January 11, 2024 Higher investment risk appetite boosts activity at LME by 11% in 2023 Lead got a boost from index trading after it was included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index for the first time last year.
December 29, 2023 Rokmaster announces robust economics for Revel Ridge project in BC The PEA outlined a long-life gold-silver mine operation with strong economics, including an after-tax net present value of C$454 million.
December 27, 2023 The biggest global mining news of 2023 A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
December 22, 2023 Sumitomo names Ueno as next CEO, promising reform Shingo Ueno, 64, has played a pivotal role in leading Sumitomo's metals, resources and chemicals businesses.
December 19, 2023 Trafigura’s Myra Falls mine on Vancouver Island idled indefinitely Myra Falls Mining has sought creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
December 16, 2023 South African court denies class action against Anglo American South Africa's High Court ruled that a class action lawsuit against Anglo American brought by victims of alleged historic lead poisoning in Zambia should not go ahead.
November 27, 2023 Gold nanoparticles create purple smoke Researchers have solved a 400-year-old alchemy puzzle.
November 23, 2023 Trafigura plan to take lead from LME system sparked price spike – sources Benchmark lead prices on the LME touched a 10-month high on Monday.
November 14, 2023 Receiver says unnamed investor may restart Caribou mine in New Brunswick The news about the Caribou mine came in the form of a news release from Canadian Copper, which is advancing the early-stage Murray Brook West property nearby.
November 12, 2023 Spanish, Canadian companies working to revive former lead mining hub in southern Spain INSERSA and Kerogen are working towards developing the Nuevo Linares deposit with the hope of supplying the clean energy and EV industries.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am