Articles On Admiralty Resources (ASX:ADY)

The Pilbara iron ore miners are facing business pressures on a number of fronts, including the on again, off again story around the reopening of WA’s Covid border. The WA Government’s decision to delay its planned February 5 reopening inde...

When markets get the jitters, smaller companies are often in the firing line and ASX microcaps have copped the brunt of the impact from last week’s global stock selloff. The composite microcap Emerging Companies index slumped by more than 3...

The iron ore market does not offer the simple narrative that it did in the first two decades of the 21st century nor that of the suite of “green metals” like lithium, nickel and copper now hitched to electric vehicle sales and efforts to ma...

Coal mining is hardly popular but governments around the world, most of whom have promised to work to reduce the impacts of climate change, can’t get enough of it. It may be getting harder to finance and gain approval for mining coal, the b...

The ASX started the week lower as a result of a drop in the energy and financial sectors. Energy shares fell by over 3%, as surging cases of the Omicron variant raised fears that new restrictions may hit fuel demand. Financials meanwhile we...

Iron ore has been unpredictable in 2021 and it would be a brave person to make a hard and fast call on where it will end up in 2022. In fact, with the whims of the Chinese Communist Party and vagaries of its economy one of the major factors...

The topsy turvy data coming out of China’s steel sector continues to roll on after the world’s biggest steelmaker revealed iron ore imports hit a 13-month high in November despite sliding steel production. China’s appetite for iron ore roar...

Local stocks edged higher on Thursday, as the ASX 200 closed up by 0.13% following two days of losses. Banking stocks fell again after getting hammered yesterday, while money moved back into big-name gold stocks as inflation jitters continu...

Hancock Prospecting is making a big move into magnetite iron ore, this week inking an initial $9 million deal to farm into the Mt Bevan iron ore project owned by juniors Legacy Iron Ore (ASX:LCY) and Hawthorn Resources (ASX:HAW). It’s an in...

Westpac is the latest major financial institution to knock down its iron ore forecasts after prices dived below US$100/t again on a slowdown in steel production in China it describes as the largest since 2008. It revised its price forecasts...

If there was any doubt about the importance of grade in iron ore, check out the latest numbers from Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN). Chris Ellison’s miner suffered a 48% discount to average Platts 62% iron ore prices in the September Quarter. T...

Just like yesterday the ASX rallied for most of the day but retreated in the afternoon and today closed in the red. The ASX 200 was down 0.08% at 7,375 points. Another difference from yesterday was tech was the best sector gaining 1.7% whil...

Set against rumours of its demise, spot iron ore has remained stubbornly defiant, reminding investors again why forecasting is a fool’s errand by bouncing above US$135/t on Monday night. A broad consensus is forming around metals like coppe...

Is there any end to coal’s incredible price run in 2021? This week has seen thermal coal prices rise to record levels, with low volatility 6000kcal product from Newcastle soaring 5% to US$240/t yesterday. Twelve months ago, when China’s dip...

Coking coal prices have gone a wee bit crazy in recent weeks, presenting a once in a generation opportunity for ASX-listed companies who looked sickly as the 2021 financial year wrapped up. According to Fastmarkets MB, supply remains tight...

Is Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) going to disappoint on shipments yet again? The gaffe-prone Pilbara miner, which was carried by stratospheric iron ore prices to a US$9.1 billion dividend at the half year, appears likely to miss its ambitious guidanc...

Andrew Forrest said he wouldn’t bet against the price of iron ore this week as he addressed media and analysts in a lap of honour for Fortescue Metals Group’s (ASX:FMG) transformative 2021. That was driven by record high iron ore prices thr...

How’s that Aussie coal ban going for China? Prices of imported premium coking coal in the Middle Kingdom soared to record highs of US$384 per tonne while China looks around every nook and cranny to source the product it once got from our ea...

It powers Australia’s economic engine room, but iron ore is sputtering after the spot price recorded its biggest single day drop on Friday since index pricing began. Fastmarkets saw iron ore prices for benchmark 62% fines to northern China...

BHP (ASX:BHP) has taken advantage of 2021’s astonishing boom in iron ore prices to shower shareholders with a record dividend and kickstart the transformation of the world’s biggest mining house. Its final payout of US$2 per share came off...

Iron ore prices fell to their lowest level in two and a half months on the back of noise about steel production cuts in China on Friday, only to moderate on Monday. A 7% flop in iron ore prices to a little over US$180/t to end last week wou...

Are Chinese steel margins on the way back up? Sliding and eventually negative steel margins in June led many analysts to the conclusion that high prices for iron ore would slide rapidly in the second half of the year as steel producers look...

Summary This season, corporate earnings are expected to be better than the same period last year due to lockdowns and stringent restriction previous year. Woolworths expects to report a AU$57 million pre-tax significant item net gain i...

Tasmanian iron ore producer Grange Resources (ASX:GRR) has become well known for the quality of its iron ore and, while small in volume, makes up for it in tactical nous by supplying pellets that grade around 65%. The Caleb Daniel of the ir...

