Inmet resumes mining at Las Cruces copper project in Spain

The tool has been deployed across Power Nickel's Zulema, Palo Negro and Tierra de Oro sites, uncovering significant faulting and new geological structures.

The company has in hand the second-last permit it needs to start construction at its 85,000-tonne-per year Copper World project.

The union, which represents the mining, metallurgical, and steel industries, is citing violations of a collective labor agreement signed in April.

Global zinc mine production continues to slide and the raw materials squeeze is now starting to bite, particularly in China.