The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam,...Read More

Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG) leads in an Australia-heavy Top 10 listing of companies based on leadership in 10 areas that matter the most to the mining sector, GlobalData says in a news release.The company, the fourth biggest iron ore producer globally, is the mining company best positioned to take advantage of future disruption in the industry, according to GlobalData analysts.The scores are based...Read More

S&P Global Market Intelligence's pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason told a recent online conference.The increase is not as significant as in previous years, as a projected moderate softening of most metal prices from current levels weigh on the outlook."From 2023 to 2025, we expect budgets to pull b...Read More

This week's episode features Barrick Gold's Q2 conference call with president and CEO Mark Bristow, who discusses the undeveloped potential of Nevada, the company dividend, the use of electrical vehicles in mines, the increasing importance of Canada as a mining jurisdiction, and the return to Pascua Lama. He also highlights the company's ESG credentials, new forays into Egypt, and the importance o...Read More

Canadian junior American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; US-OTC: USGDF) and joint-venture partner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; BHP: RIO; ASX: RIO) are rapidly delineating a new resource estimate for the Madison copper-gold project in Montana, CEO Warwick Smith tells The Northern Miner. This year mark's Rio Tinto's third drill campaign at the project."Recent results have returned incredibly high-grade gold and...Read More

Australian coal producer TerraCom (ASX: TER) has extended the life of its Blair Athol coal mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin by about 10 years, following a reserves update. As of June 30, 2021, the mine's marketable reserves totaled 19.5 million tonnes, TerraComm said. Based on a sales profile of two million tonnes per year, the company estimates that Blair Athol will run for another decade,...Read More

Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) and Sumitomo Corp. announced today that they will jointly study the construction of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio Tinto's Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Australia. Sumitomo had been carrying out studies already into building a hydrogen plant, but hadn't chosen a location. Rio Tinto, in turn, recently started a feasibility study into replacing na...Read More

Hedge funds sold petroleum for the seventh time in nine weeks, as rising coronavirus infections in the major oil-consuming markets dampened hopes for an early resumption of long-haul passenger aviation.Read full newsRead More

Chinese iron ore miner Hainan Mining Co Ltd said on Monday it would invest 1.065 billion yuan ($164 million) in a plant to make battery-grade lithium hydroxide as it looks to cash in on booming demand in the electric vehicle (EV) sector.Read full newsRead More

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug.23, 2021(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Affinor Growers Inc. ("Affinor" or the "Company") (CSE: AFI OTCQB: RSSFF) has cancelled...Read full newsRead More

Navarre Minerals' first diamond drilling at the historical St Arnaud Goldfield in Victoria is off to a rousing start with the intersection of visible gold.Read full newsRead More

savefremontcounty.org is a new website dedicated to fighting against the possibility of a gold mine being built near Ca??on CityRead full newsRead More

Navarre Minerals' first diamond drilling at the historical St Arnaud Goldfield in Victoria is off to a rousing start with the intersection of visible gold.Read full newsRead More

Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce the resuRead full newsRead More

One of the most controversial areas of the market will always be precious metals. We’ve been speculating, hoarding, and selling gold and other metals since we first started extracting them. And whenever there’s the slightest sign of volatility in the market, investors will flock back to gold stocks.You may not see it, but there’s still plenty of volatilityFollowing the pandemic-f...Read More

For investors seeking value in an “expensive” stock market, it may well be worth looking for the Canadian stocks that are hovering near their 52-week lows. It is important to remember, however, that underperforming stocks that have sagged are not necessarily undervalued. In fact, many such names on the 52-week low list may actually be cheap for very good reasons. The companies that are...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday August 25 that are worth another look.The global markets for containerized freight have entered even deeper water in recent weeks, with closures at the key port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in China leading to worsening cargo delays, port congestion and a further...Read More

Spot refined zinc ingot premiums have firmed to multi-year highs in the United States and Europe, with smelter hitches and increasingly expensive transportation stretching supply chains further during the summer season in the northern hemisphere.US spot zinc premium rises to a more than four-year high Rotterdam, Antwerp zinc premiums at highest since early 2018China market eyes narrowing negative...Read More

A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday August 25.Please click...Read More

Chilean copper producer Codelco has initiated construction work on Rajo Inca, a $1.38-billion addition to its Salvador mine, which should begin operations in 2022, the state-owned company said on Tuesday August 24.Rajo Inca increases the mine life at Salvador by 47 years, to 2070, with copper capacity to reach 90,000 tonnes per year, from 60,000 tpy currently. Mineral exploration will move from an...Read More