June 19, 2023 Nine Mile Metals enjoys XRF results up to 24% Cu and 38% Pb-Zn from historic Wedge mine The Wedge deposit was discovered in 1956 by Cominco, and it operated the mine between 1962 and 1968.
June 16, 2023 US requests probe of alleged labor abuses at Grupo Mexico mine The request is the eleventh such action under the North American trade pact.
June 13, 2023 Boliden to suspend operations at Irish zinc mine, sees Q2 setback The Tara mine accounted for half of Boliden's zinc concentrate in 2022.
June 13, 2023 Canadian Copper grabs majority stake in Murray Brook VMS deposit in New Brunswick According to a technical report, Murray Brook represents the 5th largest VMS deposit within the Bathurst camp.
June 13, 2023 Boliden’s Ronneskar metals smelter damaged in fire, output halted The Swedish smelter is a major producer of copper, zinc, lead and other metals.
June 6, 2023 Fireweed kicks off largest ever drill program at Macmillan Pass According to Fireweed, the 100% owned Macmillan Pass project is currently host to one of the largest undeveloped zinc resources in the world.
May 24, 2023 Ambler road decision now expected by mid-2024 The US government has pushed its resolution on the road that would give access to untouched deposits in north-western Alaska.
May 16, 2023 Column: Lead’s balancing act still depends on China’s exports The physical market in both Europe and the United States remains tight and visible stocks are still low.
May 14, 2023 New sponge can remove toxic metals, recover critical minerals from contaminated water Researchers developed a new sponge that can remove heavy metals like lead and cobalt from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.
May 7, 2023 Filtering device that efficiently recovers lead may also be used for retrieving battery metals from water A new capacitive deionization device can adsorb lead much more efficiently than similar devices.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am