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UK court says hedge funds can sue LME for cancelled nickel trades
By Pratima Desai
Reuters
Monday, October 10, 2022
LONDON -- A British court has granted permission for U.S.-based hedge fund Elliot Associates and Jane Street Global Trading to sue the London Metal Exchange (LME) for cancelling nickel trades in March, a court document showed.
Elliott and Jane Street are demanding damages of $456.4 million and $15.34 million respectively, after the nickel price topped a record $100,000 per tonne on March 8, prompting the LME's suspension of nickel trading and voiding of trades.
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Guanajuato Silver Production Up 85% from July to August
Company Announcement
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada – Guanajuato Silver Co. Ltd. (TSXV:GSVR; OTCQX:GSVRF) is pleased to provide an operations update highlighting the impact of additional production from the company's recently acquired Topia and San Ignacio mines:
-- 267,525 ounces of silver equivalent (AgEq) produced in August 2022; up 122,864 AgEq ounces or 85% from July, which only included production from El Cubo.
-- Cash costs per AgEq ounce continue to decline at El Cubo with July costs declining to $12.85; costs also remain in-line with expectations Companywide at $15.09 in August.
-- Silver and gold recoveries for August were 88.9% and 85.6% respectively.
The company anticipates ending the year at a run rate of approximately 3.4M AgEq ounces per annum.
James Anderson, chairman and CEO said: "Within one week of closing our latest Mexican mines acquisition we had initiated mining of silver-rich material from San Ignacio and began transporting this material to El Cubo for processing. This rapid restart again highlights our team's ability to swiftly and successfully restart mines and move them toward full production. In addition, production of silver-lead-zinc concentrates from our Topia mine in the Durango state continued uninterrupted through our integration process. Rrefinements at both the Topia mine and plant have been initiated with planned improvements expected in the months ahead." ...
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https://www.gsilver.com/news/2022c/821-guanajuato-silver-production-increases-85-from-july-to-august
The nickel trading episode has been the biggest crisis to hit the world's oldest metals forum in decades. The LME has 28 days from Oct. 3 when the ruling was made to file its defence. ...
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