Trading activity in the seaborne coking coal spot market was thin on Tuesday October 30 with end users still feeling lukewarm about current offers. Top Australian brands were offered around $222-225 per tonne cfr China during the day while offers for second-tier hard coking coal were around $200-205 per tonne cfr China, market sources told Fastmarkets."The steel market is doing well and will do we...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly lower during morning trading on Tuesday October 30, with escalated US-Sino trade tensions hampering base metals amid weaker oil prices and a strong US dollar index. The three-month zinc price fell below $2,600 per tonne for the first time since October 17, despite drawdowns in LME stock, which remains at its lowest level since July...Read More
Eastern China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to fall on Tuesday October 30 amid low demand, with buyers putting off restocking plans on expectations that the market would weaken further.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,140-4,150 yuan ($595-596) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,080-4,090 yuan per tonne, unchangedDemand remained weak despite a slight pick-up in...Read More
Strategic & Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) has delayed the production of antimony metal at its antimony-gold project in Oman, SPMP's parent company, Tri-Star Resources, said on Tuesday October 30.The first round of antimony production was initially expected at the end of October, however, this fell through without a new timing being specified yet. Tri-Star has a 40% equity interest in SPMP, whi...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets' offices in Asia, bringing the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday October 30. Base metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during Asian morning trading on Tuesday October 30 due to a firm dollar index, with nickel the only metal to gain on...Read More
Almost exactly one year ago today, I'd discussed the rise of cryptocurrencies as an alternative to precious metals. Crypto has fallen out of favour after suffering a precipitous drop in late 2017 and early 2018, but the debate over its future as an asset class has raged on. Some crypto enthusiasts have argued that price stabilization will only add to its value as an alternative safe haven in compa...Read More
It has been a tough year for investors in intermediate gold miner New Gold (TSX:GLD)(NYSE:GLD). Despite gold only losing around 7% since the start of 2018, the miner has seen its stock collapse, plummeting by 73% because of shortfalls at its Rainy Creek mine and management revising its 2018 guidance downward. The miner, however, delivered a solid third quarter 2018, beating analyst estimates, indi...Read More
Gold has whipsawed wildly over the course of 2018, hitting a high over US$1,362 per ounce in January only to plummet to a low of US$1,177 an ounce by mid-August. While the yellow metal has recovered in recent weeks to trade over the psychologically important US$1,200-an-ounce mark, it is still down by just under 5% for the year to date. Despite gold's negative outlook because of poor fundamental...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesOct 31, 2018I just got back from an interesting visit to Ireland. From 1975 to 1985 I was working flying small aircraft to new owners all over the world. Gander Newfoundland and Shannon Ireland were natural jumping off points for ferry pilots. The distance between the two via a great circle route is 1922 nautical miles. Give me five minutes and a glance at a wind chart and I c...Read More
The view north downslope from the old Lone Star Mine at the Lone Star Zone. Source: Klondike Gold Corp.Klondike Gold Corp. [KG-TSXV] on Wednesday October 31 released assay results from drilling at the company's Klondike District property near Dawson City, Yukon.The assays are from a further 12 holes that targeted the Lone Star Zone. It said highlights include 1.32 g/t gold over 47 metres and 1.11...Read More
Logging diamond drill core at the Eskay Creek Project core shack. Source: Skeena Resources Ltd.Skeena Resources Ltd. [SKE-TSXV; SKREF-OTC] on Wednesday October 31 released additional gold-silver assays for six holes from the continuing phase 1 surface drilling program at the Eskay Creek Project located in northwest British Columbia's Golden Triangle region.The multi-faceted Phase 1 program is bein...Read More
(left to right) Shaun Pollard, Ed Balon, and Gareth Thomas. Photo taken from the top of Shovelnose Gold Property. Source: Westhaven Ventures Inc.Westhaven Ventures Inc. [TSX-V:WHN] is pleased to report further drill results from its recently completed drill campaign at its 15,542 hectare Shovelnose gold property, located within the prospective Spences Bridge Gold Belt (SBGB), which borders the Coq...Read More
For the last 100 years, no other commodity has seen its demand explode like lithium.Think of it like tomorrow's oil.Demand will be driven by the battery sector, which is fueling the sudden explosion of electric vehicles.I know you've seen the numbers.GM, which will be the second company to sell more than 200,000 EVs in the U.S., will be selling up to 20 electric models in China in 2023.By the earl...Read More
TORONTO - Barrick Gold Crop. has enriched its offer to shareholders of Randgold Resources Ltd. ahead of a vote on a proposed merger.Toronto-based Barrick says Randgold shareholders will receive US$2.69 per share, up from the original proposal of US$2 per share.The company says the increased offer would match what Randgold shareholders would expect to receive as dividend payments without the merge...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1216.90-$6.70Silver$14.28-$0.20XAU64.28-1.77%HUI142.82-1.66%GDM525.44-1.36%JSE Gold1163.80-6.70USD97.01+0.02Euro113.25-0.20Yen88.62-0.03Oil$65.31-$0.8710-Year3.147%+0.028T-Bond138.25-0.65625Dow25115.76+0.97%Nasdaq7305.90+2.01%S&P2711.74+1.09% The Metals: Gold fell $11.50 to $1212.10 by midmorning in New York before it bounced back higher at times, but...Read More
By Ira EpsteinDollar rally kills gold rally. https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V): GRG Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE): G6A OTCQB Venture Market (OTCQB): GARWF VANCOUVER, Oct. 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FSE: G6A, OTCQB: GARWF), "Golden Arrow" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Definitive Agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire up to 100% of the Indiana gold-copper p...Read More
By Craig HemkeA small move in price enables The Banks to lay the shorts right back on. Just three weeks ago, we warned you to ignore newsletter pundits who were claiming that one day soon, The Banks that operate on the COMEX will be long and on the side of the regular investor/stacker. As with all nonsense, this sentiment ignores reality. Before reading further, I urge you to read this post from...Read More
By David SmithLast month in this space, I penned an essay titled "Are Silver and Gold 'at the Flood'"?. A few weeks later, two other essays on another widely-read site discussed this topic from the same perspective and sourcing - a case of "great minds thinking along similar lines"?Please take time to read or review that Money Metals Exchange Post of August 28.I made the case of a misalignment i...Read More