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Reports of output suspension at Ningxia Tianyuan spur manganese flake prices higher

January 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

Manganese flake prices rose sharply this week following reports of production stoppages at the world's biggest producer amid ongoing environmental inspections in China. Metal Bulletin's manganese flake in-warehouse Rotterdam price increased to $1,895-2,000 per tonne on Friday January 5, up 3.9% from Wednesday's pricing session when prices had climbed 5.3%. The world's largest manganese flake...Read More

MB NON-FERROUS PRICE CHANGES 05/01: Minor metals

January 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

The following Metal Bulletin minor metals prices changed on Friday January 5:Minor metals Bismuth MB China domestic, yuan/tonne: 69,000-70,500 yuan per tonne from 69,000-71,000 yuan Cobalt MB free market high grade, $/lb: $36.75-37.50 per lb from $36.00-37.40 Cobalt MB free market low grade, $/lb: $35.50-37.00 per lb from $35.00-37.00 Cobalt...Read More

Brazil's silicon metal exports drop 16% on dumping investigations

January 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

Brazil's silicon metal exports fell 16% in 2017 from a year earlier, affected by the dumping and countervailing duty investigations in the United States. The country shipped abroad 155,429 tonnes of silicon metal last year, down from 184,730 tonnes in 2016, according to figures from Brazil's foreign trade ministry, MDIC. Shipments to the...Read More

CHINA MINOR METALS REPORT 05/01: Selenium dioxide prices rise over 3%; bismuth dips

January 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

An overview of China's minor metals markets in the week of January 2-5 and the reasons for any price moves.Read More

China's domestic stainless steel prices edge up on nickel gains

January 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

China's domestic stainless steel prices rebounded slightly over the past week on gains in the nickel market.Metal Bulletin's assessment of prices for benchmark 304 stainless cold-rolled coil in the major market of Wuxi was 15,200-15,500 yuan ($2,339-2,385) per tonne including VAT for the week ended Thursday January 4, narrowing upward from 15,000-15,500 yuan per tonne a week earlier. Market partic...Read More

MB NON-FERROUS EUROPEAN SCRAP PRICE CHANGES 05/01

January 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

The following Metal Bulletin non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday January 5:Aluminium scrap Cast: ?,?1,185-1,265 per tonne from...Read More

2018 PREVIEW: Wave of labor negotiations puts global copper supply at risk

January 05, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com

Labor negotiations at several of the world's leading copper mines will increase supply risk in 2018 and could provide support to prices, market analysts said.More than 30 labor contracts are due to be renegotiated next year - the largest number since 2010.This means that nearly 40% of global copper production - or more than 7 million tonnes - could be subject to disruption due to industrial a...Read More

Precious Metals Outlook for 2018 - by Stefan Gleason (Lawrie On Gold - January 5, 2018)

January 05, 2018 / www.republicofmining.com

https://lawrieongold.com/Stefan Gleason is President of Money Metals Exchange, the national precious metals company named 2015 "Dealer of the Year" in the United States by an independent global ratings group.The first trading days of 2018 are confirming signs of renewed investor interest in the precious metals sector after a long period of malaise. Gold and silver markets entered the year with som...Read More

Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE, TSX: ORL): First New Lithium Brine Producer in Twenty Years, Interview with Andrew Barber, Investor Relations Manager

January 05, 2018 / www.metalsnews.com

Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE, TSX: ORL) is a dynamic global lithium carbonate supplier and an established producer of boron. Orocobre's operations include its Olaroz Lithium Facility in Borax in Northern Argentina, an established Argentine boron minerals and refined chemicals producer and a 33% interest in Advantage Lithium. We learned from Andrew Barber, investor relations manager of Orocobre, that...Read More

Peter Schiff: Twin Deficits May Doom Stock Market Boom

January 05, 2018 / marketsanity.com

Peter Schiff on investing in gold, silver, dollar, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, stock market. Also Trump tax cuts, economy, recession, & depression.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major econo...Read More

Ira Epstein's Metals Video 1 5 2018

January 05, 2018 / news.goldseek.com

By Ira EpsteinGold stalls out a stock indices and cryptocurrencies explode to the upside. https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

