Zinc Top Stories

Zinc supply cuts outstripped by demand destruction from coronavirus

BMO estimates global zinc demand will fall by about 6% this year.

Reuters | April 17, 2020 | 10:11 am

China zinc treatment charges slump to 1-yr low as mine closures mount

TCs fall when mine supply tightens and smelters have to…

Reuters | April 15, 2020 | 8:46 am

Glencore weighs options to restart Quebec mines

Glencore currently operates the Raglan nickel mine and the Matagami…

Jackson Chen | April 14, 2020 | 9:50 am

Antamina mine halts operations

Peru's Antamina is one of the largest copper/ zinc mines…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 13, 2020 | 1:55 pm

Home: A brief history of China’s metals stockpiling programmes

When the going gets tough in industrial metal markets, the…

Reuters | April 13, 2020 | 9:35 am

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Freeport to handle Asian sales from Indonesia

Indonesia is home to the flagship Grasberg copper-gold mine operated by Freeport, as well as the Manyar smelter.

Reuters | February 6, 2024 | 8:12 am

Codelco sees Chuquicamata underground mine at capacity by 2030

The miner expects to reach processing capacity of 140,000 metric tons a day by 2030.

Reuters | February 6, 2024 | 8:07 am

Cornell researchers figure out how to produce extra-pure nickelates

Nickelates may be crucial for high-temperature superconductors that are much easier to cool and thus are far more promising for potential future applications.

Staff Writer | February 6, 2024 | 5:30 am

The future is copper: insights into the metal’s pivotal role in global growth and sustainability

The metal is poised not just as a material of historical significance but as a pivotal element in driving forward the next phase of economic and technological progress.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | February 5, 2024 | 4:07 pm

Cornish Metals shares rise on new drill results from tin project in Cornwall

The company reported results from the first six drill holes of the ongoing 9,000 metre Carn Brea drill program.

Staff Writer | February 5, 2024 | 12:41 pm

Seabridge updates Kerr, Iron Cap inferred resources

An extra 5.9 million oz. of gold, 3.3 billion pound of copper, 55.4 million oz. of silver and 51 million lb. of molybdenum were added.

Staff Writer | February 5, 2024 | 10:52 am

Fire damage, sanctions delay start of new Russia zinc mine

The Ozernoye zinc mine, which would be Russia's largest, has been hit by the Western sanctions.

Reuters | February 5, 2024 | 10:32 am

Anglo CEO says he can run sprawling miner better than any activist

Anglo’s production pullback has led some investors and analysts to call for more action.

Bloomberg News | February 5, 2024 | 10:23 am

China’s copper plants consider cuts after years of breakneck growth

Stung by disappearing profits, the country’s top industry body last week put forward a menu of options to limit oversupply.

Bloomberg News | February 5, 2024 | 9:56 am

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