Teck signs zinc benchmark deals at $159/t with Glencore, Korea Zinc Zinc miners have struggled to recover from disruptions caused by covid-19, causing extreme tightness in the concentrates market. Reuters | April 7, 2021 | 8:03 am
Glencore’s KCC mine in Congo had acid spill on March 16 Glencore declined to say how much acid was spilled from the tank, but said KCC immediately contained the spill and conducted follow-up monitoring of the environment. Reuters | April 7, 2021 | 7:40 am
Solar power to reduce emissions, costs at Trevali’s Rosh Pinah mine A new power purchase agreement is expected to reduce energy costs at Rosh Pinah by 18%. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 7, 2021 | 7:38 am
Antofagasta sells copper concentrate at treatment charge of around $10 The very low rate sale - done via a tender last week - comes as disruption to mine supply globally puts pressure on TC/RCs. Reuters | April 7, 2021 | 7:37 am
Serbia Zijin Copper to invest $408m in mines, smelter The company, part of China's Zijin Mining, said it planned to boost output of copper concentrate by 38.91% to 74,010 tonnes this year. Reuters | April 7, 2021 | 7:34 am
GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production. MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2021 | 1:02 pm
Mason PEA from Hudbay suggests potential to double copper output With a 27-year life, the project would involve 20 years of mining and seven years of stockpile processing at a 120,000 t/d flotation concentrator. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 6, 2021 | 10:54 am
Liberty Gold triples TV Tower resource in Turkey The estimate brings five new deposits at the project in western Turkey into resources. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 6, 2021 | 9:10 am
Greenpeace stages Pacific Ocean protest against deep-sea mining Last week BMW, Volvo Group, Samsung SDI and Google signed on to a World Wildlife Fund call for a moratorium on the practice. Reuters | April 6, 2021 | 8:08 am