Chris Martenson's Weekly News Update

January 05, 2018 / marketsanity.com

Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the economy, energy composition and environment. He is the founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the laun...Read More

Ira Epstein's Metals Video 1 5 2018

January 05, 2018 / news.goldseek.com

By Ira EpsteinGold stalls out a stock indices and cryptocurrencies explode to the upside. https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

SMM Evening Comments (Jan 5)

January 05, 2018 / news.metal.com

SHANGHAI, Jan 5 (SMM)? 1/4 ? Nonferrous metals for the most part moved higher today except a slight drop in copper. Zinc rallied in the afternoon with 1% rise at closure while lead and aluminium were up some 0.6%. Both nickel and tin edged up.Ferrous metals were softer with a mixed result. Coking coal and coke were up slightly, while hot-rolled coil dropped 0.67%. Rebar and iron ore also slipped.C...Read More

SMM Evening Comments (Jan 5)

January 05, 2018 / news.metal.com

SHANGHAI, Jan 5 (SMM)? 1/4 ? Nonferrous metals for the most part moved higher today except a slight drop in copper. Zinc rallied in the afternoon with 1% rise at closure while lead and aluminium were up some 0.6%. Both nickel and tin edged up.Ferrous metals were softer with a mixed result. Coking coal and coke were up slightly, while hot-rolled coil dropped 0.67%. Rebar and iron ore also slipped.C...Read More

SMM Evening Comments (Jan 5)

January 05, 2018 / news.metal.com

SHANGHAI, Jan 5 (SMM)? 1/4 ? Nonferrous metals for the most part moved higher today except a slight drop in copper. Zinc rallied in the afternoon with 1% rise at closure while lead and aluminium were up some 0.6%. Both nickel and tin edged up.Ferrous metals were softer with a mixed result. Coking coal and coke were up slightly, while hot-rolled coil dropped 0.67%. Rebar and iron ore also slipped.C...Read More

Is Gold's Monster Rally Just the Start of Great Things for the Metal?

January 05, 2018 / www.kitco.com

Jan 08, 2018 Guest(s): Todd 'Bubba' Horwitz Chief Market Strategist, BubbaTrading.com Gold's 2018 started off with a bang and a monster rally of almost $90 over the last 19 trading days. What looked like a breakdown turned into a great buying opportunity or a short squeeze said Todd 'Bubba' Horwitz of bubbatrading,com. "On Thursday, gold looked like it had the final blow-off to the upside on hea...Read More

Silver To SKYROCKET In 2018? - Silver Is Incredibly Undervalued! (with David Morgan)

January 05, 2018 / marketsanity.com

In this interview, David Morgan goes into how incredibly undervalued silver is, the silver/gold ratio, the manipulation of gold and silver markets by big banks and governments, why it concerns the establishment and the inevitable fall of the fiat centrally planned system.He also explains why people should consider silver for their portfolio. We cannot forget that silver and gold have been history'...Read More

KMW Blog Jan 5, 2018: Discovery Watch Jan 5, 2018 with Jim Goddard and John Kaiser

January 05, 2018 / secure.kaiserresearch.com

Posted: Jan 5, 2018JK: Discovery Watch Jan 5, 2018 with Jim Goddard and John KaiserPublished: Jan 5, 2018HSC: Discovery Watch Jan 5, 2018: Can Resource Stocks Join Blockchain Mania?Discovery Watch is a weekly 15-20 minute audio show sponsored by HoweStreet.com where Jim Goddard interviews John Kaiser about resource juniors with interesting exploration plays that have caught John's attention. The p...Read More

Kaiser Media Watch Blog - January 1, 2018 to ...

January 05, 2018 / secure.kaiserresearch.com

Kaiser Media Watch Blog enables John Kaiser to share online content from other media he deems interesting or relevant to Kaiser Research Online audiences. He collects links to such content and writes a brief explanation. The KMW Blog gets updated during the evening KRO update. After a week or so the current KMW Blog gets archived and a new one is started. Tweets are sent with a link to the item in...Read More

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