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State of the Market: Mining Q2-21

Date:
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Location:
On-Demand
Duration:
45 minutes

It was a rollercoaster ride for industrial metals prices in the June quarter. Copper and iron ore reached record highs in May, with demand and market sentiment buoyed by the global economic recovery, before pulling back in June driven by a stronger U.S. dollar and concerns that the Chinese government would implement further measures to curb rising commodity prices. Nickel cash prices surged to a three-month high in June, boosted by a strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation in Canada and news from major primary nickel producers Indonesia and Russia that revived supply concerns. Gold prices rallied back above $1,900 per ounce in the quarter, before falling sharply in June on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone fueling the prospect of higher interest rates by the end of 2023.

Equity market support for mining companies continued throughout much of the June quarter, ending the period up 6.6% at almost $2.18 trillion, marked by intra-quarter highs in May. Exploration activity likewise remained strong across the three months, sustained by equity market support for explorers who have been able to maintain high levels of drilling program activity. As a result, our Pipeline Activity Index recorded its second highest-quarterly value on record — a trend we expect to continue into the second half of the year.

Join us to recap the June quarter and obtain our views for H2-21 and beyond.

2021 June quarter review

  • Commodity price trends, drivers and estimates
  • Drilling activity, exploration metrics and budgets
  • Quarterly financing activity
  • Mergers and acquisitions
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Moderator

S&P Global Contributor
Kevin Murphy is a Principal Research Analyst with S&P Global Market Intelligence and is based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Full Bio

Speakers

S&P Global Contributor
Ronnie is a Principal Analyst for Iron Ore and Steel for S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio
S&P Global Contributor
William is a Research analyst working within the Metals & Mining Research team. His work is focused on creating and updating the production and cost models for mining operations globally. Full Bio

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