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Rio delays Winu to 2024

January 19, 2021 / www.mining-journal.com

The company was previously planning to start full construction of Winu in the June quarter of 2021 for first production in 2023, but warned in October that a review of heritage disturbance inRead More

LME proposes to permanently shut ring, incentivize electronic trade

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

The London Metal Exchange is proposing the permanent closure of its open-outcry trading floor and the incentivization of greater liquidity on its electronic trading platform, LMESelect. The proposals, laid out in a new discussion paper on future market structure, also include potential changes to the exchange's margin methodology and the introduction of potential additional disclosures and policie...Read More

Oxbotica raises $47M to speed mine automation

January 06, 2021 / www.mining-journal.com

New investment from groups in the UK, USA, China and Australia was "an endorsement of Oxbotica's go-to-market strategy, deploying its autonomy software in industrial use cases in advance of rolling out in urban passenger transportation applications in the future".The groups include UK-based BGF, IP Group, Halma and energy major BP; San Francisco-headquartered Venture Science; China's Tencent Holdi...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from January 19

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 19 that are worth another look.Rabobank will close its commodity trade finance desks in London, Shanghai and Sydney after reviewing the embattled sector last summer.Brazilian flat steel distributors...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices soar amid low inventories

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Mexican steel scrap prices skyrocketed in the week ended Friday January 15, with steelmakers struggling with low inventories and increasing their buying prices to secure supply.In both regions where prices are assessed by Fastmarkets, major scrap consumers applied price increases early last week, and some applied a second increase between January 15 and 18.In the region near the northern city of M...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Fresh US deal pushes prices down once again

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have gone down once again in the latest trade heard for a US-origin cargo, sources said on Tuesday January 19.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 6,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $450 per tonne, 22,000 tonnes of shredded and 1,500 tonnes of bonus at $460 per tonne cfr. The deal was agreed on January 16, with the cargo scheduled to...Read More

LME proposes to permanently shut ring, incentivize electronic trade

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

The London Metal Exchange is proposing the permanent closure of its open-outcry trading floor and the incentivization of greater liquidity on its electronic trading platform, LMESelect. The proposals, laid out in a new discussion paper on future market structure, also include potential changes to the exchange's margin methodology and the introduction of potential additional disclosures and policie...Read More

MORNING VIEW: LME base metals prices mixed with aluminium following zinc lower

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Tuesday January 19, but aluminium prices have followed recent weakness in zinc, breaking support levels in the process. The rebound in the dollar in recent weeks seems to be acting as a headwindBase metals Three-month base metals prices on the LME were mixed this morning, with aluminium, nickel and lead weaker and down by an...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from January 19

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 19 that are worth another look.Rabobank will close its commodity trade finance desks in London, Shanghai and Sydney after reviewing the embattled sector last summer.Brazilian flat steel distributors...Read More

Alpha Lithium receives drilling license for phase two of drilling at Tolillar Lithium Project in Argentina

January 19, 2021 / www.canadianinvestor.com

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Alpha Lithium Corporation (TSX.V: ALLI) (OTC: ALLIF) (Frankfurt: 2P62) sole owner of one of the last large, undeveloped salars in Argentina's Lithium Triangle, reported that it has received approval and drilling licenses for Phase Two of its three-phase drilling program on Alpha's 100% owned, 27,500-hectare Tolillar Salar.The drilling licenses replaced the previous li...Read More

US hot-rolled coil index holds under $1,140/t amid spot freeze

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States held steady while buyers continued to struggle in their quest for spot tonnage at the domestic mills. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $56.86 per hundredweight ($1,137.20 per short ton) on Tuesday January 19, little-changed from $56.92 per cwt on the prior business day - Friday January 15 - and an increas...Read More

Pitfalls and Profits: SPAC Investing

January 19, 2021 / www.energyandcapital.com

Wall Street loves a chance to make billions of dollars - as long as it makes most of the profits and transfers most of the risk. The now-popular special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) were created just for that.Like they used to say in the Old West, when you sit down at the poker table and don't know who the sucker is, it's you.SPACs are on fire lately. They are nonoperating companies that...Read More

EUROPE HRC: Domestic price consolidates while buyers, sellers hold back from transactions

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

The domestic price for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe inched down day on day on Tuesday January 19 due to slow market activity, sources told Fastmarkets. Both buyers and steelmakers have been holding back from making new deals, according to market participants. Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?719.00 ($868.00) per tonne on Tuesda...Read More

GULF STEEL BILLET, REBAR: Buyers accept higher rebar prices, but demand for billet imports limited

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Rebar buyers in the UAE have done deals this week at the higher prices announced last week, but there is little demand for billet imports because producers have ample stocks, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday January 19.And billet import activity is likely to remain slow for another week or two, depending on local demand for rebar, they added.Domestic rebarThe country's steel producers...Read More

CHINA REBAR: Domestic prices stop rising on tumbling futures

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

China's domestic rebar prices lost their upward momentum on Tuesday January 19 amid a weakening of the futures market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,300-4,330 yuan ($662-667) per tonne, unchangedRebar futures plunged on expectations of falling demand from the construction sector in the next month due to the Chinese New Year in the second week of February, sources said.As such, sellers in the...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from January 19

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 19 that are worth another look.Rabobank will close its commodity trade finance desks in London, Shanghai and Sydney after reviewing the embattled sector last summer.Brazilian flat steel distributors...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices soar amid low inventories

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Mexican steel scrap prices skyrocketed in the week ended Friday January 15, with steelmakers struggling with low inventories and increasing their buying prices to secure supply.In both regions where prices are assessed by Fastmarkets, major scrap consumers applied price increases early last week, and some applied a second increase between January 15 and 18.In the region near the northern city of M...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Fresh US deal pushes prices down once again

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have gone down once again in the latest trade heard for a US-origin cargo, sources said on Tuesday January 19.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 6,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $450 per tonne, 22,000 tonnes of shredded and 1,500 tonnes of bonus at $460 per tonne cfr. The deal was agreed on January 16, with the cargo scheduled to...Read More

Southeast Asia steel billet prices retreat amid high supply, low buying interest

January 20, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com

Prices for cargoes of steel billet imported to Southeast Asia have moved down over the past week amid a continued high volume of offers in the market, with some participants on the sell-side keen to close deals sooner rather than later, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday January 19.Buyers, perhaps sensing this greater desperation from sellers, have continued to drop their billet bid prices and la...Read More

Unrest Will Lead to Civil War and Bitcoin Is Not Your Freedom Warns Cornell Professor Dave Collum

January 19, 2021 / marketsanity.com

It's wrong to think that bitcoin leads to freedom, according to Cornell University professor Dave Collum. Freedom is often used as the reasoning behind the many benefits the cryptocurrency has to offer. In this exclusive interview with Daniela Cambone, the vocal and popular social media professor chimes in on the political unrest, warning that he is fearful of a civil war breaking out. He also tal...Read More

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