Lead and the Automotive Battery Market
Lead – Lead Investing News spoke with Carol Knies from Exide Technologies, a leading battery producer, about the role of lead in automotive batteries and the outlook for demand.
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Chinese Battery Plant Shutdowns Affect Lead Market
Lead – In May, an concerns of lead poisoning prompted the Chinese government to shutdown lead battery and recycling plants producers. The shutdowns have worried market observers regarding the demand for lead.
Excellon Announces Drilling Success at Platosa
Lead – Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN) mineral resource company operating in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico, has announced the assay results for five recent holes at its Platosa Property. The drilled off hole in the northwest portion which is Hole LP773 has intersected a high-grade massive and semi-massive Sulphides reporting 817 g/t (24 oz/T) Ag, 12.41% Pb, [...]
Lead Futures Take a Hit as Risk Averse Investors Flee Base Metals
Lead – Lead futures declined sharply on Monday, as risk adverse investors abandoned the volatile base metals market and headed for the safe haven investments such as gold.
Recent Testing Results on Lead, Copper, and Zinc from Soho Resources Corp.
Lead – Recent Metallurgical Testing Results From Soho Resources Corp. (TSXV:SOH) Tahuehueto Project Recovers 85.6% Gold, 90.1% Silver, 87.9% Copper, 86.7% Lead, and 88.1% Zinc. 77.0% of the lead has been recovered into a flotation concentrate grading 53.9% Pb, 96 g/t Au, 1,007 g/t Ag, 7.86% Cu, and 8.1% Zn. Initial testing to separate the bulk copper and [...]
Zinc and lead spot prices rally
Lead Investing News reports lead spot prices showed improvement in the markets today. Zinc is currently trading at a bid/ask of .06494/0.6585, showing an increase of 3.37 per cent (Oct. 13/08) over yesterday’s closing spot price. Lead metal is also up, with a non-LME bid/ask of .06951/.07041: this shows a marked improvement of 6.20 per cent since yesterday. For [...]
Lead prices stable as Dow Jones plunges
Lead Investing News reports lead prices are stable on the London Metal Exchange (LME) though the Dow Jones fell 700 points. Investors raced to unload stocks as widespread fears about the current financial crisis continued. Lead is currently priced at 0.7406 (low) to 0.7497 (high), with no changes over yesterday’s spot prices. For complete story, click [...]
Commodity sell-off affects zinc & lead
Lead Investing News reports investors are off loading lead & zinc metal commodities at a faster rate despite the passing of the financial bail-out by US legislators. The bailout plan adopted by the House to aid banks and investment houses in America is no longer viewed as a cure-all by investors. Many analysts feel that the [...]
Zinc & lead remain stable as markets rise
Lead Investing News reports zinc and lead prices remain stable as the US law makers design a revised bail-out plan. As the two sides, Republican and Democrat, started to agree on provisions to the plan that are agreeable to both parties, the Dow Jones rose dramatically, by more than 300 points. The world markets are all on tenterhooks [...]
Stock market crash affects lead and zinc spot prices
Zinc Investing News reports global commodities markets as US faces worst stock market crash affecting zinc spot price. The impact of these grave developments will be felt across the board, and zinc metal and lead metal spot prices are already dropping as a result. Throughout this year, zinc has been oversold, showing a strong position only in China, [...]
