(Adds futures, company news items)Feb 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 34 points higher at 7,134 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 up 0.4 percent ahead of the cash market open.* The UK blue chip index closed down 0.3 percent on Tuesday at 7,099.15. European shares ended January marginally lower after falling to a one-week low on Tuesday...Read More
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 34 points higher at 7,134 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.* The UK blue chip index closed down 0.3 percent on Tuesday at 7,099.15. European shares ended January marginally lower after falling to a one-week low on Tuesday, as investors turned more realistic about U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, even though soli...Read More
Zinc was the best-performing LME metal last year, and many market participants are optimistic about its prospects. That said, the Investing News Network caught up with Brien Lundin, CEO of Jefferson Financial, at this year's Vancouver Resources Investment Conference (VRIC), to get more insight on the base metal.Lundin shared his thoughts on what could impact prices saying that he could easily see...Read More
A cluster of ghostly hand- and footprints on a mountain north of Lhasa offers evidence that humans scratched out a permanent existence in the thin air of Tibet much earlier than commonly thought, according to a new study. Some locals believe the prints, pressed into an ancient slab of limestone located 14,000 feet above sea level near the present-day village of Chusang, were left behind by mythi...Read More
SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures edged down with SHFE aluminium leading the loss with a 1% drop. The ferrous complex saw mixed trading with hot-rolled coil up over 1% and rebar up slightly. Iron ore was down nearly 1%.Copper: Investors have reduced their long bets today, dragging SHFE copper lower. We expect copper prices to stay rangebound in the short term as the US w...Read More
SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (SMM) – China’s production of 10 nonferrous metals amounted to 53.78 million mt in 2017, up 3% from a year ago, according to data released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Wednesday January 31. The annual growth was up 0.5 percentage point from the previous year.According to the data, copper output was up 7.7% to 8.89 million mt, aluminium was...Read More
A cluster of ghostly hand- and footprints on a mountain north of Lhasa offers evidence that humans scratched out a permanent existence in the thin air of Tibet much earlier than commonly thought, according to a new study. Some locals believe the prints, pressed into an ancient slab of limestone located 14,000 feet above sea level near the present-day village of Chusang, were left behind by mythi...Read More
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Teck CEO Don Lindsay: "we had analysts and prognosticators telling us that we would never recover and that the industry was doomed. Next time you see that, buy Teck" | SubmittedOne year ago, the share price for B.C.'s largest mining company, Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B), had fallen below $4, and some analysts were predicting it would follow more than a dozen American coal-mining companies into...Read More
Shares in Freeport McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX), the world's largest listed copper miner, gained on Tuesday after reports that the US company's Indonesia operations will be temporarily exempt from new mining rules introduced by the Asian nation.Freeport shares jumped as much as 2.4% in early trade in New York, bringing gains so far in 2017 to nearly 25%. The pundits favourite regularly makes the most a...Read More
United States mines in 2016 produced an estimated $74.6 billion of raw mineral materials, a slight increase from 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey announced Tuesday.The information comes from the 40th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report, the earliest comprehensive source of 2016 mineral production data for the world. It includes statistics on more than 88 mineral commodities that are import...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were higher in European morning trade on Tuesday, adding to the prior session's gains amid uncertainty over the outlook for U.S policy after President Donald Trump introduced immigration curbs that sparked criticism at home and abroad.Gold for April delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $5.85, or around 0.5%, to $1,201.95 a troy ounce b...Read More
Description As global demand weakens and commodity prices fall, we're seeing a challenging environment in the metals and mining industry. Mining companies are increasingly coming under pressure to reduce operating costs, causing many to shift their strategic planning, delay new investments and look to long-term future growth. This Copper Short Term Outlook report provides a detailed breakdown of...Read More
CENTENNIAL, Colo., January 31, 2017 - Uranium Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: URRE; ASX: URI), an energy metals development company, announced today that Matthew Hartmann has been promoted to the position of Director - Technical Services. Mr. Hartmann has served as Manager - Development Geology with URI for the past four years, and has 15 years of experience in the mining industry focused on mineral...Read More
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SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures fell across the board on Wednesday as SHFE nickel led the loss with over 2% drop. Both lead and aluminium were down some 1%, while zinc and tin slipped.In the ferrous complex, coking coal went back up in the afternoon while coke and iron ore were down some 1%. Hot-rolled coil and rebar edged down slightly.Copper: The SHFE 1803 copper contrac...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Copper scrap spot prices fell 100 yuan/mt on Wednesday January 31 as downstream customers started to close for the Chinese New Year holiday.The 1# bare bright copper in Guangdong province area traded at 46,500-46,800 yuan/mt today, SMM learned. Trading was limited as supply remained tight and seller were reluctant to let go cargoes easily. For editorial qu...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (SMM) – Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group’s net profits for 2017 are expected to amount to 510-580 million yuan, up 183-222% from a year ago, the company said in a statement on Wednesday January 31. This is due to the increase in average processing fees of copper foil, the company noted. For editorial queries, please contact Daisy Tseng at daisy@smm.cn For mor...Read More