This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.Here is a sample of this item:by Mike CaswellVancouver's Douglas Roe looks to be making a serious effort to settle civil charges that he faces from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a purported eco-tourism listing. He has asked the judge more than once to grant him extra time to r...Read More

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday April 12.Aluminium continued to rally on the London Metal Exchange at the close of trading on Wednesday April 11, recording its highest close since January 2. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at Wednesday's close:Brazil's aluminium industry will ask the government to increase volumes&nb...Read More

A new report issued by Rapaport reveals that diamond prices stabilized in March."The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI?,,?) for 1-carat diamonds slid 0.1% in March. RAPI for 0.30-carat stones went up 0.4%, while RAPI for 0.50-carat grew 1.1%. RAPI for 3-carat diamonds declined 0.4% during the month. RAPI for 1-carat stones rose 2.8% during the first quarter," the document reads.The RAPI is the average as...Read More

The outlook for most commodities has improved significantly since the end of 2016. Some of the biggest gains have been made by copper, zinc, and nickel. There are signs that despite the jitters created by Trump's trade policies, base metals will continue to firm, as the global economic upswing drives greater demand for metals and other commodities. This makes now an opportune time for investors to...Read More

This year has proven to be a volatile period for the markets so far, and the foreign exchange (FX) markets have been no different.Following an extended period that saw central banks around the world employ easy monetary policies to stimulate economic growth, recent actions have indicated that central bankers are starting to take on more "hawkish" policies that will unquestionably have knock-on eff...Read More

The chairman of Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has called on Australian governments to embrace the potential to expand the country's uranium mining industry and be prepared for an expansion in nuclear power generation worldwide.Uranium ore stockpiles at the Ranger mine site (Image: ERA)Addressing shareholders at the company's annual general meeting in Darwin yesterday, Peter Mansell said that...Read More

Bids and price indications for scarce spot alumina cargoes soared late on Thursday April 12, while buyers digested the effect of US sanctions on UC Rusal in a market that has already been tightened by the force majeure at Hydro's Alunorte refinery in Brazil. "We're talking major numbers now... If anyone had a cargo in the Atlantic they could probably get $600 per tonne, easily," a producer source...Read More

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange soared to a ten-year high on Thursday April 12, while the market continues to react to recent US sanctions against Rusal. The three-month aluminium price reached a high of $2,331 per tonne throughout the day, the highest since March 5, 2012. The light metal climbed a further 2% despite reaching a low of $2,202.50 earlier in the day following a 100...Read More

The European Rotterdam duty-unpaid aluminium premium soared 8% on Thursday April 12, with liquidity returning to the market for the first time since the US Treasury sanctioned Rusal last Friday.In the days following the Rusal sanction, the Rotterdam duty-unpaid market hit a standstill. A lack of clarity on the situation, alongside institutions refraining from financing Rusal units, kept premiums s...Read More

The recent stock market volatility reflects the beginning of a massive down-side revaluation in stocks. In fact, it will precipitate a shocking revaluation of all assets, especially those like housing in which the price is driven by an unchecked ability to use debt to make the "investment." This unfettered and unprecedented asset inflation is resting precariously on a stool that is about to have i...Read More

Metal Bulletin's battery raw materials team answers some of the key questions raised during our recent web seminar, discussing electric vehicle subsidies, battery chemistries and raw material supplies.If you missed it, follow this link to listen to the free recording.LithiumWhat is happening in lithium recycling that will help to generate more sustainable supplies in the future?There are significa...Read More

Bids and price indications for scarce spot alumina cargoes soared late on Thursday April 12, while buyers digested the effect of US sanctions on UC Rusal in a market that has already been tightened by the force majeure at Hydro's Alunorte refinery in Brazil. "We're talking major numbers now... If anyone had a cargo in the Atlantic they could probably get $600 per tonne, easily," a producer source...Read More

Brixton Metals (BBB.V) has entered into an agreement to purchase five claims for a total of 27.4 square kilometers in the Atlin camp in British Columbia, where Brixton has already been active. The acquisition cost of the claims is relatively low: Brixton was required to pay C$10,000 in cash and to issue 50,000 shares (currently valued at C$12,000). The 1% NSR issued to the vendors could be repurch...Read More

Vedanta Resources subsidiary Sterlite Copper has declared force majeure on contracts to supply its Tuticorin smelter with copper concentrates, three separate suppliers to the plant told Metal Bulletin this week.The Tuticorin smelter, based in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, had an application for a planned restart rejected by state environmental officials on Tuesday April 10.The rejection came ami...Read More

Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia rose over the past week with Chinese suppliers maintaining their high offers amid costlier nickel, although there was no considerable uptick in demand.Metal Bulletin's assessment of prices for benchmark 304 stainless 2mm trimmed cold-rolled coil was $2,100-2,230 per tonne cif East Asian ports for the week ended Wednesday April 11, up $20-100 per tonne...Read More

Location map of the South Disouq gas discovery, Egypt. Source: SDX Energy Inc.Shares of SDX Energy Inc. [SDX-TSXV, AIM] advanced Thursday April 12 after the North Africa-focused oil and gas company said a gas discovery has been made at its Ibn Yunus-IX exploration well at South Disouq, Egypt. SDX has a 55% working interest in the project and is the operator.Investors reacted to the news, sending S...Read More

Intercepts from Evrim Resources Corp.'s (TSXV:EVM) recent exploration program in Mexico include 193.5 metres grading 2.09 g/t goldSmallCapPower | April 12, 2018: Evrim Resources Corp. (TSXV:EVM) Monday announced initial exploration results from the Phase Two exploration program on its wholly-owned Cuale high sulphidation epithermal gold project in Jalisco, Mexico. Early results have exhibited cons...Read More

High-grade silver mineralization from Honey Badger's Thunder Bay Silver Project, northwest Ontario. Source: Honey Badger Exploration Ltd.Shares of Honey Badger Exploration Ltd. [TUF-TSXV; HBEIF-OTC] were active Thursday April 12 after the company said it has substantially increased its land position near its flagship Thunder Bay Silver Project in the Lakehead Region west of Thunder Bay, northwest...Read More

The Second Cup Ltd. (TSX:SCU), a coffee-oriented retail stock, climbed after announcing a strategic alliance with National Access Cannabis Corp. (TSXV:NAC)Sean Mason | April 12, 2018 | SmallCapPowerA potential coffee shop-cannabis alliance moved a Canadian retail stock sharply higher Thursday. Here's some small stocks making big moves on Thursday, April 12, 2018 (as of 4 pm EST):The Second Cup...Read More

The Canadian cannabis producers on our list grow a large proportion of Canada's medical cannabisSmallCapPower | April 12, 2018: Today we have identified seven Canadian cannabis producers based on sale cost and production efficiency. As cannabis has not been produced on this scale until recently, companies have room to develop new ways to produce in a more cost-efficient manner. Companies that can...Read More