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NorZinc agrees on sale to shareholder RCF, gets funding for Prairie Creek in Northwest Territories

Located in traditional Dene territory, about 200 km west of Fort Simpson, the Prairie Creek property is home to what is regarded as one of Canada's next large high-grade zinc-lead-silver mines.

Staff Writer | September 30, 2022 | 9:37 am

Glencore reviews lead operations at Italian plant due to high power prices

Glencore put zinc sulphide operations at the Portovesme plant on…

Reuters | September 29, 2022 | 8:59 am

NorZinc completes permitting process for Prairie Creek mine in NWT

NorZinc has now received a new water licence from the…

Staff Writer | September 26, 2022 | 11:00 am

Trevali CEO leaves after two managers convicted of involuntary manslaughter

Ricus Grimbeek resigned two days after a court in Burkina…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2022 | 3:54 am

Trevali halts trading as Burkina Faso managers face trial following fatal mine flooding

The company also expects trading to be halted on the…

Reuters | August 22, 2022 | 10:32 am

Buried fortune of old copper wire is worth billions to telcos

In the migration to fiber-optic cable, telecommunications companies could recover as much as 800,000 metric tons of copper over the next decade.

Bloomberg News | May 30, 2024 | 7:11 am

How a rattled South Africa became Anglo’s best defence against BHP bid

More than 20% of Anglo shares are held by South African investors.

Reuters | May 30, 2024 | 7:04 am

British Columbia miners serve strike notice at Gibraltar

A union representing 550 workers at Taseko's copper mine said they will strike if a new contract is not reached by Friday.

Staff Writer | May 29, 2024 | 10:15 am

Mining M&A slips as firms lawyer-up to fight regulators

The value of deals in the industry declined 12.5% to $74.2 billion this year.

Colin McClelland | May 29, 2024 | 8:44 am

Copper traders get reprieve as historic New York squeeze eases

“With physical markets still tight, further squeezes are possible, so CME may not be out of the woods yet,” said Bank of America.

Bloomberg News | May 29, 2024 | 7:11 am

Mongolia defends plan to tap mining riches for new sovereign wealth fund

Mining represented 28% of Mongolia’s GDP last year and comprised 92% of all exports.

Bloomberg News | May 29, 2024 | 6:58 am

BHP walks away from proposed $49bn takeover of Anglo American

Less than an hour before the 5 p.m. UK cut off, BHP confirmed it had failed to secure Anglo’s board backing and would not proceed with the takeover.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2024 | 4:05 am

Copper price: the squeeze has been squoze

A deeper copper price correction is likely and a new report makes predictions of $40,000/t seem even sillier than they were a week ago.

Frik Els | May 28, 2024 | 11:55 am

Kincora partners with AngloGold on NJNB project in Australia

AngloGold may earn up to 80% of the project.

Staff Writer | May 28, 2024 | 11:46 am

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