Sandfire Resources' Motheo copper mine in Botswana will come online in 2023, the mid-tier copper and gold miner said this week, after acquiring a mining license for the project. The construction of the Motheo copper mine will accelerate in the coming months and should deliver 30,000 tonnes of copper and 1.2 million ounces of silver for the first 12-and-a-half years of mine life, the Canada-listed...Read More

An overview of the new energy materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Susan Zou, Yingchi Yang and...Read More

Lithium prices in Europe and the United States rose during the week to Thursday July 8, while the China domestic market was broadly stable, with the rally of the recently launched lithium carbonate contract on the Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange having a minimal impact on the physical market.Availability of technical-grade lithium remains tight in Europe and the US amid lingering logistic delays, su...Read More

The latest analysis from recent activity on the CME Group's cobalt metal futures contract, cash-settled against Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt, standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam.Key tradesJune 21, 2021: 120 tonnes (5 tonnes each month from January to December 2022, all at $23 per lb; 5 tonnes each month from January to December 2023, all at $24.25 per lb)June 24, 2021: 60 tonnes (5 tonnes...Read More

Erin Eldrige lives in Portland, Oregon.She's a single mother who works as a server at a hotel restaurant at night and as a CrossFit coach in the morning.She makes a pretty decent living, but let's just say she's not living high on the hog.Now that her 7-year-old daughter is out of school for the summer, Erin wakes up at 4:30 a.m., has breakfast, gets her daughter ready, and goes to the gym where s...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe were relatively stable on Friday July 9 due to slow buying activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Market sources believed that the price fluctuations during the week have not been indicative of a trend change, but mainly reflected the uncertainty among buyers in the market with a limited number of offers.Buyers have been holding back from making new deals...Read More

Hot-dipped galvanized and pre-painted galvanized coil prices remained stable in Turkey during the week to Friday July 9 due to upcoming holidays, sources told Fastmarkets.July 15 is Democracy Day in Turkey and July 19-23 will be the Eid al-Adha holidays so buyers preferred to postpone bookings.Domestic pricesFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HDG coil domestic, exw Turkey was unchanged...Read More

Domestic steel rebar prices in Poland were broadly flat in the week to Friday July 9, with market activity slowing down on seasonal factors, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Poland, was 4,050-4,100 zloty ($1,054-1,067) per tonne on Friday, the same as last week.The assessment was based on deals, offers and achievable prices rep...Read More

Domestic steel wire rod producers in Poland have nearly completed July bookings and are yet to quote for August, with prices to be rolled over despite the seasonal buying slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets on July 9.Domestic steel wire rod producers in Poland have nearly completed July bookings and are yet to quote for August, with price rollover expected despite the seasonal buying slowdown, sour...Read More

China's domestic rebar market ended the week with increased prices in both eastern and northern regions, though prices were stable on Friday July 9.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,020-5,050 yuan ($775-780) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing) weekly assessment: 4,950-4,990 yuan per tonne, up by 170 yuan per tonneEastern rebar prices halted their rise on Friday due to weak demand but pr...Read More

Activity in the market for pig iron exports from Brazil was at a standstill in the week to Friday July 9, but local demand for such material was strong, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, export, fob port of Vitoria/Rio, Brazil, was $620-625 per tonne on Friday, stable week on week.Suppliers in the south of Brazil were heard to be inactive as regards...Read More

Global scrap prices broadly fell over the week to Friday July 9. Spot demand in Asia remained weak, with buyers looking at lower Turkish steel scrap prices for indications of better buying opportunities in the future.Turkey resumes deep-sea importsPrime grades perform best in USVietnam demand soft but billet demand could offer hopeChinese price uptrend capped by production cutsTaiwan continues to...Read More

The inter-merchant light iron scrap market in the United Kingdom was unchanged this week although increased demand could result in small price rises in the coming weeks, participants told Fastmarkets on Friday July 9.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant, UK, was ?175-190 ($241-262) per tonne on Friday, unchanged since June 18...Read More

The introduction of a Russian export duty on steel products carries serious risks for the country's steel industry, Russia's steel association Russkaya Stal warned last week.The duties, which cover 340 metal products, will apply from August 1 through to December 31 and have a base rate of 15%, with a specific minimum rate for each product.The measures will inevitably cut the profitability of steel...Read More

Prices in the CIS export billet market improved some more by the end of the week. Offers were mainly coming from Ukrainian mills, while Russian producers preferred to stay away from the market assessing the situation with export duty introduction in August.The duties will apply from August 1 through to December 31 and have a base rate of 15%, with a specific minimum rate of $115 per tonne for stee...Read More

Expectations of cuts to steel production across China in the second half of 2021 have fueled the country's eager return to the steel billet import market this week, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday July 9.Numerous Chinese steelmakers were now expected to reduce output in the second half of the year, with China's authorities targeting 2021 steel production below last year's total of 1.07 billion...Read More

I talked about this day coming, three years ago. Let me say this just to be clear, I'm not against crypto. In fact many of our clients accumulate both Gold and Crypto. A big commonality between the people who own both, is the intention to hold their wealth outside of the system. Something that gold truly is. Plus, central bankers have had a lot of practice minimalizing and regulating competing cur...Read More

With Craig not available this week, Sprott Money's Kam Hesari steps in to pick the brain of returning guest, Tavi Costa, Partner and Portfolio Manager of Crescat Capital. Together they discuss equity market bubble, transitory inflation, stimulus and more.Tavi Costa is a partner and portfolio manager at Crescat Capital and has been with the firm since 2013. He built Crescat's macro model that ident...Read More

Joining us for our mid-week episode of the Daily Dive this week is Lobo Tiggre, of the Independent Speculator. We're joined by Lobo this afternoon to discuss a number of topics, including whether inflation will be transitory, where he expects inflation to be felt the most, and the recent news that central banks appear to be buying gold again. We also get Lobo's take on the impact of El Salvador ma...Read More

Tune in as Gareth Soloway brings you another amazing Titan Traders episode! This show he invites #CNBC veteran trader, Guy Adami as they discuss the most important topics you need to know right now... from the future of the Fed, to Bitcoin, Meme stocks and where you should put your money now, listen in to the experts!Gareth Soloway is a professional trader with over 20 years of experience and the...Read More