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Copper prices rebound to two-year highs
China’s purchasing manufacturing data (PMI) has been released, showing an improvement from 52.8 in July to 53.1 in August. Manufacturing activity in the country is at its fastest pace in nearly a decade despite a weaker dollar. This situation, coupled with falling inventories has helped boost copper prices to two-year highs. On 1 September, three […]
Alphamin plays the Trump card (TSX:AFM) (JSE:APH)
The expected uptick in demand for tin (Sn) in 2020 bodes well for Bisie, Alphamin Resources’ (TSX:AFM) (JSE:APH) high-grade tin mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As international markets settle after a jittery start to 2020, confidence has returned to a fragile market following a rocky 2018 and an even more disappointing […]
Higher nickel prices offers limited support to chrome and ferrochrome markets
Rising nickel prices, coupled with a slight overreaction to the 30 million tonnes of Vale iron ore being removed from the market in March has offered support to steel and stainless steel prices. However, this is unlikely to have any meaningful impact further upstream on chrome and ferrochrome which continues to be impacted by overproduction. […]