In spite of China’s complaints about commodity prices, iron ore was relatively steady in June after a volatile May, with benchmark 62% fines opening the first full week of the new financial year above US$220/t. Those price levels, up from a...

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers during the trading day. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intrad...

It was an ugly day on Australia’s bourse following the plunge on Wall Street on Friday. The ASX 200 lost 1.81 per cent, closing at 7,235 points while the ASX Emerging Companies Index shed 2.56 per cent, closing at 2,093. The selling was spa...

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers during the trading day. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intrad...

The sun is shining again on Australian iron ore, at least for now, with prices again threatening to touch historic levels just one month after reaching record highs. Benchmark 62% fines opened the week in China at US$222.30 a tonne, just US...

• Benchmark 62% Fe iron ore price closes a wild month after 5.6% rally to $US198.75 • Iron ore futures trend higher at the end of a week dominated by talk about Chinese intervention • Coking coal finds price support as Aussie export prices...

Early last week, Chinese premier Li Keqiang said China needed to take more steps to curb “unreasonable” price increases for bulk commodities, right after we wrote this: Lol. Hubris.…which aged badly. Iron ore prices have fallen below $US200...

Is this what winning a trade war looks like? Chinese sanctions on our wine, coal and lobster pale in comparison to the mammoth prices being paid for Australian iron ore. In fact, the Aussie government could rake in an extra US$34 billion ($...

Iron ore 62 per cent fines prices were unchanged this week at US$188 per tonne Hard coking coal prices were up US$0.35 to $US111.13 per tonne at Queensland ports The Chinese steel industry has pointed the finger at the concentrated owners...

This is getting absurd. Iron ore was up another $US6.35 – or 3.4% — yesterday to $US191.45/t (CFR Tianjin port). That’s very close to all-time highs of ~$US200/t, reached in November 2007. The US iron ore price (62% fe) since late 2007. Pic...

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday trade. WINNERS Scrol...

Iron ore 62 per cent fines prices traded this week at $US182 per tonne, up $US7.45 on a week ago Hard coking coal prices were down $US2 on-week at $US105.10 per tonne at Queensland ports China’s steel reinforcing bar price is down $US9.55...

Iron ore 62 per cent fines prices traded this week at $US174.55 per tonne, up $US3.65 on a week ago Hard coking coal prices were down $US1.50 on-week at $US107.10 per tonne at Queensland ports China’s steel reinforcing bar price is down $U...

Iron ore price predictions are all over the shop. lol.Clearly, no one has a clue where iron ore prices will end up. But we can tell you where they’ve been (and maybe where they’re going next). Prices are still at historically high levels, b...

March got off to a rough start, with ASX small caps suffering their worst week since October and the Small Ords Index falling into the red on the year. But it got better. US punters received another stimmy cheque in the mail from President...

Iron ore fines prices traded this week at $US168.90 per tonne, up $US11.80 on a week ago Hard coking coal prices were 45 US cents lower on-week at $US105.80 per tonne at Queensland ports China’s steel reinforcing bar price is up $US10 this...

Iron ore fines prices traded this week at $US157.10 per tonne, $US6.50 lower on a week ago Hard coking coal prices were $US2.40 lower on-week at $US106.25 per tonne at Queensland ports China’s steel reinforcing bar price is $US5 higher thi...

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest movers – the winners and losers alike. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday t...

Source: Olivier Le Moal, Shutterstock Summary The company has released its preliminary unreviewed earnings report and has significantly reduced net loss to $435.310. Valor Resources has seen an unusual interest from the market partici...

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest movers – the winners and losers alike. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday t...

Stockhead’s Hot Money Monday analysis is based on the Relative Strength Index (RSI) — a technical gauge which measures how trading momentum is affecting the price action. A reading of 70 is seen as the level at which a company may have been...

Iron ore fines prices traded this week at $US160.50 per tonne, up $US3.45 on a week ago Hard coking coal prices were 50 cents higher on-week at $US133.55 per tonne at Queensland ports China’s reinforcing bar price is at $US667 per tonne, d...

On Stockhead today, Which ASX small cap IPOs were the best gainers in 2020? and, Which US stocks stand to benefit from a Joe Biden presidency? But first…   The day ahead After finishing Thursday with their worst trading performance since Ch...

‘Guy on Rocks’ is a Stockhead series looking at the significant happenings of the resources market each week. Former geologist and experienced stockbroker Guy Le Page, director and responsible executive at Perth-based financial services pro...

A quick wrap of the ASX’s key winners and losers on Thursday, August 20. Data is taken after the market closes at 4pm EST. Stocks highlighted in yellow made market-moving announcements during the day. Today 553 stocks rose, 765 declined and...

On Stockhead today, the silica sand demand storm is coming and Australia is preparing to face it head on, the highest leverage play in Australia’s hottest mining district and nickel in batteries to take ‘significant’ market share from 2023....