Zinc Top Stories

LME to launch monthly ‘implied pricing’ for base metals

Starting on July 30, the LME will start providing a set of synthetic monthly prices for the six main base metals — copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel and tin.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2018 | 5:25 am

Nevsun passes on Lundin’s $1.4 billion fresh takeover bid

The base metals producer said that, while it has not…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2018 | 3:48 am

Reduced head count, capex spending biggest contributor to mine efficiency mid-decade: McKinsey

To stay productive, McKinsey warns that miners must maintain fiscal…

Michael Allan McCrae | July 13, 2018 | 9:02 am

Copper price plunges to 1-year low

Metal market mayhem with $13 billion worth of copper futures…

Frik Els | July 11, 2018 | 12:07 pm

CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean

Even after two years of gains, industrial metals trade well…

Frik Els | July 9, 2018 | 10:48 am

Norway’s Aker BP may explore for seabed minerals, CEO says

Norway could become the first country to start commercial deep sea mining if parliament gives the go-ahead to explore the remote Mid-Atlantic ridge.

Reuters | September 20, 2023 | 7:38 am

Will AI replace geologists in mineral discovery?

As opposed to the oil and gas industry, which has made considerable advancements in exploration technology over the past 70 years, the mining industry largely relies on technologies used for hundreds of years.

James Cooper | September 19, 2023 | 4:27 pm

Barrick eyes copper growth as Bristow laments market’s need for ‘instant gratification’

Once fully ramped up, Reko Diq and Lumwana are expected to become two of the world’s top 20 copper mines by annual production.

Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 3:59 pm

Several top traders leave Gerald Group in shakeup at metals firm

Gerald was hit by a loss in its tin book earlier this year.

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2023 | 2:46 pm

Newcrest acquisition to deliver $500 million in annual synergies, says Newmont CEO

The biggest value drivers of the transaction will come from Newcrest’s two Tier 1 operations, Cadia and Lihir.

MINING.com Editor | September 19, 2023 | 1:45 pm

Chinova puts Australian copper-gold operations up for sale

Shanxi Donghui Energy Group bought the mine from Ivanhoe Australia in 2013.

Reuters | September 19, 2023 | 10:45 am

First Quantum chairman Philip Pascall passes away

The board of directors has voted to elect Robert Harding, who has been a director of First Quantum since 2013, as the interim chairman.

Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 9:43 am

Aurubis trims annual forecast further after metal theft

After concluding its metal stocks inventory, Aurubis identified damage amounting to 185 million euros.

Reuters | September 19, 2023 | 8:41 am

US gov’t mulls 50-year mining ban in New Mexico

Proposal seeks to ban mining and oil drilling in northern New Mexico as part of a wider plan to protect Native American lands.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2023 | 6:39 am

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