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.
May 1, 2023 Emerita’s first La Romanera resource estimate expected later this month The La Romanera deposit is part of the company’s 100%-owned Iberian Belt West project in southern Spain.
April 27, 2023 Global zinc, lead demand to exceed supply in 2023 – ILZSG Global demand for refined lead metal will exceed supply by 20,000 tonnes in 2023, the group said.
April 20, 2023 NorZinc reaches milestone with Prairie Creek road This marks the first time in over 40 years that there has been land access to the mine site.
April 14, 2023 Column: LME volumes still subdued a year after nickel crisis A year on from the nickel crisis the London Metal Exchange is still struggling to regain trading momentum.
April 6, 2023 Osisko Metals, Appian complete JV to advance Pine Point zinc project Appian plans to invest up to C$100 million over an estimated four-year period to acquire a 60% interest in Pine Point in the Northwest Territories.
April 6, 2023 Germany’s Stolberg lead smelter reopens after sale to Trafigura The Stolberg plant largely supplies European battery producers with lead.
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