Peter Krauth explains why he believes gold will reach record highs next year. Gold is winding up to set new all-time high record prices next year.I know it may not feel that way for some right now, with gold correcting and consolidating since early August.Still, the last four months have been productive. By now gold has worked off most of the excess bullish sentiment its market had built up. Gold...Read More

The transaction details and benefits to acquirer Seabridge Gold are discussed in a Canaccord Genuity report. In a Dec. 9 research note, Canaccord Genuity analyst Dalton Baretto reported that Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) agreed to acquire Pretium Resources Inc.'s (PVG:TSX; PVG:NYSE) Snowfield property and it is a "very sound strategic move for Seabridge," a "Snowfield of opportunity....Read More

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. has begun drilling an initial core hole at its Alvalade copper-zinc project located in Portugal's Iberian Pyrite Belt. In a news release, junior exploration and development company Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSX.V; AVPMF:OTC; 8AM:FSE) announced that it has started drilling on the Alvalade Copper-Zinc VMS project located within the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal.Avrupa Mineral...Read More

Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has upgraded its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2020 following better-than-expected sales, the Finnish company said on Tuesday December 15. With production facilities in Finland, Sweden, Germany, the UK, Mexico and the United States, and sales offices around the world, Outokumpu now expects its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (...Read More

A shortage of scrap has forced Riva Group to halt steel making operations at its Hennigsdorf site in Germany, several sources told Fastmarkets on December 15.The rebar and wire rod producer had to suspend operations at the Hennigsdorf site, in Brandenburg state in the north east of Germany, last week because it had run out of steel scrap, several sources told Fastmarkets."Riva's Hennigsdorf has no...Read More

China's crude steel, hot metal and finished steel output continued to grow on a year-on-year basis in November, but fell month on month, according to data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday December 15.November outputCrude steel: 87.66 million tonnes, up 8% from a year earlier, down 4.9% from OctoberHot metal: 72.01 million tonnes, up 4.7% year on year, down 5.5% mo...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian flat steel sales from distributors fell in November compared with the previous month due to limited supply from steelmakers but increased on an annual basis, according to national flat steel...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday December 15.Please click...Read More

The vaccines are coming – we’re saved! Although the arriving vaccines are great for humanity, they are bad for the price of gold.In November, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, had demonstrated evidence of an efficacy rate above 90% against COVID-19, in the first interim efficacy analysis. As Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO, said...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico continued to increase in the week ended on Friday December 11 amid high demand from steel producers and a narrowing price gap between the north and central regions.At least two major steelmakers in the region near the country's northern Monterrey city announced increases in their scrap buying prices amid high competition to secure supply. A third steel producer...Read More

Brazilian flat steel sales from distributors fell in November compared with the previous month due to limited supply from steelmakers but increased on an annual basis, according to national flat steel association Inda.Sales of flat steel products totaled 339,400 tonnes last month, down by 8.7% from 371,700 tonnes in October but up by 15.8% from 293,200 tonnes in November 2019, Inda said...Read More

Thefinal weeks of the tumultuous year that has been 2020 present opportunities forinvestors to get their financial houses in order ahead of the New Year.Nobodyknows what 2021 will bring. But new political risks are likely to emerge –including the threats of higher taxes and a more punitive IRS.Withcontrol of the U.S. Senate still up for grabs pending runoff elections inGeorgia next month, an...Read More

Brace yourselves, winter is coming! It may be a harsh period for the United States, but much better for gold.Some of you may have seen snow this year already, but the astronomical winter is still ahead of us. Unfortunately, it could be a really dark winter. Instead of joyful snowball battles and making snowmen, we will have to contend with the coronavirus . The vaccines will definitely help (the f...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian flat steel sales from distributors fell in November compared with the previous month due to limited supply from steelmakers but increased on an annual basis, according to national flat steel...Read More

China Copper became the head negotiator in the settlement of the 2021 copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RC) benchmark following years of expansion in copper capacity.On Monday December 14, the subsidiary of Chinalco - which has outgrown its state-owned peers - became the first smelter to secure a deal with US copper miner Freeport-McMoRan at $59.50 per tonne/5.95 cents per lb....Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday December 15.Please click...Read More

LME base metals prices were mixed on Tuesday December 15, with three-month copper and lead prices rising, while nickel fell below Monday's close despite setting a new year-to-date high earlier in the day.Nickel's three-month price failed to hold at the new year-to-date high of $17,880 per tonne reached during the day and fell back to $17,557 per tonne by 5pm - 0.2% lower than Monday's cl...Read More

Premium hard coking coal cfr and fob prices diverged slightly on Tuesday December 15, with the premium hard coking coal cfr price up and fob price down, sources told Fastmarkets. Some coke producers in China proposed a ninth round of price increases - with an increase of 50 yuan ($8) per tonne starting from December 15 - and some steel mills accepted the proposal, sources said.Fastmarkets ind...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:US flat product prices maintained momentum through November, with increases accelerating in early December in response to supply shortfalls, rising scrap prices, and improving demand.While we correctly forecast further pricing gains in November, actual prices surpasse...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Chinese domestic and export flat steel prices surged in November 2020, with the export hot-rolled coil index rising to $592 per tonne during the month from $519 per tonne previously, and the monthly average increasing by 7.5% over October.Economic activity in China continued to expand, with manufacturing output rising by 7.5...Read More