Zinc Top Stories

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

LME plans to list Saudi port as a copper and zinc delivery point

The Saudi hub would service the Middle East, North and…

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 8:55 am

Glencore’s Nordenham zinc smelter starts ramping up output

The smelter in Germany halted production in 2022 because of…

Reuters | March 15, 2024 | 7:05 am

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon can go ahead after talks help address Indigenous concerns, governments say

KZK was paused last year when the Kaska Nation said…

Blair McBride | March 13, 2024 | 1:45 pm

Canadian miners lag in formal carbon reduction commitments – survey

Less than a quarter have formally committed to achieving all…

Staff Writer | March 11, 2024 | 8:41 am

Column: Miners, investors see scope in energy transition but struggle with choices

How best to leverage the energy transition into profitable investments is turning into a vexing challenge.

Reuters | September 25, 2024 | 8:12 am

Investors rush into Australian miners on China stimulus boost

The mining sub-index has rallied 6% over the past two sessions.

Reuters | September 25, 2024 | 6:15 am

Anglo Asian releases resource estimate for Garadag copper project in Azerbaijan

Anglo Asian is aiming to become a multi-asset, mid-tier primarily copper producer.

Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 4:22 pm

Troilus Gold raising $16 million for exploration at historic Quebec mine

The company completed a feasibility study for a new open pit and mill in 2024.

Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 12:25 pm

Congo’s South Kivu governor clears miners to resume operations

All mining activities in the restive region were suspended in July.

Reuters | September 24, 2024 | 6:08 am

Foran advances McIlvenna copper-gold build in Saskatchewan

The 2022 feasibility study gave the project an 18-year mine life producing an average of 65 million lb. copper equivalent annually.

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 12:16 pm

Canada to invest $42 million in Yukon, Northern British Columbia mining infrastructure

The C$60 million in funding will be divided between two key infrastructure projects for critical minerals mining,

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 11:41 am

Top miners’ reclamation obligations could surpass industry’s total debt by 2033

Environmental reclamation and site restoration costs for 24 major mining companies reached $72 billion in 2023, up from $40 billion in 2013.

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 10:43 am

BHP and Cobre to jointly explore for copper in Botswana

The potential earn-in JV covers Cobre's Kitlanya West and East copper projects in the Kalahari copper belt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2024 | 9:47 am

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