Ichthys LNG project in northwestern Australia. Credit: Total SA Australia has officially become the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on an annualized basis, overtaking the previous titleholder Qatar.According to figures released by Australian-based energy consultancy EnergyQuest, the country shipped 77.5Mt of locally produced LNG in 2019 - an 11.4% increase over the previou...Read More
Jan 06, 2020 Guest(s): Ryan Giannotto Director of Research, GraniteShares ETFs Great fundamentals are driving the investment thesis behind the platinum group metals (PGMs), which add diversification to a portfolio of gold and silver, this according to Ryan Giannotto, Director of Research, GraniteShares ETFs. "That's what I like about these, is adding different diversifiers to your diversificatio...Read More
Happy New Year, one and all...If you're a cannabis investor like me, 2019 couldn't have ended fast enough. After watching the market grow exponentially for over four years, I watched in horror as the entire industry imploded quickly over the last few months of the year.It was like a wildfire...Wildfires are one of the most terrifying and unpredictable natural events that happen. When they break ou...Read More
Superior Industries, a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, will showcase a newly configured portable wash plant during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 in Las Vegas. It's one of a dozen new products the company will introduce during the March trade show.Capable of producing as many as five products, the Portable Spirit Wash Plant carries a 6 ft. by 20...Read More
Image by Banyan Gold Banyan Gold has released diamond drill results from the Airstrip target at its 92 sq. km Aurex-McQuesten project which increase the zone's strike length to over 1 km.Drill highlights include:76.9 metres of 0.61 g/t gold starting at 3 metres;33.7 metres of 0.4 g/t gold starting at 13.5 metres;23.2 metres of 0.39 g/t gold starting at 5.7 metres."Combined historic and contempora...Read More
A drill site at Ascot Resources' Premier project. Credit: Ascot Resources The latest results from the Silver Coin deposit at Ascot Resources' Premier gold project continue to suggest presence of high-grade mineralization at this zone.Drill highlights include:6.69 metres of 30.81 g/t gold;3.2 metres of 28.96 g/t gold;4.59 metres of 12.24 g/t gold."The new intercepts underpin a better understanding...Read More
Pe??asquito gold mine in Mexico. (Image: Newmont Goldcorp via Flickr) Newmont (NYSE: NEM) (TSX: NGT), the world's No. 1 gold miner, said on Monday it would bump its annual dividend up 79%, effective in the first quarter of 2020, subject to board approval.The increase brings the Greenwood Village, Colorado-based miner's quarterly divvy to 25 cents per share and comes the same day gold prices surg...Read More
The three-month aluminium price on the London Metal Exchange led gains at the close of trading on Monday January 6, closing firmly above the $1,800-per-tonne support level despite just under 30,000 tonnes of rewarranting this morning, while the light metal's forward spreads widened over the day. Aluminium's outright price on the LME closed at $1,833 per tonne, topping daily gains across the comple...Read More
Fastmarkets copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RC) index was largely stable week on week due to quiet trading ahead of Lunar New Year on January 25. The copper concentrates TC/RC index was at $54.30 per tonne / 5.43 cents per lb on Friday January 3, compared little changed from $54.80 per tonne / 5.48 cents per lb a week ago. The index rose above $54 per tonne at the...Read More
Primary aluminium stocks at the three main Japanese ports (MJP) of Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama rose by 0.9% month on month in November 2019, according to data released by major Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. Aluminium stocks at the three ports totaled 321,200 tonnes on November 30, up 3,000 tonnes from the end of October, figures released on Monday January 6 showed. This follows a 2.6% month...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday January 6 that are worth another look.The global finished steel market in 2020 is set to be weighed down by a continuation of last year's weaker end-consumption rates, but there are bright spots coming in the longer term, Fastmarkets analysts forecast.Fastmarkets copper concentrates treatment and refining charges (TC/RC) index wa...Read More
Non-precious metals small-cap miners can expect to see target share prices climb by upto 90% on current levels over the next 12 months, Peel Hunt said in its 2020 outlook, publishedRead More
The two operations produced over 49,000 carats to achieve combined sales of US$55 million.The 70%-owned Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho realised record tonnes processed and grade in the December quarter to produce 167 stones grading more than 4.8ct and 46 stones at more than 10.8ct.Its first full year of operations in 2019 produced more than 30,000ct, about 45% ahead of plan.The 40%-owned Lulo a...Read More
UG2 chrome ore producers achieve higher sales prices amid improved sentiment.Chrome ore prices up on higher offersAlloy downtrend capped amid stronger upstream marketJapanese, South Korean markets flat during holidaysEuropean alloy prices riseUS prices slightly firmer on thin trader inventories.Prices for UG2 chrome ore rose on Friday January 3 after South African producers increased their offers...Read More
Seaborne manganese ore prices in China rose in the week ended Friday January 3 on support from reduced availability of material and improved sentiment after Hebei Steel increased its silico-manganese tender price by more than expected. The markets for higher and lower grades of manganese ore on a cif China and fob Port Elizabeth basis increased for the fifth consecutive week after some miners limi...Read More
Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason DePue as VP Sales for AT&T/FirstNet accounts effective immediately. Career Overview:Most Recently Director of Business Development and Sr. Director of Sales at SONIM TechnologiesVP Sales at Kyocera Mobile for AT&T Business SolutionsSenior Product Marke...Read More
Provincial governor Rodolfo Suarez issued law 9209 to reform water protection law 7722 of 2007, which effectively prohibited mining through banning the use of cyanide (used in gold processing) and sulphuric acid (used in copper processing).Suarez also announced his support for 19 mining projects including those seeking to exploit uranium, copper, gold, lead, silver, zinc and iron ore, which he sai...Read More
Key data from the pricing session in London in the week to Friday January 3.Europe European antimony prices have begun the year under pressure but prices were barely changed due to the thin liquidity reported on spot basis, which capped any big decrease. Only the antimony MMTA standard-grade II, in-whs Rotterdam price adjusted downward by 0.1% after a deal was...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe in the week to Friday January 3.ChinaKey drivers The price range for Chinese silicon 5-5-3 was flat week on week in a muted export market. Despite a quiet market, Chinese exporters held offer prices firm given the tight prompt availability of silicon and the rising domestic transportation cost, which usually doubles before the Lunar New Year ho...Read More
Montr?(C)al, QC - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) (the "Company" or "Siyata") is pleased to announce that for the first time, the Company can offer its Uniden (R) UV350 and accessories via Ingram Micro in the United States to the two leading U.S. Tier 1 wireless carriers. Marc Seelenfreund, CEO of Siyata Mobile states, "We are very excited to now have commercial distribution...Read More