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Nyrstar smelter outage rattles London lead market: Andy Home

The outage of Nyrstar's Port Pirie lead smelter in Australia has injected a rare bit of excitement into the London lead market.

Andy Home - Reuters | June 12, 2019 | 1:47 pm

Nyrstar suspends Port Pirie lead smelter, declares force majeure

The company stopped output at Port Pirie on May 28…

Reuters | June 6, 2019 | 9:08 am

Canada’s Monarca to acquire San José project in Mexico

Chip sampling on the property produced significant gold, silver, copper,…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2019 | 6:43 am

Hong Kong exchange to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for base metals

The new offering comes five years after a similar product…

Reuters | May 6, 2019 | 9:14 am

Massive base metals mine in Myanmar to start production in 2021

Bawdwin will be the world’s No. 3 producing lead mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 6, 2019 | 3:55 am

Royal Road’s Saudi JV wins bid for copper-gold exploration licences

The company has committed $3.9 million in exploration activities for the first two years.

Staff Writer | July 3, 2024 | 10:48 am

Antofagasta outlines progress on $4.4bn Centinela expansion

The second concentrator will add 144,000 tonnes of copper a year to the company’s overall production, extending the mine's life 30 more years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2024 | 8:18 am

UAE’S IHC unit withdraws offer for Vedanta’s Zambian copper mines over price

International Resources Holding had wanted a majority stake in Konkola Copper Mines to consolidate its position in Zambia after buying a 51% stake in Mopani.

Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 8:16 am

Codelco sees copper output ticking up in second half of year

Codelco's output continued to decline year-on-year in the first half of 2024 but should tick up in the second half of this year.

Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 7:57 am

Freeport Indonesia secures copper concentrate export permit

PT Freeport Indonesia has secured an export permit for copper concentrate for the rest of year.

Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 7:55 am

BHP requests permit in Chile for trolley system at Escondida mine

The project includes the installation of a trolley system to assist the transit of mining trucks in areas with high fuel consumption.

Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 7:19 am

Glencore scraps Kazzinc sale on shortage of bids

Glencore holds a 70% interest in Kazakhstan's mining company Kazzinc, which operates a network of mines, concentrators and plants

Staff Writer | July 3, 2024 | 5:55 am

Panama to review all information to make an informed First Quantum decision

In his message to the nation, President Mulino said he will order a strict environmental audit.

Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 4:30 pm

Australia’s Chalice Mining inks deal with Mitsubishi to develop PGE project

The companies will develop the Gonneville PGE-nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western Australia.

Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 3:59 pm

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