June 30, 2023 Boliden partially restarts Ronnskar production after fire, to lay off 190 people The Swedish company expects all production lines at Ronnskar, except the destroyed electrolytic refinery, to be ready for production in July.
June 29, 2023 Researchers find correlation between cadmium exposure and residing close to mine sites in China Urinary cadmium levels were higher in people living near mining areas in China’s Hunan Province than in those living in other places.
June 22, 2023 Mexican president pushes new labor minister to resolve Grupo Mexico conflict Grupo Mexico recently clashed with Lopez Obrador over a railway concession and has several mines where production has stalled.
June 21, 2023 Grupo Mexico defends legality of San Martin mine operations after US labor complaint Since operations resumed, the San Martin mining unit has received more than $105 million in investments.
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.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am