January 11, 2024

Higher investment risk appetite boosts activity at LME by 11% in 2023

Lead got a boost from index trading after it was included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index for the first time last year.

December 29, 2023

Rokmaster announces robust economics for Revel Ridge project in BC

The PEA outlined a long-life gold-silver mine operation with strong economics, including an after-tax net present value of C$454 million.

December 27, 2023

The biggest global mining news of 2023

A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.

December 22, 2023

Sumitomo names Ueno as next CEO, promising reform

Shingo Ueno, 64, has played a pivotal role in leading Sumitomo's metals, resources and chemicals businesses.

December 19, 2023

Trafigura’s Myra Falls mine on Vancouver Island idled indefinitely

Myra Falls Mining has sought creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.

December 16, 2023

South African court denies class action against Anglo American

South Africa's High Court ruled that a class action lawsuit against Anglo American brought by victims of alleged historic lead poisoning in Zambia should not go ahead.

November 27, 2023

Gold nanoparticles create purple smoke

Researchers have solved a 400-year-old alchemy puzzle.

November 23, 2023

Trafigura plan to take lead from LME system sparked price spike – sources

Benchmark lead prices on the LME touched a 10-month high on Monday.

November 14, 2023

Receiver says unnamed investor may restart Caribou mine in New Brunswick

The news about the Caribou mine came in the form of a news release from Canadian Copper, which is advancing the early-stage Murray Brook West property nearby.

November 12, 2023

Spanish, Canadian companies working to revive former lead mining hub in southern Spain

INSERSA and Kerogen are working towards developing the Nuevo Linares deposit with the hope of supplying the clean energy and EV industries.