity keeps underlying sentiment bullish, as do supply concerns.Base metals have run into resistance; not so the precious metals, especially gold after...Read More

Key data from the pricing session in London on Thursday July 23.Key drivers Cobalt prices stabilized after falls at the beginning of the month. Some market participants beleved the market to be close to the floor due to rising...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 process it applies. Fastmarkets...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 applies. Fastmarkets...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Shanghai on Wednesday July 22. Key driversPrice of antimony in China's domestic market climbed after high offers translated into deals. Domestic suppliers maintained firm offer prices amid growing buying interest and persisting difficulty...Read More

The Ramu NiCo mine, which produced at record levels in the first quarter of the year, appears to be operating normally despite a 7.0 earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea on Friday July 17.Neither the mine's operator, Metallurgical Corp of China ("MCC"), in Beijing, nor Ramu NiCo's minor stakeholder, Conic Metals Corp, in Toronto, responded to Fastmarkets' multiple requests for updates on the nicke...Read More

China's domestic stainless steel prices increased slightly over the past week on rising demand from manufacturers, but a slower recovery elsewhere saw sellers from China and East Asia dropping their export offers to encourage buying activity. DomesticStainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304 domestic (Wuxi): 13,500-14,000 yuan ($1,926-1,998) per tonne, narrowing up by 100 yuan per tonne...Read More

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Demand for copper scrap material in the United States remained lackluster this week; the market is not short on copper scrap, sources said, noting that pressured overseas markets have weighed further on already weak domestic demand."There's severe pressure on the consumer market overseas," a consumer said. "Our end markets aren't valuable enough."Fastmarkets' assessment of the discount for copper...Read More

Monarch Gold (TSX: MQR) has reported high-grade drill results from the central part of its wholly-owned McKenzie Break gold project, 35 km north of Val-d'Or, Quebec.Highlights from the drill program include drill hole 20-255, which intersected 14 metres grading 13.95 grams gold per tonne starting from 301 metres downhole, including 0.5 metre grading 311 grams gold, 1 metre grading 25.4 grams gold,...Read More

Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada's largest diversified miner, could see its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) expansion project in Chile delayed by up to six months due to Covid-19.Delivering results for the second-quarter, in which Teck recorded a $149-million loss, the Vancouver-based miner said all its mines across Canada, the United States, Chile and Peru had continued operating.Co...Read More

Mining in the United States has been ongoing for centuries and has played a role in the country's development over the years. The Northern Miner presents its annual Top-10 listing of the largest U.S.-based mining companies, which are ranked by market capitalization, as of July 24, 2020.1. NewmontMarket cap: US$53.6 billionThe Kalgoorlie Super Pit gold mine, adjacent to the city of Kalgoorlie-Bould...Read More

Four drill rigs at Roxgold's TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Sequela gold project in Cote d'Ivoire continue to return high-grade results at both Ancien and Antenna North, the company reports.Assay highlights from Ancien, which lies within 6 km of the project's Antenna deposit, came from drill hole SGRD732, which returned 14 metres grading 13.3 grams gold per tonne from 71 metres, including 4 metres of 2...Read More

First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) is moving directly into an expansion scenario for its permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario after conducting a detailed engineering study on the facility.The company said on July 22 that the plan could save millions of dollars by lowering operating costs through pilot plant work at third-party facilities. Financing discussions for the project are now entering the next phase...Read More