Zinc Top Stories

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.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 25, 2021 | 7:26 am

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

The miner will record emissions and purchase offsets for the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 23, 2021 | 6:11 am

BC First Nation, Skeena Resources reach mining partnership peak

Tahltan Nation takes equity stake in Eskay Creek gold project,…

Amanda Stutt | April 16, 2021 | 1:45 pm

Peru candidate seeks bigger cut from mining, not state control

The first-round winner of Peru’s Presidential election, Pedro Castillo, wants…

Bloomberg News | April 16, 2021 | 6:06 am

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

A sharp drop in this year's benchmark smelter treatment charges…

Reuters | April 15, 2021 | 7:58 am

British Columbia funds new extraction technology

BC invested $630,000 from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund in cleantech startup pH7 Technologies to conduct a pilot project.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 4:44 pm

Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process

Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 3:38 pm

China’s copper smelters to discuss fees as crisis roils sector

Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg.

Bloomberg News | March 20, 2024 | 10:10 am

Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in the DRC

Last year, Barrick said it intended to search for additional copper deposits in Zambia and the DRC as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the African copper belt.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 9:30 am

Shanghai nickel, tin prices fall as Indonesia ramps up mining quota approval process

A senior Indonesian mining ministry official said the country was working to accelerate the approval process.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 7:20 am

India’s mineral production grows nearly 6% in January

The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:47 am

Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan

Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2024 | 3:48 am

Peru copper production dips 1.2% in January

The new figures come after a 17% drop in output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and a 13.4% fall from Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde mine.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 4:11 pm

Glencore-backed Peru zinc miner Volcan halts three mines over permits

Volcan said it would suspend its operations in the San Cristobal, Carahuacra and Ticlio mines for up to 30 days as it works on updating an operating permit for its Rumichaca tailings dam.

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 11:37 am

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