US markets fall during Apr. 4-8 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 200.76 points or 0.57% to 34,721.12 and the S&P 500 fell 94.36 points or 2.1% over the week to 4,488.28. Shares of Gatos…
Zinc
Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict
Several analysts have adjusted higher their metal price assumptions for 2022 as the February Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, wreaking havoc on global metals and mineral supply chains. Moody’s…
Zinc price to remain high in the near term on Russia-Ukraine conflict – report
Market analyst Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research has revised its 2022 zinc price forecast higher by more than 20% to US$3,500 per tonne. In a market commentary, Fitch…
USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released the final list of 50 critical minerals the domestic economy requires for economic and national security. The new list builds on the initial…
Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s oil powerhouses, boasting the second-largest proven reserve of the slick stuff. Still, as the inaugural Future Minerals Forum recently held in Riyadh heard,…
Flooding disrupts Teck logistics
Canada’s largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A; TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), says the unprecedented rain and flooding in British Columbia has disrupted the supply chain between west coast terminals…
Gold Resource to buy Aquila Resources in US$30.9 million deal
Gold Resource (NYSE-AM: GORO) has inked a deal to acquire Aquila Resources (TSX: AQA) in a US$30.9 million transaction that will create a mid-size North American precious and base metals…
Robust metals price outlook softens in 2022 – reports
The global metals and mining industry outlook has changed from ‘positive’ to ‘stable’ with a new Moody’s Investors Service report finding that despite most metals prices exceeding historical marks, that…
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason told a recent online conference….
Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value
Australia-headquartered miners have been tapping the capital markets in the year to July 14 to raise a total of US$2.33 billion in capital, according to an analysis by the Northern…
Zinc price: Q3 price peak, long-term weakness in the cards – report
The surge in zinc prices in 2020 and 2021 is expected to gradually unwind following a period of peak pricing forecast for the September quarter, a new assessment by Fitch…
TSX Ventures slips, June 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 0.17% to finish the trading week at 979.70. Spot gold fell by US$14.20 per oz., or 0.75%, to US$1,877.80 per ounce. Callinex Mines climbed 74¢…