February 25, 2021

Base and Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies pursuing critical minerals

Base and battery metals exploration and development assets in North America that are on investors’ radar screens.

February 18, 2021

Copper price blasts to 9-year high on demand optimism

Other industrial metals also jumped, with aluminum, nickel, tin and lead all hitting multi year highs.

February 12, 2021

EMX expects commercial production at Turkish lead-zinc-silver mine by Q4-2021

The Vancouver-based firm said that its operating partner Esan has started development construction at Balya with a 4,900-meter decline.

February 3, 2021

Glencore’s 2020 output hit by Congo mine closure, sticks to targets

The London-listed company stuck to all of its production targets for 2021.

February 1, 2021

Base metals analysts turn cautious after stellar rally

Analysts participating in Reuters base metals poll were cautious, expecting high inventories and rising supply to keep a lid on prices.

January 26, 2021

British Columbia First Nation, Coeur, sign Silvertip mine agreement

The IBA provides a framework for a mutually beneficial relationship between the Tahltan Nation and Coeur Silvertip.

January 21, 2021

Consortium for Battery Innovation calls for boost to climate-friendly technologies

The new chairman of the CBI asked governments and industry to help accelerate the development of advanced battery technologies.

January 18, 2021

Trevali meets 2020 production guidance

The miner generated 313 million lb. of zinc in 2020, in line with its guidance for 312 million lb. to 327 million lb. for the year.

January 15, 2021

Trevali to restart Caribou mine

The company expects to return to mining in early February 2021, with first payable zinc production expected by the end of March.

January 14, 2021

Lucky Friday ramp-up buoys Hecla’s 2020 silver production

Buoyed by the ramp-up of its mine in Idaho, company produced 13.5 million oz of silver in 2020 – the highest since 2016.