Metals Markets
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REPORT: Survey IDs trade tensions and ESG policies as top issues for miners
Global law firm White & Case has released the results of its fourth annual survey on mining and metals, identifying trade and ESG issues as the industry’s top concerns for 2020. White & Case surveyed 64 senior industry decision makers…
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Battery markets charge up for 2020
Why we’re headed toward a ‘tipping point’ for EVs
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Metals Commentary: 5G technology should boost demand for gallium, cobalt
During the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Egypt in November, thousands of delegates from more than 100 countries adopted a treaty that moves the world closer to fifth generation (5G) technology, which will require a massive deployment of mobile wireless…
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Market sentiment sweetening for silver, report says
The following is an edited excerpt from the “Global Silver Investment” report prepared by Metals Focus for The Silver Institute. Visit www.silverinstitute.org for complimentary access to the full report. Investor sentiment has strengthened for silver (as well as the wider precious metals…
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Rhodium punches above its weight with strong prices
Rhodium is an irreplaceable material for complying with carbon emission standards in gasoline-powered vehicles, which consume almost all of its annual production. But while global auto sales declined in late 2018 and the first eight months of this year, rhodium…
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China’s electric vehicle slowdown could dampen cobalt prices
China’s electric vehicle (EV) sales have declined year-over-year for the second straight month, on the heels of uncharacteristically slow growth this spring, indicating that contractions in cobalt supply may be partly offset by lower-than-anticipated battery demand. China announced in March…
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First-half gold demand jumps on central bank, ETF buying
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council, based on its “Gold Demand Trends Q2 2019” report. To access the report, visit www.gold.org. Global gold demand grew to 1,123 tonnes in this year’s second quarter – an 8%…
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DIAMONDS: Uncertainty in Asia pushing prices down – report
LAS VEGAS – Rapaport published a report stating that the escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, the protests in Hong Kong, and the depreciation of the yuan, paired with dealers taking their summer vacations, greatly impacted the diamond market in…
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GOLD: Australia reaches record 10.3M oz. in 2018
AUSTRALIA –Australian gold output reaches an all-time record high of 10.3 million oz. in the most recent fiscal year, Canadian output is lagging behind. Figures from www.AustralianMining.com indicate that country has reached 321 tonnes of gold. Meanwhile, Canada’s gold production…
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IRON ORE: M3 Metals takes a second look at Block 103
Vancouver — M3 Metals has engaged Hatch to update a 2013 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Block 103 iron ore project in the Labrador Trough, Nfld. M3, which changed its name from ML Gold in July to reflect its…
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Commodity prices: Boon or bane of tomorrow’s mines
How likely is a swing in commodity prices to derail an advanced mine project?
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Chromium markets suppressed with ongoing surplus ore supply, says Roskill
The following is an edited release by London-based metals market consultants Roskill. For more information, visit www.Roskill.com. The current price for primary South African chrome ore of around US$170 per tonne (CIF China), places the price at around the 80 percentile…
