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Marlin Gold Mining Ltd (TSXV:MLN), a metals and mining company based in Canada, received a lot of attention from a substantial price increase on the TSXV over the last fewRead More...Read full newsRead More

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All of the nearly 1000 miners trapped in the Sibanye-Stillwater's Beatrix gold mine in South Africa due to a power outage were brought back to the surface.Read full newsRead More

SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (SMM) –Copper: Better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in the US boosted the dollar but we expect the greenback to be weaker in the longer term, which is bullish for copper prices. While weaker physical consumption in the near term could drag down copper prices, a major Chinese fund has long positions further down the curve. We see SHFE copper firmly supported at the 52,500-53,...Read More

SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (SMM) –Copper: Better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in the US boosted the dollar but we expect the greenback to be weaker in the longer term, which is bullish for copper prices. While weaker physical consumption in the near term could drag down copper prices, a major Chinese fund has long positions further down the curve. We see SHFE copper firmly supported at the 52,500-53,...Read More

SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (SMM) –Copper: Better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in the US boosted the dollar but we expect the greenback to be weaker in the longer term, which is bullish for copper prices. While weaker physical consumption in the near term could drag down copper prices, a major Chinese fund has long positions further down the curve. We see SHFE copper firmly supported at the 52,500-53,...Read More

Outgoing Fed chair says feels 'great' about economy's strengthFinal-hour move at central bank a growth ban on Wells FargoJanet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens to a question during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Federal Reserve officials followed through on an expected interest-rat...Read More

Price trends in the global steel billet market were mixed in the week ended Friday February 2 with pricing moving in different directions in the various markets.In Southeast Asia, the market was bullish because of reduced availability of the material, with Chinese suppliers out of the export market and offers of India-origin billet being scarce due to the strength of the country's domestic long st...Read More

Price trends in the global steel billet market were mixed in the week ended Friday February 2 with pricing moving in different directions in the various markets.In Southeast Asia, the market was bullish because of reduced availability of the material, with Chinese suppliers out of the export market and offers of India-origin billet being scarce due to the strength of the country's domestic long st...Read More

TSX: CDVwww.cardinalresources.com.au Mr. Archie Koimtsidis reports:West Perth, WA / February 5, 2018 / JMN Wire / Cardinal Resources Limited (ASX: CDV) ("Cardinal" or "the Company") is pleased to announce results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA", NI 43?EUR?101) / Scoping Study ("SS", JORC 2012) for the Namdini Gold Project ("Namdini") in Ghana, West Africa.HighlightsThe PEA confirms N...Read More

Framatome is the best partner for Lightbridge for developing, licensing and commercialising nuclear fuel assemblies based on its technology, the company's president and CEO Seth Grae told World Nuclear News. Speaking shortly after the companies announced their Enfission joint venture, he said they intend Enfission to become a major player in the international nuclear industry.The Enfission joint v...Read More

Getting the right timeframe and adopting the correct investment planning approach are key differentiators between good and bad mining, according to Alcoa Corp's top executive. Companies have different approaches to mining, with some having very positive results and others relatively poor ones, Alcoa chief executive officer Roy Harvey said. "It gets back to how you think about those timescales invo...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the 5pm close on Monday February 5 although lead again bucked the trend.The three-month copper price rallied to a high of $7,220 per tonne earlier, hitting a fresh three-week peak. Despite retreating slightly this afternoon, the metal still closed $125 per tonne higher than Friday's close. "A previously strong flow of material i...Read More

Peruvian copper production increased by 3.9% in 2017, with higher volumes from MMG's Las Bambas and Chinalco's Toromocho offsetting the small declines at other major mines. The country produced a total of 2.45 million tonnes of copper last year, compared with 2.35 million tonnes in 2016, Peru's energy and mines ministry, MEM, said its website on Sunday February 4. Meanwhile, the average coppe...Read More

Tungsten prices have climbed higher in both Europe and China in the past week on tightening availability of raw material ahead of the week-long national holiday in China beginning on February 15. China's tungsten prices rebound amid low availability  European APT, ferro-tungsten prices increase on tightening raw material supply, currency fluctuations  The approaching Chinese New Year is...Read More

Chinese ferro-silicon prices have edged down in line with tender purchase prices in the past week, with the European market easing amid reports of deals heard below the current range. China tracks lower tender purchase prices ...but supportive factors seen European price range eases US market firms while available supply thins Chinese domestic ferro-silicon prices were lower week on...Read More

Getting the right timeframe and adopting the correct investment planning approach are key differentiators between good and bad mining, according to Alcoa Corp's top executive. Companies have different approaches to mining, with some having very positive results and others relatively poor ones, Alcoa chief executive officer Roy Harvey said. "It gets back to how you think about those timescales invo...Read More

Shares in Australian zinc tailings processor New Century Resources halted trading on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Monday February 5, with the company set to announce offtake partners for the next three years of production.New Century has reduced the number of potential backers of the project to just a handful of international trading houses, several sources with knowledge of the matter s...Read More

Tightening supply in China pushed up chrome ore and domestic and imported charge chrome prices in the week to Friday February 2, while the European market dipped and the US price range widened. Tight supply, transport disruptions push up domestic Chinese ore and alloy marketsCharge chrome import prices jump on rand appreciationPrices edge up in JapanEuropean market slips amid thin tradingUS marke...Read More