An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday March 15:Minor metalsAntimony MMTA standard grade II, $/tonne: $7,400-7,700 per tonne from $7,500-7,800Bismuth MB free market, $/lb: $3.40-3.90 per lb from $3.55-3.90Bismuth MB China domestic, yuan/tonne: 46,500-48,500 yuan per tonne from 47,000-49,000 yuanChromium MB free market alumino-thermic, $/tonne: $8,550-9,200 per tonne from $...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Friday March 15, with copper, aluminium and nickel up by an average of 0.6%, while zinc, lead and tin were down by an average of 0.6%. Three-month copper was recently quoted at $6,449 per tonne, up by 1% compared with Thursday's close at $6,385 per tonne. Volume was significantly above average, with 19,661 lots tr...Read More
Prices for long and flat stainless steel products in Europe were stable this week, with market participants reluctant to accept higher offers, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 15.Fastmarkets price assessment for grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) sheets, delivered to Northern Europe, was unchanged week on week at ?,?2,100-2,150 per tonne on March 15.Offers were heard at ?,?2,200 per tonn...Read More
Import prices for ferrous scrap in Asia generally rose further this week amid steady buying interest and higher offers, market participants told Fastmarkets.Rising scrap values in Turkey and Japan continued to support market sentiment and encouraged sellers to maintain or increase their asking prices, sources said.VietnamSteel mills in Vietnam were still looking to buy scrap this week, especially...Read More
Fastmarkets today launches a monthly price assessment for Ferrous scrap No E40 (shredded steel scrap), delivered to mill, Italy, ?,?/tonne.After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has launched a monthly assessment for Ferrous scrap No E40 (shredded steel scrap), delivered to mill, Italy, ?,?/tonne.The consultation period ended on March 14, with the assessment coming into effect from Marc...Read More
Silvercrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE: SILV) has upgraded the resource at its Las Chispas silver-gold property in Sonora, Mexico, to the indicated category for the first time.The project now contains 1 million indicated tonnes grading 6.98 grams per tonne gold and 710.6 grams silver, or 1,234 grams silver equivalent, for 224,900 oz. gold and 22.89 million oz. silver, or 39.8 million oz. silver equiv...Read More
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) reported 2018 income of US$394.3 million - a 255.4% jump over 2017's US$110.9 million - driven by an increase in gold production and sales from its Oyu Tologi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.Gold production surged 150% year-on-year to 285,000 ounces, while copper production of 159,100 tonnes marked a 1.1% increase over 2017.Revenue of US$1.2 billion was...Read More
The mining industry gathered in Toronto in early March for PwC Canada's fourth annual Art of Mining event, which showcases mining innovation through a photo competition.This year's contest featured 20 photo submissions from projects and actors across the globe.With more than 2,000 votes cast, the grand prize went to Tugliq Energy and Raglan Mine, a subsidiary of Glencore, which received a $10,000...Read More
Ezra Levant of TheRebel.media just returned from reporting on Tommy Robinson's case, accusing Cambridgeshire police of harassment. He has all the details, and takes your comments and questions via Super Chat!Go to YouTube every Friday at noon ET to be a part of the "super chat." MORE: https://www.therebel.media/battlegroundHave your say: For $2 to $4.99 you can comment 50 characters.But for $5-$9....Read More
In January, I wrote how Guyana Goldfields (TSX:GUY) could have 1,000% upside in 2019. Specifically, I noted how the stock trades at a “heavy discount to its competitors, at just 0.2 times its net asset value.”Since my article was published, shares have sunk a further 16%. Is there still massive upside to Guyana stock this year or are shares a classic value trap?Consider the latest new...Read More
Host of TFMetals Report Craig Hemke tells Silver Doctors the recent pullback in gold and silver was a result of being overbought. Hemke expects a rally with the FOMC meeting Wednesday. The $1360 level for gold is a key resistance level. Some catalyst, such as further easing from central banks will be necessary to launch gold past that level.Hemke explains how the price setting of gold is different...Read More
Bix Weir has 30 years' experience in the financial industry with various fortune 500 companies. He is the creator of the "Road to Roota Theory" and his commentary is published at www.RoadtoRoota.com. Bix has dedicated his efforts over the last 15 years to exposing the long term manipulation of the gold and silver markets. He has worked closely with the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee helping to p...Read More
Prosecutors said in court on Tuesday that some students also lied about their ethnicity on applications to take advantage of affirmative action. This charge byContinue...Read More
The strategy seems to be the expectation that with the passing of time, people will simply grow used to genetically-modified foodsContinue...Read More
Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger riffs on St. Patrick's Day, COT reports, quad-witching weeks and gold. I was sitting in our local Port Perry pub this week when I overheard a couple of the local senior citizens discussing the upcoming arrival of the Saint Patrick's Day celebration where everybody dons a green shirt or a green tie or a green glass of beer and announces to the world that th...Read More
The Critical Investor discusses insights management has gleaned from recent drilling and why they have the potential to cause a share re-rating. Sesmarias project; Alvalade licenseIt took Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSX.V; AVPMF:OTC; 8AM:FSE) a few weeks longer than anticipated to release the first drill results of the Q4 2018 program on the Sesmarias project, part of its Alvalade license located i...Read More
The next step for the Canadian company is a mineral resource update for this asset. SRG Graphite Inc. (SRG:TSX.V) announced in a news release the final results from its 2018 drilling campaign at its Lola graphite deposit in Guinea, West Africa.These results are from 71 boreholes, ten of which were drilled at depth to confirm the presence of graphitic carbon (Cg) within the rock assemblage below t...Read More
This Canadian company intends to build upon these initial positive results. Defense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTCQB) announced in a news release the initial composite head assay results of the 30-ton bulk sample taken from its Wicheeda property in British Columbia.Highlight assay results, determined by the firm SGS Canada Inc., included 1.77% lanthanum oxide, 2.34% cerium oxide, 0.52% neod...Read More