Zinc price hits fresh decade high

Mining stocks in monster rally as copper price surges 8% and gold price climbs nearly $50 an ounce.

A former Chinese disease control official on Friday said that China will soon make substantial changes to its covid-19 policy.

The Saudi government believes it has unused mineral resources worth about $1.3 trillion, with vast quantities of aluminum, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium.

In nickel, global smelting activity fell in October, largely due to weakness in nickel pig iron output in China.

The Canadian government ordered Chinese companies to divest their holdings in junior mining companies planning to develop lithium deposits.

A novel design process for furnaces promises an annual sales turnover of more than £7.4 million over the next three years.

High-grade core within the Llaguen mineral resource includes 113 million tonnes of indicated resources at 0.60% copper-equivalent.

The frequent reports of lead's death, however, continue to be much exaggerated, writes Andy Home.

Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 7.92% on a year-on-year basis to 123,200 tonnes.