Sweden scored 74 out of 100 in the most recent IRI analysis published in October last year as part of the Mining Journal World Risk Report (feat. MineHutte ratings). This gave the country an A rating and placed it 10th among a universe of 111 jurisdictions covered. However, Sweden's mineral output and broader foreign direct investment into mining lagged prolific mineral producers, some of whi...Read More

Several minor metals prices found substantial support in the week ended Friday February 26 from higher offers from China and limited stocks in Rotterdam. "Suppliers in China seem to be trying their luck at putting every price up," a European trader said. "There are not that many fundamental reasons for it, but I think they have taken note of general optimism in the commodity space and talks of a s...Read More

Turkish domestic scrap prices have gone up over the past week because of increasing imported scrap values, market sources said on Monday March 1.Prices for steel scrap imported into Turkey continued to rise after mills in the country booked a number of cargoes from Europe, the United States and the Baltic Sea region in the past week, supported by growing demand and rising prices for rebar and bill...Read More

Prices for rebar imports into Singapore continued on an upward trend in the week to Monday March 1 on bullish sentiment caused by rebounding scrap prices and higher offers from key suppliers, sources told Fastmarkets.Major steel mills in China and Turkey increased offers to $675-685 per tonne cfr Singapore on a theoretical weight basis, on the fast rebound of ferrous scrap prices around the world....Read More

United States-based lithium producer Livent will supply battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide to German carmaker BMW.Paul Graves, the miner's president and chief executive officer, made the announcement during an earnings call following the release of Livent's financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020."This is a multi-year agreement under which Livent will deliver both lithium carbo...Read More

China's nickel sulfate price continued rise in the week to Friday February 26 to reach a new record high, mainly driven by the volatile nickel price at the London Metal Exchange and limited supplies, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%, cobalt 10ppm max, exw China was at 35,000-38,000 yuan ($5,414-5,878) per tonne on Friday February 26, up b...Read More

OverviewAbraPlata Resource Corp. (TSX-V: ABRA) is a very well-funded silver-gold focused advanced-stage exploration company. We own 100% of the Diablillos project, which is located in a very mining-friendly province in Argentina, called Salta. Diablillos has a large existing resource base, totalling over 140Moz on a silver-equivalent basis, all in the Indicated category. The existing resource base...Read More

California has some of the most overbearing and aggressive climate change policies in America.Yet the state also allows massive amounts of clean energy to simply go to waste.In April 2020, California's solar farms curtailed over 318,000 megawatt-hours (MWh)!To put that into perspective, the average monthly electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer is about 877 kilowatt-hours...Read More

Nighthawk Gold Corp. (TSX: NHK, OTCQX: MIMZF) is a Canadian-based gold exploration company, with 100% ownership of a district-scale land position, within the Indin Lake Greenstone Belt, located approximately 200 km north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction. Nighthawk has advanced its flagship asset Colomac, outlining a robust project with current Indicated R...Read More

Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe increased over the week to Friday February 26, supported by long lead times from domestic mills and good demand.At the end of last week, ArcelorMittal pushed its official offers for downstream products up by ?,?20 ($24) per tonne, but kept offers for HRC unchanged at ?,?750 ($905) per tonne ex-works.Some sources, however, had heard HRC o...Read More

Ottawa's big bets on big business are stifling innovation in the financial system. Fortunately, there are small and mid-sized Canadian companies pushing ahead to deliver competition and change.(photo: Lian Hao)Investors should have the opportunity to profit along the way. This week in Insights we highlight a breakthrough that is poised to shake up the status quo.Click here to read this week's publ...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in February 2021.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases this year,...Read More

Prices for imported hot-rolled coil in the key Vietnamese market have risen despite thin demand from end users and low domestic offers from Hoa Phat Steel, market sources told Fastmarkets.The unclear situation over whether China will cut steel export rebates has also added further uncertainty to market sentiment. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HRC, import, cfr Vietnam, which m...Read More

CIS producers of steel rebar and wire rod have increased their offer prices to foreign customers amid the persistent uptrend in scrap and long steel prices globally, Fastmarkets heard on Monday March 1.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey, was $459.85 per tonne on Monday, up by $3.33 per tonne day on day and up by $26.44 per tonne week on week.Higher...Read More

Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow fell in the week to Monday March 1, due to seasonally slow demand and aggressive pricing by some producers, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, was 50,000 roubles ($670) per tonne, including 20% value-added tax, on March 1, down by 4,000-...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in February 2021.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases this year,...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have might have missed on Monday March 1 that are worth another look.Brazilian iron ore exports increased by 10.9% in February versus the corresponding month in 2020, with a significantly higher average price, according to data released by the country's economy ministry...Read More

Brazilian iron ore exports increased by 10.9% in February versus the corresponding month in 2020, with a significantly higher average price, according to data released by the country's economy ministry on Monday March 1.Brazil exported 24.05 million tonnes of iron ore in February, up from 21.69 million tonnes in the same month last year, according to the ministry.Vale, the world's largest producer...Read More

Turkish domestic scrap prices have gone up over the past week because of increasing imported scrap values, market sources said on Monday March 1.Prices for steel scrap imported into Turkey continued to rise after mills in the country booked a number of cargoes from Europe, the United States and the Baltic Sea region in the past week, supported by growing demand and rising prices for rebar and bill...Read More

Economist, Martin Armstrong answers your questions. Have a question to ask Martin? Email us at [email protected] Visit our website at armstrongeconomics.com and follow our blog for the latest news & updates.Martin Armstrong is a world renown economist and the creator of the Economic Confidence Model. He is the founder of Armstrong Economics - a public service and blog for the average person to co...Read More