Zinc

Silvercorp reports revenue of $61.9 million and operating cash flow of $31.6 million in the 3rd quarter of fiscal 2012

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) today reported its unaudited financial and operating results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 (“Q3 2012″). The following financial results are expressed in US dollars (US$) unless stated otherwise.

Vena’s Partner Trafigura Invests US$7 Million to Move Azulcocha Zinc Mine to Production

Vena Resources Inc. (TSX:VEM)(LMA:VEM)(FRANKFURT:V1R)(OTCBB:VNARF), a Company with strong partnerships with four of the world’s largest mining companies, is pleased to announce that it has enhanced its agreement with Trafigura Beheer B.V. (“Trafigura”), a privately-held international commodity trader, to invest immediately in the Azulcocha project with the goal to increase the known resources/reserves and begin commercial mining and milling operations this quarter.

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 8, 2012) – Vena Resources Inc. (TSX:VEM)(LMA:VEM)(FRANKFURT:V1R)(OTCBB:VNARF), a Company with strong partnerships with four of the world’s largest mining companies, is pleased to announce that it has en…

Brixton Metals Announces Flow-Through Financing

Brixton Metals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:BBB) (the “Company” or “Brixton”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to complete a brokered private placement financing (the “Private Placement”), on a “best efforts” agency basis, through a syndicate of agents led by Euro Pacific Canada Inc. and Fraser Mackenzie Limited (the “Agents”).

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 1, 2012) –

HudBay to Purchase 9.9% of Northern Shield

Northern Shield Resources Inc. (“Northern Shield”) [TSX-V: NRN] is pleased to announce that it has entered into a subscription agreement with HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) (“HudBay”) pursuant to which HudBay has agreed to purchase 11,300,000 units of Northern Shield at a price of$0.22/unit for gross proceeds of $2,486,000.

Silvercorp Announces Positive Pre-Feasibility Study for the GC Silver-Lead-Zinc Project in Guangdong Province, China

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) is pleased to announce it has received a positive Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) for its 95%-owned GC Project in Guangdong Province, China.

Zinc-air batteries for electric vehicles

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Oman mining and quarry sector poised for growth

Tiny Oman, the Sultanate perched on the southeast tip of the Arabian peninsula, is setting up for a quantum leap in mining, the Oman Daily Observer reports in an article published Saturday.

Capstone plans to boost copper, zinc output

Capstone Mining Corp. is forecasting a slight pickup in production volumes in 2012, when it expects to produce about 80 million pounds of copper in concentrates at its Cozamin and Minto mines in Mexico and Canada, respectively, as well as about 20 million pounds of zinc contained in concentrate at Cozamin.

Teck and BASF Announce Partnership to Reduce Zinc Deficiency Through Micronutrient Food Solutions

Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) and BASF SE announced at the World Economic Forum today that they have signed a three year agreement to jointly develop innovative and affordable zinc fortification and supplementation solutions, with the goal of reducing zinc deficiency among 100 million people in developing countries by 2015.

Nickel, copper, molybdenum and zinc demand all trending up

RBC Capital Markets forecasts copper demand growth of 3.6% in 2011, 5.5% in 2012, 5.6% in 2013, and trend growth of approximately 4.0% in 2014 and 2015.