Markets were mixed again this morning, Friday June 19, while participants wait to see if second waves of Covid-19 are going to derail the V-shaped recovery in asset markets.Needless to say the V-shaped recoveries in prices seem to be ignoring the current depressed state of demand and the forecasts for 2020. Asian-Pacific equity markets were mainly firmer this morning, while pre-market major wester...Read More

Key data from the pricing sessions in London on Friday June 19. Key drivers  Discounts of up to 10% are readily available on a formula basis which has contributed to spot market quietness, but has also put pressure on sellers to consider numbers at or below the bottom of the range. ...Read More

An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves.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 assessed cobalt standard grade, in-whs...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

An overview of the Chinese minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves. Read More

Producers and consumers of stainless steel in Europe are operating with very thin margins that leave little room for changes to prices.The price of stainless steel in the European domestic market was unchanged throughout this week in sluggish trading conditions, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 19. With demand for stainless steel subdued because of the effects on the regional and global eco...Read More

The European Commission (EC) will skip the implementation of provisional measures into an anti-subsidy case on hot-rolled (HR) flat stainless steel originating from China and Indonesia, Fastmarkets understands. "The Commission informs interested parties that it will not impose provisional measures. The investigation will be continued," the EC said on June 18.The provisional measures were supposed...Read More

The price of 18/8 stainless steel scrap in the UK domestic market moved up this week because of higher nickel costs and tight supply, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 19. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids domestic, delivered merchants UK was ?800-830 ($998-1,036) per tonne on Friday, up by ?20-30 per tonne week on week. On the London Metal Exchange...Read More

The price of containerized ferrous scrap imports into India dipped this week after a change in sentiment following the continued pause on trading, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 19.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India at $282.25 per tonne on Friday, down from $285.89 per tonne one week previous.This is the first downward movement since Ma...Read More

Spot demand for imported ferrous scrap in key Asian market Vietnam slowed in the week to Friday June 19 after buyers noted a dip in prices from the middle of the week. Offers for bulk Japanese H2 cargoes were at $275-280 per tonne cfr southern Vietnam at the start of the week and had fallen to $270 per tonne cfr southern Vietnam on Friday. There was a transaction at $270 per tonne cfr Vietnam in t...Read More

Taiwanese buyers of containerized ferrous scrap slowed down their purchases of imports this week amid falling offers and increased supply. Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for containerized cargoes of steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20), US material import, cfr main port Taiwan was $252-253 per tonne on Friday June 19, unchanged from Thursday but up by $2-3 per tonne from $250 per tonne cfr Taiwan on...Read More

The second day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) on June 17 had a golden theme, with the afternoon session featuring Condor Gold (TSX: COG; LSE: CNR), PearTree Financial Services, Equinox Gold (TSX; EQX: NYSE-AM; EQX), and B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG).Anthony Vaccaro, group publisher of The Northern Miner and head of global mining for Glacier Resource Innovation Group, opened the session b...Read More

Canadian gold and silver juniors are leading project advancement at home and abroad. The following are the top-10 Canadian-headquartered precious metals companies that are developing projects but not yet in commercial production, ranked according to market capitalization in late-June. Royalty and streaming companies are not included in this list.1. NovaGold ResourcesMarket cap: US$2.91 billionAn...Read More

Drilling at Great Bear Resources' (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) 91-sq.-km Dixie property has intersected a new Red Lake-style gold-bearing zone - Arrow - 1 km west of the Hinge zone, which features a similar style of mineralization.Hole REG-002 returned three gold-bearing zones along 436 metres of core, including 15 metres of 3 grams gold per tonne starting at 452 metres, with visible gold in quartz...Read More

Drill results from Iamgold's (TSX: IMG) 75%-owned Nelligan joint-venture project suggest potential for a western extension of the existing resource and confirm the data in the existing resource model.In a news release, the company has reported assays for six diamond drill holes. Highlight intercepts include 27 metres of 2.86 grams gold per tonne starting at 338 metres, and 25 metres of 1.87 grams...Read More

While the current business outlook remains uncertain, PwC Canada, in its new B.C. mines report, says the British Columbia mining industry is in a good position to withstand volatility due to prudent spending over the last few years and strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.BC Mine 2019 ESG: Resilience and Opportunity in Uncertain Times reports the ESG work that has already be...Read More

After a successful initial drill program earlier this year at its Pen project, 40 km west of Timmins, and a $5.9-million financing closed in May, GFG Resources (TSXV: GFG) is planning a more "aggressive" exploration program for the second half of the year.An 8,500-metre campaign starting next month will focus on the Nib prospect, where the company made a new discovery in April, drilling 9 metres o...Read More

Fuel producer Marathon Petroleum is in talks to sell its Speedway gas-station unit for as much as $18 billion.Read full newsRead More

BP expects to hit a value between $13 and $17.5 billion with its assets by the end of June, after abandoning long-term oil and gas exploration projects. Meanwhile, ClientEarth complaint against greenwashing was assessed as "material and substantiated".Read full newsRead More