Zinc Top Stories

Xi’s China a boon for mining

President Xi's enormous power means his pet projects like One Belt–One Road and Xiongan New Area will receive the full backing of the state.

Frik Els | October 23, 2017 | 11:23 pm

Zinc’s bull narrative blurred by fog of LME spreads war

The combination of spread stress and large flows of metal…

Reuters | October 19, 2017 | 1:05 pm

BHP’s copper production up sharply, iron ore down

Fire shrinks Mt Whaleback iron ore production, but output at…

Frik Els | October 17, 2017 | 3:35 pm

Zinc price spike sparks flurry of miner listings

The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and…

Reuters | October 13, 2017 | 10:51 am

More good news for lead price as market tightens further

Chinese smelters' treatment and refining charges for imported lead concentrate…

Frik Els | October 11, 2017 | 2:35 pm

Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations

The area’s most advanced project is Ring of Fire Metals’ Eagle’s Nest nickel project.

Colin McClelland | March 6, 2023 | 7:10 am

Canada’s crackdown on Chinese funding is hurting miners, Friedland says

China has built up stakes in more than two dozen Canadian mining companies, including some of the industry’s biggest names.

Bloomberg News | March 5, 2023 | 4:41 pm

China Nonferrous Metals Group in talks to invest in Kazakh copper smelter

Kazakhstan's largest copper producer and miner KAZ Minerals will also participate in the project.

Reuters | March 5, 2023 | 10:47 am

Peruvian communities to resume blockade of crucial “mining corridor”

The communities also agreed to demand the stoppage from Monday of operations at Antapaccay, Las Bambas and Constancia.

Reuters | March 4, 2023 | 5:42 pm

Panama president says First Quantum talks in ‘final stretch’

"There is only one point that is currently pending and we hope it will be resolved as soon as possible", he said.

Reuters | March 3, 2023 | 6:22 pm

Column: Automakers rush in where miners fear to tread

It's a useful reminder that going upstream can be a high-risk business for even the biggest automotive companies.

Reuters | March 3, 2023 | 7:57 am

First Quantum losing $8 million a day on Cobre Panama halt

The miner's local unit warned of "exponential and irreparable" damage to the company and stakeholders, including the workforce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2023 | 3:57 am

Chile copper production up 2.9% in January – Cochilco

Production from state-owned giant Codelco jumped 5.1% on a yearly basis to 127,000 tonnes.

Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 2:20 pm

Copper price falls ahead of China’s annual parliament meeting

China is expected to set its GDP growth rate target at 5.5%-6% this year, according to ING.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 9:44 am

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