A summary of Belgian antimony chemicals producer and lead recycler Campine's financial results in the first half of 2021, published Thursday September 2.In briefCampine attributed the increased sales and profit to the global post-pandemic recovery and increasing raw material prices - particularly antimony, the key metal in Campine's specialty chemicals division.Campine's revenue amounted to ?,?106...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...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, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb at 23.50-24.40...Read More

Domestic prices for cobalt metal in China have strengthened since mid-August despite weak downstream demand due to tightening supply and high production costsFastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt 99.8% Co min, ex-works China was at 360,000-383,000 yuan ($55,775-59,338) per tonne last Friday September 3, up by 3,000-5,000 yuan per tonne from 355,000-380,000 yuan per tonne on September 1. Prices...Read More

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 40.77 points or 4.60% to finish the August 30 to September 3 trading week at 932.22. Spot gold climbed 0.60% or US$10.80 per oz. to US$1,827.60 per ounce.Shares of ISOEnergy jumped $1.43 to $4.00. The uranium exploration company announced that it had completed a 12-hole (4,428 metre) drill program at its Geiger property in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin, ab...Read More

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 176.80 points or 0.86% to finish the August 30 to September 3 trading week at 20,821.40. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.92 points or 0.87% to 104.40 and the S&P/TSX Base Metals Index dropped 0.32 points or 0.19% to 170.63. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.78 points or 0.96% to 293.97 and spot gold rose US$10.80 per oz. or 0.60% to US$1,827.60 per ounce....Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 86.71 points or 0.25% to finish the August 30 to September 3 trading week at 35,369.09 and the S&P 500 climbed 26.06 points or 0.58% to 4,535.43. Spot gold rose US$10.80 per oz. or 0.60% to US$1,827.60 per ounce.Shares of Alcoa jumped US$3.08 to US$47.21. The company announced on August 31 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V, will...Read More

Battery Mineral Resources (TSXV:BMR) has released initial drill core assay results from the ongoing 2021 exploration and in-fill drill program at its recently acquired cornerstone asset, Minera Altos de Punitaqui (MAP), an integrated copper mining complex in the Coquimbo region of Chile, about 30 miles south of Teck Resources' (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Andacollo copper mine.Drilling retur...Read More

Ongoing steel production cuts in China could be extended beyond December to March 2022 to combat pollution during the winter heating season and in the lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, according to a notice sent to major market participants on Monday September 6.The notice, which is seeking feedback on a set of draft measures, said that mills in the key steelmaking belt of Beijing-Tianj...Read More

Future remains golden for Rox ResourcesSPONSOREDrox resourcesCashed-up Karora is doubling gold production at a blistering paceSPONSOREDkarora resourcesOzAurum drills in home of goldSPONSOREDozaurum resourcesRising nationalismSPONSOREDswannThat was the price of the lightweight metal in early 2008 as Rio Tinto was being feted by investors for its acquisition six-months earlier of the Canadian-based...Read More

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The trading price of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY) closed lower on Tuesday, August 31, closing at $3.78, -0.26% lower than its previous close.>> 7 Top Picks for the Post-Pandemic EconomyRead full newsRead More

The trading price of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY) closed lower on Tuesday, August 31, closing at $3.78, -0.26% lower than its previous close.>> 7 Top Picks for the Post-Pandemic EconomyRead full newsRead More

The stock market has the potential to give far superior returns in the long term than any other asset class. If you start investing in some cheap stocks — with great growth potential — early in life, you could make a fortune doing so in the long run. In this article, I’ve highlighted three such amazing TSX stocks that I find worth buying today to get a solid return on investment....Read More

Looking for beaten-down stocks near 52-week lows?If so, you’ll be hard-pressed to find them. The post-COVID rally has taken stocks to record highs, and at this point, most TSX equities are up at least a little over the past year.With that said, there are some beaten-down TSX stocks out there if you know where to look. Most of these stocks are in industries like gold mining and cannabis &mdas...Read More

The stock market has persistently marched on and grinded higher after the spectacular recovery from the pandemic market crash low. A group of stocks have been elevated from higher inflation, which isn’t expected to last. Many stocks appear to be fully valued with little upside and margin of safety. So, tread carefully, especially for new capital you’re injecting into the stock market....Read More

Canadian stocks started September on a slightly positive note. While the TSX Composite Index didn’t post any significant gains, it settled at a record closing high near 20,821 on Friday, September 3 — up 0.1% from the previous week’s closing level. Nonetheless, it was the third consecutive week when TSX stocks continued to post gains. During these three weeks, the index has risen...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday September 7 that are worth another look....Read More

The European Union is considering imposing tariff-rate quotas on steel and aluminium exports to the United States in a bid to reach an agreement with the US on its plans to exempt the EU from its Section 232 measures, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday September 7.The US and EU are widely expected to reach an agreement by November 1 on an exemption from Section 232 for European steel an...Read More

Zinc was the main exception to an otherwise falling London Metal Exchange complex on September 7, which was a day of very quiet trading conditions - just over 10,000 lots of copper were traded by 5pm. The three-month price of zinc was at $3,044 per tonne on Tuesday at the close, a 1.2% increase from Monday's price at the same time of $3,007.50 per tonne.It set an intraday high of $3,059 per tonne...Read More