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    Zinc and Base Metals Take Synchronized Dive

    Scott Tibballs
    Jun. 20, 2018 03:00PM PST
    Base Metals Investing
    ASX:S32

    Zinc has gone with the flow and headed downwards with its base metal cousins this week, as fears over tariffs between China and the US put pressure on the market, negating any gains the commodity had made in June.

    Zinc has lost all the ground it gained earlier in June as tariffs fears put pressure on the base metals sector.

    On the London Metals Exchange, zinc was trading at US$3,043 per tonne as of Tuesday (June 19), below where it sat on June 1 at US$3,088.5 and well below the monthly high of US$3,228 on June 12 — the highest it had been since late April.

    Zinc, which is used mostly in alloys and in the galvanization process, is vital for the infrastructure industry as it prevents corrosion.

    No metals are sacred though, with zinc following other base metals on a downward trajectory this week as the US and China threw shade at each other, increasing trade barriers for ‘national security’ reasons and retaliatory strikes.

    While zinc has fallen 5.73 percent over the week between June 12 and June 19, fellow base metal nickel fell a similar 4.9 percent, from US$15,290 per tonne to US$14,540 per tonne after promising movement upwards last month.

    The all-important bellwether copper fell 5.3 percent from US$7,200 to US$6,818 over the same period.

    Analysts from FocusEconomics, said in their June report that there had been a lot of strong upward pressure on the price of zinc coming from China, explaining its gains earlier in the month.

    “In China, the application of strict environmental regulations aimed at curbing pollution has led to sharp cutbacks in production, with some sites shutting down entirely,” the report says.

    “This, alongside solid demand from China—the world’s largest zinc consumer—and healthy global economic growth, has also supported prices, which are hovering near the highest levels seen in the past decade.”

    Analysts foresaw uncertainty in the markets because of US President Trump though, saying that zinc was collateral in the tariffs slapped on steel and aluminum.

    “Donald Trump’s decision on 1 June to slap steel and aluminum tariffs on the EU, Canada and Mexico poses a risk factor, although the ultimate impact of the levies on the zinc market remains uncertain. Furthermore, as China is also the world’s largest producer of zinc, it remains to be seen how the market will react to the final outcome of ongoing US – China trade negotiations.”

    According to analysts polled by FocusEconomics, the price of zinc is forecast to average above US$3,000 per tonne for the remainder of this year and into 2019.

    They see prices averaging USD 3,144 per tonne in Q4 2018, but they expect prices to decline to an average of USD 3,072 per tonne in Q4 2019.

    In zinc news this month, Australia’s South32 (ASX:S32) has been making forays outside its traditional bases of operation by entering the North American market by snapping up Arizona Mining (TSX:AZ) and its Hermosa zinc mine in the eponymous US state, and by entering into an option agreement with Silver Bull Resources (TSX:SVB) over the Sierra Mojada zinc-silver project in Mexico.

    Also in the States, the Empire State zinc mine in New York has been reopened by Titan Mining (TSX:TI) after a ten-year hiatus.

    Meanwhile, Galileo Zinc (LSE:GLR) has been showing off attractive zinc grade and tonnage numbers in a conceptual estimate for its Star Zinc project in Zambia.

    Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates!

    Securities Disclosure: I, Scott Tibballs, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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