The amendment to Liberty Gold's plan of operations for Black Pine and recent drill results from the project are discussed in a Haywood Securities report. Liberty Gold Black PineIn a Feb. 18 research note, Haywood Securities analyst Geordie Mark reported that Liberty Gold Corp. (LGD:TSX; LGDTF:OTCQB) received approval of the amendment to its flagship Black Pine project's plan of operations, allowi...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday March 3 that are worth another look.A crackdown on industrial activity in Tangshan, China's steelmaking hub, is sending jitters throughout the sector. Fastmarkets examines what it means for the steel industry.Glencore has appointed BMO...Read More
Turkish prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil increased in February 2021, with market demand strong because of low stock levels, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday March 3.The country's HRC producers were fully booked until late June, while CRC producers were accepting orders for June, July and August production. They were not willing to give any discounts because of the strong local and export d...Read More
Gold has been taking a beating in recent weeks, the sell-off prompted by rising bond yields which are taking the shine off the yellow metal. Higher interest rates diminish the argument for owning gold, which offers no yield.On Wednesday, Feb. 24, spot gold dropped to $1,784.60 an ounce, just shy of $1,783.10 reached on Feb. 21, its lowest since July, 2020. The gold price climbed $342, or 22% last...Read More
There is a sense that we are close to asignificant move in silver. The current season since August 2020 till now, isshaping up in a similar manner to the season of August 2019 to February/March2020.Silver as well as the stock market peaked inFebruary 2020, and crashed significantly into March.Below, is a chart of silver (top) and theDow (bottom): On the silver chart, I have indicated howthe curren...Read More
A crackdown on industrial activity in Tangshan, China's steelmaking hub, is sending jitters throughout the sector. Fastmarkets examines what it means for the steel industry. Local authorities in the city issued a notice on the evening of Tuesday March 2 to say that it was embarking on a strict crackdown over March on industries that lag behind in terms of measures to lower emissions, with some act...Read More
Following a necessary correction,the gold miners’ stocks have spent much of recent months bottoming. This healthy basing process is rebalancingsentiment, preparing the way for this sector’s next bull-market upleg. That is looking to coincide with gold stocks’spring rally, one of their strongest times of the year seasonally. That stiff tailwind blowing behind bul...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday March 3 that are worth another look.A crackdown on industrial activity in Tangshan, China's steelmaking hub, is sending jitters throughout the sector. Fastmarkets examines what it means for the steel industry.Glencore has appointed BMO...Read More
The strength of the economic recovery in China in 2020 defied the expectations of most market observers. According to estimates by Fastmarkets, apparent consumption in the country rose by 9% in 2020 compared with a 12% fall in the rest of the world.Crucially, this increase in supply was a response to a boom in steel demand in the East Asian nation. In the first quarter of 2020, demand (or real con...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday March 3.Please click...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil in Europe increased again over the week to Wednesday March 3, due to a material shortage combined with healthy demand, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hot-dipped galvanized coil, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?870-900 ($1,048-1,084) per tonne on March 3, up by ?,?20-30 per tonne week on week from ?,?...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday March 3 that are worth another look.A crackdown on industrial activity in Tangshan, China's steelmaking hub, is sending jitters throughout the sector. Fastmarkets examines what it means for the steel industry.Glencore has appointed BMO...Read More
A crackdown on industrial activity in Tangshan, China's steelmaking hub, is sending jitters throughout the sector. Fastmarkets examines what it means for the steel industry. Local authorities in the city issued a notice on the evening of Tuesday March 2 to say that it was embarking on a strict crackdown over March on industries that lag behind in terms of measures to lower emissions, with some act...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday March 3.Please click...Read More
Nickel's futures price on the London Metal Exchange plummeted by over 6% at the 5pm close on Wednesday March 3 following the news that Norilsk Nickel expects to stabilize flooding issues at two of its mines next week. The Russian company, the world's largest palladium and high-grade nickel producer, suspended operations at Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines due to flooding from natural groundwater las...Read More
Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices in fob markets declined on Wednesday March 3 after buyers lowered their bid prices due to negative short-term sentiment. Fastmarkets indices Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $124.68 per tonne, down $3.08 per tonne Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $217.81 per tonne, up $0.50 per tonne Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $117.66 per tonne, down $2.01 per to...Read More
Certain silver news stories circulating are misleading and are not actually evidence of a silver short squeeze but rather part of...Miguel Perez-Santalla interviewed on GoldCore TVWe're talking about the silver squeeze today with Miguel Perez-Santalla, the Head of Trading and Sales at Heraeus Metals, one of the worlds largest silver refining operations. Miguel's recent article expresses concern ab...Read More
The strength of the economic recovery in China in 2020 defied the expectations of most market observers. According to estimates by Fastmarkets, apparent consumption in the country rose by 9% in 2020 compared with a 12% fall in the rest of the world.Crucially, this increase in supply was a response to a boom in steel demand in the East Asian nation. In the first quarter of 2020, demand (or real con...Read More
The desperation is becoming more obvious by the day...by J. Johnson via JS MinesetGreat and Wonderful Tuesday Morning Folks, Late last night, I observed the hammer coming back to nail the precious metals lower. To me, the desperation is becoming more obvious by the day, as Gold reversed with the April contract at $1,725.50, up $2.50 after being dipped to $1,704.60 with the high to beat a...Read More
Goldman is raiding the SLV Inventories as they scramble for 1,000 oz. silver bars FOR DELIVERY ON THE COMEX!!by Bix Weir of Road to RootaGoldman Sachs has shown itself to be one of the criminal silver price manipulation conspirators! Jeff Currie of Goldman has now made "false and misleading statements" as an Authorized Participant in iShares SLV. Now Goldman is raiding the SLV Inventories as they...Read More