Markets were for the most part consolidating this morning, Wednesday July 29, with base and precious metals prices mixed, albeit with the path of least resistance remaining to the upside.Traders are having to weigh up the continuing spread of the Covid-19 virus across the United States and pockets of second waves in other major economies and some disappointing economic news, against the prospects...Read More

Share this articleSASKATOON - Cameco Corp. missed earnings expectations as it lost $53 million in the second quarter despite a 35 per cent growth in revenues.The Saskatoon-based uranium miner says it lost 13 cents per share for the period ended June 30, compared with a loss of six cents per share or $23 million a year earlier.Chief executive Tim Gitzel says the proactive shutdown of operations bec...Read More

Tesoro Resources Limited (ASX: TSO) is an Australian public company, focused in Chile, where it owns 70% of the district scale El Zorro Gold Project, in the Coastal Cordillera region. The Coastal Cordillera region is host to multiple world class copper and gold mines, has well established infrastructure, service providers and an experienced mining workforce. We learned from Zeff Reeves, Managing D...Read More

Triumph Gold Corp. (TSX-V: TIG) is a growth-oriented, Canadian-based, precious metals exploration and development company, currently advancing the district scale Freegold Mountain project in Yukon. We learned from John Anderson, Chairman and CEO of Triumph Gold, that Freegold Mountain has a great advantage over others, such as the government-maintained road with access off the Klondike Highway, wh...Read More

History is a progression of "new normals."One minute we're walking down a path with everything in sync. We become used to our routine, and it seems as if nothing will deviate us from our course.That's when the disruption happens.Few recognize the drastic change that's occurring and fewer still saw it coming.We experienced this for ourselves not too long ago, didn't we?I know for a fact that many o...Read More

Key data from the pricing session in London on Wednesday July 29. Key driversMarket participants eye higher cobalt metal, salt and intermediate prices in China, which have translated into some sellers raising offer prices in the international market - including some...Read More

Cobalt hydroxide payables continued to rally in the first half of the week started Monday July 27, with logistical tightness in South Africa still limiting suppliers' capacity to offer units on spot inquiries.The cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low end), rose to 74-75% on July 29, up from 70-73% on July 24. This was...Read More

A rising gold price may not lift all mining boats. INK featured Ontario-focused Pure Gold Mining (PGM) in today's morning report as a junior that could keep sailing even if there is an inflationary G-economy tide. Watch the free video summary: Looking to start high-grade production in Q4 INK Canadian Insider Club members have access to core INK PDF reports including today's report on PGM. If yo...Read More

Indian importers have rejected import offers of hot-rolled coil from South Korea at a price of $500-505 per tonne cfr Mumbai, citing low domestic prices, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday July 29.According to an importer, bids for similar material at $478-480 per tonne cfr Mumbai were not accepted by the seller."The cost of South Korea-origin HRC imports for us, even at a price of $500 per tonne cfr...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in have increased over the week to Wednesday July 29 in Northern Europe and stood unchanged in the south of Europe, sources told Fastmarkets. Market activity has been gradually declining over the week because the European market is entering the traditionally slow month of August, but the sentiment remains positive. Steelmakers will resume production at higher pr...Read More

The Technical Secretariat of Anti-Dumping (TSAIP) of the Gulf Co-operation Countries (GCC) has announced its preliminary determination in its steel safeguarding case, the World Trade Organization said on July 23.According to the preliminary results, GCC countries decided that the import of steel products under investigation had increased significantly to the region, which was causing serious harm...Read More

The United States' International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to retain existing countervailing duties on imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and anti-dumping duties on imports of this product from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova and Trinidad and Tobago, it said on Wednesday July 29. The commission determined that revoking the duty orders "would be likely to lead...Read More

The Technical Secretariat of Anti-Dumping (TSAIP) of the Gulf Co-operation Countries (GCC) has announced its preliminary determination in its steel safeguarding case, the World Trade Organization said on July 23.According to the preliminary results, GCC countries decided that the import of steel products under investigation had increased significantly to the region, which was causing serious harm...Read More

(Denver, Colorado - July 29, 2020) GoldSeek.com is pleased to announce that it will be launching its new website in the coming days. This will be the third major revision to the GoldSeek website over the past 25-years.In the next version of GoldSeek.com, we are excited to announce the following features:Live Gold Prices - streaming live gold prices & charts Mobile Friendly - smartphone &...Read More

Hubert MoolmanThe following is an update of a previous article:During the 2008 financial crisis the Fed significantly increased the US monetary base to keep the system from collapse. They are currently in a similar situation, and have done (is doing) the exact same thing.Here is a chart of the US monetary base to illustrate the similarity: With the 2008 actions they were able to avoid the colla...Read More

The U.S. Mint made an unusual request last week. In a press release dated July 23, the bureau literally begged Americans to start putting coins back into circulation by spending or depositing them.As you may have noticed, people just aren't making transactions with coinage like they used to. That's especially the case now in the age of the coronavirus. With many people sheltering-in-place, bil...Read More

Silver has made impressive gains over the past week which resulted from its breaking out at last from the giant Double Bottom base pattern that started to form as far back as 2013, so it's been a long wait for silver investors for this to happen. Over the past week it has done exactly as predicted in the "breakout Souvenir article" posted on the site on the 22nd, running quickly at the strong re...Read More

By Avi GilburtLast week, I put out an article outlining my expectation for a pullback in GLD before we head to the 200+ region. Within the comments section, I outlined my plan as to how I am going to play for a potential pullback. However, that pullback has not yet materialized.For those that have followed me closely for years, you know that I have been heavily long physical metals and mining s...Read More

Due to measures taking by the West Point Mint to protect workers from the virus, the production of gold and silver coins will be reduced over the next 12-18 months. By enacting these worker policy changes, the U.S. Mint will not be able to produce gold and silver bullion coins at the same time. Thus, if demand continues to be strong for Gold and Silver Eagles, we could see higher premiums...Read More

Hollow steel sections prices in Europe were flat on Wednesday July 29 with the market experiencing its usual summer slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?540-560 ($620-642) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.Fastmarkets' weekly steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Southern Europe...Read More