May 12, 2021

China April copper, zinc production up m/m; lead output down

China's main copper smelters increased production in April by 0.85% from the previous month.

May 7, 2021

Home: Lead and zinc miss out on the supercycle party

Lead and zinc have been lifted by the broader metallic rally but seem reluctant participants.

May 1, 2021

Record metals prices catapult mining profits beyond big oil

The mining windfall is the latest sign of a boom in iron ore, copper and other metals that’s sending an inflationary wave through the global economy.

April 30, 2021

Aurania reports new Ag-Zn-Pb discovery in Ecuador, stock up

The new discovery is an extension to the high-grade silver-zinc-lead mineralization at Tiria-Shimpia.

April 28, 2021

Kristeneberg mine expansion to cost Boliden $150m

The expansion will help boost mill throughput to 1.8 million tonnes annually in the Boliden area of Sweden.

April 25, 2021

Meteorites give clues of possible existence of present-day microbial life on Mars

The same way microbes live in the depths of Earth’s and feed off minerals like pyrite, tiny organisms could exist in Mars subsurface.

April 23, 2021

Foran Mining wants to develop world’s first carbon-neutral copper project

The miner will record emissions and purchase offsets for the carbon emitted from exploration activities over the past decade at the McIlvenna Bay deposit.

April 16, 2021

BC First Nation, Skeena Resources reach mining partnership peak

Tahltan Nation takes equity stake in Eskay Creek gold project, Skeena returns Spectrum mineral claims for nature conservancy.

April 16, 2021

Peru candidate seeks bigger cut from mining, not state control

The first-round winner of Peru’s Presidential election, Pedro Castillo, wants to renegotiate contracts with stage.mining.companies rather than seize assets, a party official said.

April 15, 2021

Home: Re-thinking zinc as 2021 benchmark smelter terms tumble

A sharp drop in this year's benchmark smelter treatment charges amounts to a collective re-assessment of the zinc market's underlying dynamics.