July 17, 2017 Zinc, lead prices gain on deeper deficits New report shows lead swinging into 91,000 tonne deficit and zinc undersupply increasing by a third to 178,000 tonnes during first five months of 2017.
July 17, 2017 New project results provide expert knowledge about Kootenay-Boundary mineral potential New paper interprets low-angle faulting near the world-class Sullivan zinc, lead and silver deposit.
July 17, 2017 Chile’s Codelco to post earnings above $1 bln this year – CEO Codelco, which sends all its profits to state coffers, posted a larger profit in the first quarter of 2017 than in all of 2016 as a result of a strict…
July 17, 2017 Copper price jumps on gangbusters China growth Chinese economy on track for first annual growth acceleration since 2010 as industrial output surges by 7.6%.
July 17, 2017 Two injured in electrical fire at Congo’s Tenke copper mine Two employees at the Tenke copper mine in Democratic Republic of Congo suffered minor injuries in an electrical fire at the weekend.
July 17, 2017 Glencore mulls spinning off mining royalties into new company The spin-off business would go after royalty agreements in copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt, worth more than $300 million, while looking to attract a strategic partner to fund further deals.
July 17, 2017 Botswana Diamonds jumps on prospecting licence expansion Vutomi licences were extended into additional area of mineralization adjacent to the firm’s Frischgewaagt project in South Africa.
July 15, 2017 Copper production to take a quantum leap in this mining nation Groups estimate that a full 18 new copper projects are set to start production across Peru by 2021.
July 14, 2017 Botswana Diamonds soars on lucky find at South Africa’s Ontevreden The company identified a group 2 kimberlite pipe in an area known by its high-grade diamonds.
July 14, 2017 Acacia agrees to pay higher taxes set in Tanzania new mining law It means that the miner, which had revenue of $1bn last year, will pay about $31 million extra in royalties a year.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
