Mali's government is negotiating with mining companies to draft a new mining code but will move to implement a new law unilaterally if no compromise is reached, the West African country's economy minister said.Many mines in Mali, Africa's third-largest gold producer, are protected from changes to the fiscal regime for 30 years, but Boubou Cisse told reporters during a joint news conference with an...Read More

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SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) – Trading in China's zinc spot market was flat on Friday March 23 as sellers destocked actively while downstream consumers mostly purchased as needed, SMM learned. In the Shanghai market, 0# zinc traded at 24,670-24,780 yuan/mt. The SHFE 1804 contract rebounded before closing and both the 0# common brand and Shuangyan brand traded flat to a premium o...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightAs trade tensions between the US and China intensified overnight, the US dollar fell and hovered at 89.7.Most base metals closed lower given the simmering trade war. SHFE nickel slipped over 2%, copper dropped 1%. LME nickel slumped 2.6%, and copper, lead, zi...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - A surge in U.S. short-term bank funding costs, traditionally a key gauge of stress, has grabbed the attention of investors who are trying to assess whether it has wider ramifications for international markets.The three-month London interbank offered rate (Libor) USD3MFSR= has risen rapidly, with its premium above the overnight index swap (OIS) USD3MOIS= hitting 58 basis points o...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) – China’s market for air conditioners is likely to maintain its upward momentum given potential demand, stable exports and leadership in manufacturing, said He Jinming, vice Chief Manager at ChinaIOL and chief manager at the Appliance Department.The market for air conditioner has seen robust growth in the last few years. Sales in China exceeded 80...Read More

The uncertainty created by the announcement of import tariffs under Section 232 in the United States kept Turkish steel mills out of the deep-sea scrap markets during the working week from Monday March 19 to Friday March 23, although strong demand in the US domestic market kept sentiment positive.But the poor demand for material sent Taiwanese import prices downward.Turkey importsThe Turkish steel...Read More

When I opened my inbox on Monday, I was happy to see the news of three miner take-over deals which could possibly be the beginning of more to come in this undervalued sector. It is no secret to sector professionals in the mining space that gold production has peaked and global miners have been high-grading, while running out of economic ore to produce. There is a dearth of quality pipeline project...Read More

January profits from Egypt's sole gold-exporting mine are making headlines in the country.According to local media, the Sukari gold mine, which is owned in equal parts by Jersey-based Centamin (TSX:CEE) (LON:CEY)and the Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority, provided $14.4 million in revenues to the latter during the first month of 2018.Citing Centamin's Chairman of Mineral Exploration and Mining, Y...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top cop for U.S. consumer finance has decided not to sue a payday loan collector and is weighing whether to drop cases against three payday lenders, said five people with direct knowledge of the matter.The move shows how Mick Mulvaney, named interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by U.S. President Donald Trump, is putting his mark on an agency co...Read More

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SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightAs trade tensions between the US and China intensified overnight, the US dollar fell and hovered at 89.7.Most base metals closed lower given the simmering trade war. SHFE nickel slipped over 2%, copper dropped 1%. LME nickel slumped 2.6%, and copper, lead, zi...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) –Copper: As prospects of a trade war loomed, prices for copper are likely to edge down in the near future with pressure from short bets. We see LME copper trading at $6,630-6,700/mt, and SHFE copper at 50,000-50,400 yuan/mt today. Spot discounts are seen at 200-120 yuan/mt as consumers are eager to restock.Aluminium: Increasing US trade protectionism dragged alumi...Read More

Prices for Brazil-origin steel slab remained unchanged this week, but the market expects there to be increases after the country was temporarily exempted from tariffs related to the Section 232 investigation on steel imports in the United States.Metal Bulletin's weekly assessment of Brazil's slab export prices was $580-590 per tonne fob on Friday March 23, stable from the previous week.Most Brazil...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) – Prices of copper scrap are likely to rise as China’s ban on scrap import will shrink supplies in the market, said Li Shilong, vice president at the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, Secondary Metals Branch and director at the China Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance for Resources Recycling Industry (CIAR).Effective from the end of 2018, t...Read More

It's been one crazy week, with tariffs, trade wars and equity markets breaking down. Gold and silver put their lows in for the week on Tuesday just as the Fed meeting started. They have both rallied hard since, driven higher by the Fed, fear and trade wars. With gold and silver on major support, the rally was no surprise. Both are still in big consolidation ranges and although the rallies are nice...Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality saying it was objecting to the state's wetlands permit for the Back Forty open-pit mine, located in the southern part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula along the Menominee River.The zinc, copper and gold project is being proposed by Toronto-based Aquila Resources (TSX: AQA) and it contemplates mi...Read More

The selloff in the equity markets was downright scary this week as a US trade war with China looks likely.Traders also reacted to the Facebook data sharing debacle, as technology stocks lost billions in value within hours.Commodity prices also fell and in early trading on Friday, Brent crude was close to US$70 with WTI holding close to US$65 a barrel.Strength in the oil market is dependent on stro...Read More

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) announced plans to sell 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) annually by 2022, a six-fold jump from what it sold last year, and said it had no plans to stop testing its self-driving cars on public roads, calling them safe.Japan’s No. 2 automaker and its rivals are planning to crank up development and production of electric cars in response to...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) –Copper: As prospects of a trade war loomed, prices for copper are likely to edge down in the near future with pressure from short bets. We see LME copper trading at $6,630-6,700/mt, and SHFE copper at 50,000-50,400 yuan/mt today. Spot discounts are seen at 200-120 yuan/mt as consumers are eager to restock.Aluminium: Increasing US trade protectionism dragged alumi...Read More