Trafigura has confirmed it will hold a 19% stake in the Goro nickel mining and processing complex in the South Province of the French territory of New Caledoniia, 1,200km east of Australia.The announcement by the Swiss trading and mining company comes alongside reports that electric vehicle car maker Tesla will source material from the mine for use in its batteries.Trafigura is part of the Prony R...Read More
The chrome market was shocked in October 2020 when the South African government revealed plans to impose a chrome ore export tax, but the subsequent lack of news probably hides activity behind the scenes rather than indicating that the plan has been quietly dropped.There was uproar in the chrome market after Jackson Mthembu, South Africa's minister in the presidency, announced that the government...Read More
"AIM is a market and environment which is more suited to the company's current size and strategy and will offer greater flexibility with regard to corporate transactions," the Isle ofRead More
Trafigura has confirmed it will hold a 19% stake in the Goro nickel mining and processing complex in the South Province of the French territory of New Caledoniia, 1,200km east of Australia.The announcement by the Swiss trading and mining company comes alongside reports that electric vehicle car maker Tesla will source material from the mine for use in its batteries.Trafigura is part of the Prony R...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") an AI-driven platform used for distribution of product information to any retailer globally, announces growing Mesh Connector?,,? sales and additional channel requests from one of North America's largest home furnishing manufacturers.The client company is a well-known brand in the home improvement industry. It b...Read More
The nickel, copper and PGM miner has now fully suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines located in Russia's Far North, having announced a temporary suspension on February 24.Read More
Chinese nickel premiums widened upward in the week to Tuesday March 2, with a favorable import arbitrage and increased spot liquidity providing support, while terms in Europe and the United States were broadly flat.Nickel premiums rise in China, ore prices set another record highEuropean cut cathode premium rises 5%, others flatUS premiums unchanged as participants remain watchfulChina's refined m...Read More
Thompson will not seek re-election as a director at the 2022 annual general meetings. Thompson, a former geologist and investment banker, joined the board of Rio in 2014 and became chairman in 2017.Read More
The European ferro-titanium price dropped over the week to Wednesday March 3, with the range widening lower, which surprised industry sources because an acute shortage of scrap has been pushing up all titanium markets in recent months, sources said.The dip in ferro-titanium prices should be brief, however, given the upward pressure on prices from tight feedstock supplies, which is squeezing alloy...Read More
Trafigura has confirmed it will hold a 19% stake in the Goro nickel mining and processing complex in the South Province of the French territory of New Caledoniia, 1,200km east of Australia.The announcement by the Swiss trading and mining company comes alongside reports that electric vehicle car maker Tesla will source material from the mine for use in its batteries.Trafigura is part of the Prony R...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday March 4 that are worth another look....Read More
The European ferro-titanium price dropped over the week to Wednesday March 3, with the range widening lower, which surprised industry sources because an acute shortage of scrap has been pushing up all titanium markets in recent months, sources said.The dip in ferro-titanium prices should be brief, however, given the upward pressure on prices from tight feedstock supplies, which is squeezing alloy...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases after a short break and have booked two cargoes at slightly higher prices, market sources said on Thursday March 4.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Canadian cargo, comprising 18,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (95:5), 18,000 tonnes of shredded and 7,000-8,000 tonnes of plate and structural (P&S), at an average price of $471 p...Read More
Trafigura has confirmed it will hold a 19% stake in the Goro nickel mining and processing complex in the South Province of the French territory of New Caledoniia, 1,200km east of Australia.The announcement by the Swiss trading and mining company comes alongside reports that electric vehicle car maker Tesla will source material from the mine for use in its batteries.Trafigura is part of the Prony R...Read More
Metals News, interviews James Calaway, Executive Chairman Ioneer Ltd (ASX: INR), a world leader in the lithium space. Ioneer is an emerging US lithium-boron producer and the 100% owner of the Rhyolite Ridge, Lithium-Boron Project, located in Nevada, USA, the only known lithium-boron deposit in North America and one of only two known such deposits in the world. On January 21st, 2021 Ioneer announce...Read More
A summary of results for the lithium division of Chilean producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) for the fourth quarter of 2020, as shown in its quarterly update published on Wednesday March 3.In brief The company reported a historical record volume of lithium sales in the last quarter of 2020, with 25,000 tonnes of lithium sold during September-December, although profits were dented by steady av...Read More
I don't think her intentions are dishonorable.She simply wants to live in a world where there is less of a divide between the poor and the absurdly rich.She wants to live in a world where every American has access to health care, quality education, and a safe place to live. Certainly, these are not bad things to want, nor are they impossible to achieve.But Sen. Elizabeth Warren's recently revived...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday March 4 that are worth another look....Read More
Eight industry associations representing various steel end-consumers in Europe have sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) asking for termination of the region's safeguard measures imposed on steel imports.The European Commission started an investigation on February 26 into the possible extension of existing safeguard measures, which are applied to imports of 26 steel product categories.The...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices increased over the past week because of rising imported scrap costs, but demand has not supported the rises, market participants told to Fastmarkets on Thursday March 4.Late on February 26, a steel mill in the Marmara region booked Baltic Sea-origin shipment of HMS 1&2 (80:20) scrap at $456 per tonne cfr, which pushed up the daily scrap on March 1, with Fastmarke...Read More