China's domestic rebar prices suspended their upward trend on Wednesday August 25 amid a drop in sales volumes.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,200-5,230 yuan ($803-808) per tonne, unchangedRestocking demand continued to weaken due to traders' concerns about high prices in September.End users slowed their procurement rates slightly to see if spot prices would drop...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday August 25.Key drivers The titanium alloy market was steady in the assessment week, with suppliers holding their offer prices steady ahead of an expected renewal of demand from steelmakers for both prompt and fourth-quarter deliveries. Industry sources reported hearing some offer prices close to $8 per kg, with the emergence of some...Read More

The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lbtrade 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 alloy...Read More

The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets' standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) 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 hydroxide p...Read More

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,...Read More

The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne 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 sulfate...Read More

The US Department of Commerce has set final anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel flanges from India following an administrative review, according to a Federal Register notice set to be published on Thursday August 26.The agency set the anti-dumping duty rate for all Indian exports of stainless steel flanges to the United States at 145.25%, unchanged from the preliminary margin set in...Read More

Trading remained thin in China's steel plate export market in the week to Tuesday August 24 due to the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, uncompetitive offer prices and uncertainty surrounding China's export tax.Fastmarkets' price assessment for October-shipment steel heavy plate export, fob China main port was $915-925 per tonne on Tuesday, down by $20-25 per tonne from a week earlier.Yingkou Medium P...Read More

Tsingshan Group has lowered its tender price for September-delivery ferro-chrome to 9,995 yuan ($1,543) per tonne, the Chinese stainless steelmaker said on Wednesday August 25.The tender price is 800 yuan per tonne (7.41%) lower than what the eastern Chinese mill - the country's largest ferro-chrome buyer - had sought for August-delivery material.While lower than the previous month's 13-year high,...Read More

A new way to control the motion of bubbles from researchers at New York-based Columbia Engineering might one day help separate valuable metals from useless dirt using much less energy and water than today.When mining for metals such as copper, used in most electronics, and the lithium used in many batteries, only a tiny fraction of the mined material is useful metal, with the vast majority just us...Read More

GR Silver Mining (TSXV: GRSL; US-OTC: GRSLF) delivered the first 43-101 compliant resource estimate for its Plomosas project in Sinaloa, Mexico.The resource estimate at Plomosas includes two areas - the former Plomosa mine and San Juan. The estimate included 80 new drill holes from surface and underground drilling this year, as well as 476 historic drill holes representing a total of 100,672 m...Read More

Great Bear Royalties (TSXV: GBRR), which was spun out of Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) in January 2020 and listed in April 2021, has "one of the top 20 gold royalty assets in our coverage universe," according to Canaccord Genuity mining analyst Carey MacRury.The precious metals royalty and streaming company has a 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on Great Bear Resources' Dixie...Read More

Chile's state miner Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, has broken ground at the US$1.4 billion expansion of the Salvador copper mine, which will extend the productive life of the aging operation by 47 years and increase output by almost 50%. The Rajo Inca project will convert Salvador, in operation since 1959, from an underground mine to an open pit. "Until now this division dep...Read More

Western Australia-based Star Minerals says it is close to launching an initial public offering with the goal of funding the development of the advanced Tumblegum South gold project.According to the company, US$800,000 has already been pledged and the expectation is that capital raising will continue to grow given the most recent performance in the gold market.Tumblegum South is located about 40 km...Read More

St. Anthony Gold (CSE: STAG; US-OTC: MTEHF) has new assays from its St. Anthony gold project in the Kenora-Patricia mining district of Ontario.Drillhole SA21-18 returned the best results. It cut 3.7 metres grading 42.68 grams gold per tonne from 327.3 metres downhole, including 314 grams gold per tonne over 0.5 metre from 327.3 metres. It also cut 1 metre grading 109.6 grams gold per tonne start...Read More

Prices for containerized steel scrap imported into Taiwan remained flat on Wednesday August 25, but sources said the outlook in the market was shaky for the coming month.Taiwan buys containerized scrap at $440 per tonne in recent dealsWide bid-offer gap cfr China scrap persistsDeal at lower price heard for shredded scrap to IndiaTaiwanThere were transactions concluded at $440 per tonne cfr Taiwan...Read More

Slower spot activity prevented any changes to the US Midwest aluminium premium although deals were still concluded at high end of Fastmarkets' assessment range on Tuesday August 24.While a lack of market liquidity combined with slow demand kept European and Asian premiums static, Brazilian premiums rose slightly thanks to higher offers.US Midwest market flat after reaching record highPremiums in E...Read More

Participants in the seaborne alumina market have an increasingly bullish outlook for prices amid operational disruptions at the Jamalco refinery in Jamaica following a fire on Sunday August 22.The fire started at refinery's separate powerhouse, which produces the energy needed for the refining of alumina at the plant.Though a full assessment of the damage has yet to emerge, market participants are...Read More

Gold stocks have underperformed so far this year but the group's fundamentals remain attractive as inflationary pressures continue to build and monetary policy remains dovish. Additionally, the increase in coronavirus case counts increases the chances of more stimulus. Finally, gold tends to outperform during periods of economic and political turmoil as we seem to be going through now. Below, w...Read More

The TSX offers a decent selection of strong, generous, and stable dividend stocks, offering a broad spectrum of yields at any given time. A strong yield, while not the only “factor” you should consider in a dividend stock, is usually the deal maker or breaker. The sustainability of yield and growth potential (yield and capital) are also essential factors to consider when picking from s...Read More