The higher consumption of manganese alloys witnessed globally in 2017 is likely to spur increased production of silico-manganese this year, according to the executive director of the International Manganese Institute (IMnI).During a panel discussion at the 19th Asian Ferro-Alloys Conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday March 21, Aloys d'Harambure said that global silico-manganese producers were incre...Read More
An Australian nickel miner, a London-listed precious metals producer and a copper-focused Canadian were key market risers over the past 24 hours.Staff reporterNickel miner Western Areas among the risers27 MARCH 201827/03/2018commentsshareThe gains came as North American markets closed higher yesterday as trade war fears eased, but London's FTSE100 had closed slightly lower as tensions between Russ...Read More
Metal Bulletin and sister publication American Metal Market will follow its published pricing calendar for its base metals and minors, ores and alloys prices over the coming Easter Break. You can find the complete pricing calendar here. Base metals price assessments In summary, all our base metals price assessments and indices follow the holiday calendar adopted by the London Metal Exchange, which...Read More
The proposal by Philippine politicians to ban the export of unprocessed mineral ores to boost domestic processing has yet to make further progress, Patricia Bunye, senior partner at law firm Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia in the Philippines, said. "It's not catching fire as the industry knows the limitations of infrastructure in the country," Bunye told Metal Bulletin on the sidelines of the Mining In...Read More
The recent heightened threat of potential strikes at copper mines in Chile has started to fade, as Antofagasta (LN:ANTO) reportedly reached an agreement with workers at Los Pelambres, avoiding a walkout.Industrial action has reportedly been avoided at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres copper mine27 MARCH 201827/03/2018commentsshare In addition to this, a labour dispute at First Quantum Minerals' (CN...Read More
After the spread between high and lower-grade ores failed to narrow as expected, Fortescue Metals Group (AU:FMG) has lowered its full-year iron ore price realisation guidance.Kristie BattenFortescue thinks the spread between high- and low-grade ores will eventually narrow27 MARCH 201827/03/2018commentsshare Despite a first-half price realisation of 68% of the S&P Global Platts 62 CFR index (in...Read More
Exploration activities at Nevsun's Timok copper-gold project in Serbia. Source: Nevsun Resources Ltd.Nevsun Resources Ltd. [NSU-TSX, NYSE AMERICAN] on Tuesday March 27 announced impressive new assay results from the recently completed $20 million exploration drilling program on the Lower Zone at the Timok copper-gold project in Serbia.Highlights include 1.00% copper and 0.20 g/t gold (1.14% copper...Read More
Diamond drilling at Transition's Sunday Lake platinum group metals project, northwest Ontario. Source: Transition Metals Corp.Transition Metals Corp. [XTM-TSXV, TNTMF-OTC] said Tuesday March 27 that it has received the first set of assay results from the continuing drill program conducted by North American Palladium Ltd. [PDL-TSX, PALDF-OTC] on the Sunday Lake platinum-palladium project.Sunday Lak...Read More
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,216.18, down 82.38 points)Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Unchanged at $3.79 on 6.8 million shares.Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Healthcare. Down 37 cents, or 3.74 per cent, to $9.53 on 6.5 million shares.Balmoral Resources Ltd. (TSX:BAR). Miner. Down 18.5 cen...Read More
The developed world has lived with unnaturally-low interest rates for so long that it's become hard to imagine what life in a normal financial system would be like. But as rates finally start to rise, some of the necessary lifestyle adjustments are emerging. A big one is the fact that the days of refinancing one's house every few years to extract free cash or lower the monthly mortgage payment are...Read More
Metal Bulletin and sister publication American Metal Market will follow its published pricing calendar for its base metals and minors, ores and alloys prices over the coming Easter Break. You can find the complete pricing calendar here. Base metals price assessments In summary, all our base metals price assessments and indices follow the holiday calendar adopted by the London Metal Exchange, which...Read More
Don't let emotions cloud your judgment.This is rule #2 when it comes to investing.And rule #1?Well, that's easy.Exploit others' emotions to get rich.When everyone's scared, be brave.And when everyone's greedy, be cautious.This isn't rocket science.We've seen it time and time again.To quote the great Warren Buffett...Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.As an invest...Read More
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: AVU) is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company focused on aggressive exploration, using a modified prospect generator model, for valuable mineral deposits in politically stable and prospective regions of Europe, including Portugal, Kosovo, and Germany. According to Paul Kuhn, President and CEO, of Avrupa Minerals, their plans for 2018 include a 1,5...Read More
Metal Bulletin will launch a price assessment for cobalt sulfate, 20.5% min Co, ex-works China, published as a $ per lb adjustment to the low end of Metal Bulletin's existing benchmark low-grade cobalt price assessment.Cobalt sulfate is one of the key materials used to produce lithium-ion nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) and nickel-cobalt-aluminium (NCA) batteries used in electric vehicles (EV). Chin...Read More
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) owns 100% of the Pumpkin Hollow Copper Development Property, located near Yerington Nevada, US. Pumpkin Hollow is a large, advanced-stage-development, copper property, with substantial reserves and resources including copper, gold, silver, as well as a large iron resource. Pumpkin Hollow copper project is located entirely on private land close to infrastructure with all re...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Grizzly Discoveries (TSXV: GZD) Enters LOI to Purchase Cobalt-Copper-Silver Claims in Southeastern British Columbia Edmonton, Alberta - March 27, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Grizzly Discoveries Inc. (TSXV: GZD) (OTC Pink:...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have inched downward after slightly lower offers were heard from the Baltic Sea region on Tuesday March 27.Metal Bulletin's daily index for Northern European HMS 1&2 (80:20) closed the day at $366.95 per tonne cfr, down by $1.15 per tonne day-on-day.The daily index for similar US-origin scrap closed at $376.96 per tonne cfr, down...Read More
"It is often the case that police shootings, incidents where law enforcement officers pull the trigger on civilians, are left out of the conversation on gun violence. But a police officer shooting a civilian counts as gun violence. Every time an officer uses a gun against an innocent or an unarmed person contributes to the culture of gun violence in this country."-Journalist Celisa CalacalEnough...Read More
Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCrypto CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD) Announces Results of Mineralized Material Sorting from Guaico and Nus Calgary, Alberta - March 27, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) Antioquia Gold Inc. (TSXV: AGD) (OTC Pink: AGDXF) ("Antioquia Gold"...Read More
China's ferrous futures rose during morning trading on Tuesday March 27, with the steel contracts posting a strong recovery in particular after a week of losses.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,455 yuan ($549) per tonne, up 71 yuan per tonne May hot-rolled coil: 3,608 yuan per tonne, up 80 yuan per tonne Dalian Commodity Exchange May iron ore: 446 yua...Read More