Panoro Minerals (PML.V) continues to work on its fully owned Cotabambas copper-gold-silver project in Peru, and it has now released excellent assay results from its Petra target where the drill bit intersected 79 meters containing 0.32% copper, 0.08 g/t gold and 2.2 g/t silver in an interval starting at surface. The mineralization appears to be oxidized which could perhaps be beneficial to a plan...Read More

Operations at Glencore's Pasar copper smelter have been suspended since last week due to a leakage in the sulfuric acid plant, Metal Bulletin has learned.The smelter consumes 720,000 tonnes per year of copper concentrates. Part of the feed comes from Freeport's Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia. Glencore will continue to receive the feed, a well-informed source told Metal Bulletin. At least two sh...Read More

Annual refining charges (RCs) for imported blister copper, an intermediate product of refined copper production, have increased slightly this year while China's copper smelters are looking to import more material to fill the supply gap arising from the drastic cut in copper scrap import quotas.Expectations of rising supply have boosted RCs for imported blister copper, normally 97-99% copper conten...Read More

The Beaufor gold mine located 27 km northeast of Val d'Or, northern Quebec. Source Monarques Gold Corp.Monarques Gold Corp. [MQR-TSXV, MRQRF- OTCMKTS, MR7 FSE] said exploration drilling has intersected high grade gold at the company's Beaufor Mine property in Quebec.The company said the 2,239-metre program was aimed at increasing the resources in two sectors of the Beaufor Mine known as Zone Q and...Read More

Huayou Cobalt and Posco will invest in two joint ventures in China's Zhejiang province to produce lithium-ion battery materials, according to a statement filed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Wednesday January 10. With a total investment of 1 billion yuan ($154 million), Zhejiang HUAYOU-POSCO New Energy Co, Ltd will be dedicated in the research and development, production, as well as sales of li...Read More

Global Blockchain Technologies Corp. (TSXV:BLOC) has invested $2.0 million by subscribing for all 8.0 million KodakCoins that were available in the pre-ICO StageSmallCapPower | January 11, 2018: Global Blockchain Technologies Corp. (TSXV:BLOC) is starting to make some waves in the emerging Canadian Blockchain space with two strategic investment announcements over the past couple of days.On January...Read More

Turkish deep-sea scrap prices inched up with news of a fresh deal from the Baltic Sea on Thursday January 11. A steel mill in northern Turkey booked the cargo, comprising 12,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $375 per tonne, 12,000 tonnes of shredded at $380 per tonne and 4,000 tonnes...Read More

Annual refining charges (RCs) for imported blister copper, an intermediate product of refined copper production, have increased slightly this year while China's copper smelters are looking to import more material to fill the supply gap arising from the drastic cut in copper scrap import quotas.Expectations of rising supply have boosted RCs for imported blister copper, normally 97-99% copper conten...Read More

Comex copper prices inched higher Thursday January 11 morning in the US due to a weaker dollar in an overall shallow market.Copper for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange increased 0.55 cents or 0.2% to $3.2410 per lb. The dollar has softened gradually since mid-December and was recently trading at a one-week low of 91.94 on the...Read More

LiCo Energy Metals (TSX-V: LIC, OTCQB: WCTXF) is a grassroots Canadian company that conducts exploration for lithium and cobalt metals used in the production of lithium-ion batteries. LiCo Energy Metals has four ongoing projects in mining-friendly jurisdictions within Canada, United States, and Chile. We learned from Tim Fernback, President and CEO of LiCo Energy Metals, that their properties are...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are generally higher this morning, Thursday January 11, with aluminium leading the way with a 0.8% gain to $2,203 per tonne, while tin is the one bucking the trend with a 0.3% decline. Nickel prices are unchanged, while the rest are up by between 0.2% and 0.4%, with copper prices up by 0.3% at $7,169 per tonne.Volume has been average, with 6,933 lots...Read More

Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Stick with Our Fab Four for Continued OutperformanceSource: Fincom Investment Partners for Streetwise Reports January 11, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) While miners have bounced off their December lows, what is in store for 2018? Fincom Investment Partn...Read More

Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Gold in Bulgaria? Drilling Says 'Yes'Source: Streetwise Reports January 11, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) It's been full speed ahead for this TSX.V-listed gold explorer in Bulgaria, and the drill bit is showing results."This is the thickest continuous d...Read More

Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Mine's Updated Mineral Resource Contains Higher GradesSource: Streetwise Reports January 11, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Euro Pacific Capital reviewed the new estimated resource released by this company for its Peruvian mine.In a Dec. 21 research note...Read More

Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop International Lithium (TSXV: $ILC.V) Reports $1 million Budget for the Avalonia Lithium JV, Ireland Vancouver, British Columbia - January 11, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (the "Company" or "ILC")...Read More

India's JSW Steel recorded its highest-ever quarterly crude steel output in October-December 2017, producing 4.11 million tonnes - up 7% compared with the same quarter in 2016.The October-December period is the third quarter of JSW Steel's 2017-2018 financial year, which runs to March 31, 2018. Flat steel production dropped 1% year on year to 2.82 million tonnes, while long steel production increa...Read More

China's prices for hot-rolled coil fell on Thursday January 11 amid weak procurement sentiment among downstream buyers. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,220-4,260 yuan ($648-654) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonne Northern China (Tianjin): 4,030-4,050 yuan per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneSpot prices dipped following a softening of HRC futures during the day, according to market participants....Read More

China's ferrous futures largely trended downward during morning trading on Thursday January 11 with the exception of the coking coal contract, which ended the session higher.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,844 ($58) per tonne, down 17 yuan per tonne May hot-rolled coil: 3,880 yuan per tonne, down 14 yuan per tonne Dalian Commodity Exchange May iron o...Read More

Turkish domestic long steel prices have fallen in line with the weakening of the country's lira, but are expected to recover soon, sources said on Thursday January 11.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Turkey was $570-572 per tonne ex-works, down from last week's $580-590 per tonne.The domestic rebar prices in the Izmir and Iskenderun regions were $570-575 per tonne ex-...Read More

Click Here to Listen to the InterviewFund manager and analyst Grant Williams joins TF Metals for an update on his tremendous "Nobody Cares" presentation from late 2015. Additionally, Grant takes some time to discuss the USDJPY-gold link as well as the pending introduction of that yuan-denominated crude oil contract in Shanghai. Be sure to take some time to listen.If you haven't seen "Nobody Cares"...Read More