Gold has broken out from a two-month-long consolidation (from $1680 to $1770), but the other precious metals markets have not confirmed Gold’s strength.The gold stocks (GDX, GDXJ) remain below their May highs while Silver remains below significant, multi-year resistance around $18.75. Silver closed Monday at $18.06.Furthermore, Gold, when priced against foreign currencies, has not broken out...Read More

Imports of long products to the European Union dropped during the first four months of 2020 year on year due to the toxic combination of the effect of Covid-19 on consumption and rising protectionism. According to European steel association Eurofer, imports of rebar from outside of EU in January-April 2020 totaled 370,514 tonnes, down by 37% from 589,428 during the corresponding period of 2019. At...Read More

It has not been an easy year so far for Peru's zinc and lead mining companies after the coronavirus pandemic swept through South America, with operations facing lengthy shutdowns as well as multi-year low prices for their products.Mining companies are turning to traders to obtain big blocks of cash amid live concerns over future earnings and with banks at their most cautious in a decadeKnown...Read More

Seaborne premium prices decreased on Friday July 17 due to bearish sentiment in the market, sources said.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $107.50 per tonne, down $1.72 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $117.61 per tonne, down $0.35 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $89.09 per tonne, down $2.24 per tonneHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $100.02 per tonne, down...Read More

Sure, silver didn't break-out above twenty bucks this week. It will likely happen next week, however, for a very specific reason...*****Half Dollar's Note: There will not be an SD Outlook on Monday. I will be travelling over the next several days, so I should have some good anecdotal information to share next week. Thank you all for your continued support, and for reading what I write.*****THE MSM...Read More

The massive capital inflows deluging into silver show no signs of abating. This is very bullish for silver, yet most traders remain unaware...by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLCSilver investment demand is exploding in recent months, skyrocketing higher in wildly-unprecedented fashion! That has catapulted silver sharply higher since mid-March's COVID-19-lockdown stock panic. Accelerating even in this...Read More

London Metal Exchange three-month base metals prices were mostly subdued during morning trading on Friday July 17, with a record daily surge in US coronavirus cases weakening investor sentiment, while copper futures managed a slight improvement despite thin volumes and a tight forward curve. LME copper's outright price was recently at $6,406 per tonne, sustaining above nearby support levels and up...Read More

This data might just convince you that at current prices, the element known as Ag is the most incredibly undervalued tangible asset of all time...James Anderson interviewed by Sean on SGTreportThis may be the most important interview about SILVER we've ever done. Shocking, quantifiable data which just might convince you that at current prices, the element known as Ag is the most incredibly underva...Read More

"you can't wait until the market gives you all the signals and the reasons..."by David Morgan of The Morgan ReportTRIPLING-DOWN On Silver - MIGHT NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN! | https://www.themorganreport.comWatch this video on with David Smith on TRIPLING-DOWN On Silver - MIGHT NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN!, then please share with your friends and family on social media and use the caption: TRIPLING-DOWN On Si...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Prices hold, pipe buying stalls Seamless prices remained broadly stable in much of the world this month - with the notable exception of falling Japan fob prices, because oil and gas producers have been less inclined to fight for premium products as they cut their capital expenditure - but this was not the result of a balance...Read More

Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ended Friday July 17.China The domestic market remained stable in the week ended Friday July 17, with limited spot trading, after many suppliers had sold out their cargoes available for this month. A number of smelters restarted their...Read More

The prices paid for steel scrap by mills in Turkey and Asia have moved up over the week ending Friday July 17, against a backdrop of stronger Chinese prices for iron ore and steel.Turkish steel producers continue to book deep-sea scrap at progressively higher prices through the weekUS East Coast market activity increased after new sales to TurkeyVietnamese scrap demand was supported by a surge in...Read More

Most US aluminium scrap prices rose on Thursday July 16, with increased buying interest and supposedly tighter scrap supply supporting the increases.Fastmarkets' assessments of aluminum scrap mixed low copper clips, buying price, delivered Midwest secondary smelters and mixed high zinc clips both rose by a penny to 39-42 cents per lb and 34-36 cents per lb respectively on July 16. The assessment f...Read More

The benchmark secondary aluminium alloy A380.1 price climbed further on Thursday July 16, supported by firming aluminium scrap prices and thinning North American special aluminium alloy contract (Nasaac) inventories in London Metal Exchange warehouses.Fastmarkets assessed the price for aluminium alloy A380.1, delivered Midwest US at 68-70 cents per lb on Thursday, tightening upward by 1...Read More

The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was higher at the close of trading on Friday July 17, with thin turnover and a tighter forward curve doing little to stop upward price action, while zinc futures slipped below nearby support levels at the close.Copper's outright price on the LME closed at $6,448 per tonne on Friday afternoon, recovering from an intraday low of $6,387.50 per...Read More

Peruvian mining production of both copper and zinc tumbled in May year on year from 2019, despite recovering from April figures, while the country was gradually reopening from restrictions to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, Fastmarkets understands.The country produced 128,407 tonnes in copper content during May, down by 41% from 218,000 tonnes a year before, mining and energy private association SNM...Read More

Caution over Chilean mined copper availability continued to keep the processing charges for copper concentrate resolutely low this week, while smelter appetite for spot tonnages was also diminishing. Miner-to-trader deals were taking place anywhere from the mid-$30s to the low-$40s. Sellers were offering to smelters at below $50 per tonne / 5 cents per lb, but Fastmarkets is yet to receive confirm...Read More

It has not been an easy year so far for Peru's zinc and lead mining companies after the coronavirus pandemic swept through South America, with operations facing lengthy shutdowns as well as multi-year low prices for their products.Mining companies are turning to traders to obtain big blocks of cash amid live concerns over future earnings and with banks at their most cautious in a decadeKnown...Read More

Asiamet Resources: Copper's Best Kept SecretSPONSOREDasiamet resourcesScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesIron ore production, on a 100% basis, rose 7% quarter-on-quarter and 4% year-on-year to 83.2 million tonnes. Shipmen...Read More

Lead stocks in Shanghai Futures Exchange-registered warehouses increased the most in percentage terms among the base metals complex, rising by 50% or 13,509 tonnes to 40,547 tonnes in the week to Friday July 17. Metal mainly entered warehouses run by Zhongchu Wuxi in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Tianchuan in Zhejiang with rises respectively of 6,344 tonnes and 5,483 tonnes one week earlier to 13,296 tonne...Read More