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Mines: tin at 42,500 USD per ton on the market, double the price at the same period in 2021 1

A new year and a new record for the price of tin . The London Metal Exchange’s (LME) three-month tin hit its latest milestone of $44,200 a tonne on January 21 before suffering a bout of vertigo early this week. It has since regained its bullish calm, last trading around $42,500, still more than double the price at this time last year. Liquid metal continues to claim a significant additional premium. Tin is experiencing shortage prices, having been plagued by a protracted supply chain crisis since the start of the coronavirus. The shutdowns spurred demand… Read More Here

Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources Signs Partnership with African Energy

January 27, 2022January 28, 2022 admin

Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources has fully endorsed African Energy Week (AEW) 2022, partnering with the AEC for the second edition of Africa’s premier energy event. Taking place in Cape Town on the 18th -21st of October, AEW 2022 extends on the narrative of making energy poverty history by 2030, uniting energy leaders, global financiers, and both public and private sector executives for a week of intense dialogue on Africa’s energy future. Having partnered with one of Africa’s energy sector heavyweights, the event is well positioned to lead Africa into… Read More Here

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Gold price holds 2-month high ahead of Fed announcement

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 admin

Gold prices retreated but still held near a two-month high on Wednesday, as investors await the outcome of a US Federal Reserve meeting that may offer more clues on the outlook for monetary policy tightening. Spot gold declined 0.8% to $1,833.15/oz by noon EDT, its highest since mid-November. US gold futures fell 1.0%, trading at $1,832.70/oz in New York. Later in the day, Fed chair Jerome Powell and his fellow policymakers are expected to signal their first interest-rate hike since 2018, setting the stage for a March move to cool inflation. The Federal… Read More Here

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Iron ore price jumps as Fortescue, BHP and Rio Tinto face labour shortage

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 admin

The iron ore price jumped on Tuesday after Fortescue raised concerns over a labour shortage in Australia because of covid-19 curbs, which could hamper output and shipments. BHP and Rio Tinto have also warned of disruptions from labour shortages as Australia faces a surge of Omicron coronavirus variant cases. According to Fastmarkets MB, benchmark 62% Fe fines imported into Northern China were changing hands for $138.39 a tonne during morning trading, up 3.7% compared to Monday’s closing. Iron ore’s most-traded May contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trading 1.4% higher… Read More Here

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Metso Outotec Winner of 2021 Mining Magazine Service and Support Award

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 admin

Metso Outotec was voted the winner in the Service and Support category by one of the world’s leading industrial magazines, Mining Magazine, for the center launder upgrade project conducted at Hudbay Minerals Constancia site. In its annual awards, Mining Magazine recognizes the outstanding performance of new technologies, initiatives, and equipment in the mining sector in a variety of categories. Winners are nominated and voted on by Mining Magazine readers around the world. Metso Outotec and Hudbay collaborated to improve the performance of the rougher flotation at the Constancia mine site… Read More Here

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Fortescue reports rise in shipments but flags labour shortage

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 admin

Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group on Tuesday posted a 2% rise in second-quarter shipments, but flagged pressures from strong demand for labour and resources, as well as supply chain constraints due to the pandemic. The world’s fourth-largest iron ore miner shipped 47.5 million tonnes (mt) of the steel-making commodity in the December quarter, compared with 46.4 mt a year earlier. Bigger rivals BHP Group and Rio Tinto have also warned of disruptions from coronavirus-induced labour shortages as Australia faces a surge of Omicron cases. The slightly upbeat production… Read More Here

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Copper price retreats ahead of Fed meeting

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 admin

The copper price fell on Monday under pressure from risk-off sentiment in global markets. Asian shares also slipped as investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting at which it is expected to confirm it will soon start draining the massive lake of liquidity that has supercharged growth stocks in recent years. The Fed’s January two-day policy meeting is due to start on Tuesday. March delivery contracts were exchanging hands for $4.41 a pound ($9,702 a tonne) on the Comex market in New York, down 2.4% compared to Friday’s closing. The… Read More Here

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Gold nears two-month high as Russia-Ukraine tensions simmer

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin

Gold prices advanced towards last week’s two-month high on Monday as US bond yields continued to fall and investors looked to invest in the safe-haven metal over concerns about tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Spot gold was 0.5% higher at $1 841.50 per ounce by 10:13 GMT, holding close to last week’s high of $1 847.42 an ounce. US gold futures rose an equal amount to $1 840.70. Investors are looking towards the US Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting starting on Tuesday. The Fed is expected tighten monetary policy at a much… Read More Here

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Barrick Gold estimates set the price of an ounce of gold above 1700 USD in 2022

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 arnbethnic

According to Mark Bristow, Gold should trade between 1750 US dollars and just over 1800 USD per ounce in 2022. A declaration made in Riyadh, on the sidelines of the first major mining conference in Saudi Arabia. The boss of Barrick Gold believes that the risks of falling gold prices in 2022 are lower. “I don’t think there’s a lot of downside risk,” he explained. Meanwhile, other analysts see gold falling considerably this year, in particular because of the increase in the key rate of the American Federal Reserve, which would… Read More Here

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BHP warns of difficult outlook for iron ore

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 admin

BHP, the world’s biggest mining company, has warned investors of an increasingly troubling outlook for its iron ore business due to the proposed easing of border restrictions in Western Australia (WA). In an operational review, BHP said that the planned reopening of WA’s borders on 5 February was likely to “introduce some short-term disruption to the operating environment as the Covid-19 pandemic evolves in the state”. BHP joined rival mining giant Rio Tinto in warning of further disruptions from Covid-19, including labour shortages, and said that the impact of the… Read More Here