September 29, 2022 Glencore reviews lead operations at Italian plant due to high power prices Glencore put zinc sulphide operations at the Portovesme plant on care and maintenance in November 2021, but continued production of zinc recycling and lead.
September 26, 2022 NorZinc completes permitting process for Prairie Creek mine in NWT NorZinc has now received a new water licence from the government of Northwest Territories for an expanded 2,400 t/d mine plan.
September 19, 2022 Trevali CEO leaves after two managers convicted of involuntary manslaughter Ricus Grimbeek resigned two days after a court in Burkina Faso found two employees connected to Trevali guilty.
August 22, 2022 Trevali halts trading as Burkina Faso managers face trial following fatal mine flooding The company also expects trading to be halted on the Lima Stock Exchange, OTCQX and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and that its common shares may be delisted.
August 19, 2022 Trevali suspends guidance, operations at Caribou zinc mine In its Q2 report, the Canadian miner said the halt followed continued operational performance issues due to low productivity rates and equipment and operator availability from the mining contractor.
August 11, 2022 Stolberg lead plant to reopen when sale to Nyrstar approved The plant, in the west of Germany, was sold to commodities group Trafigura in July.
July 22, 2022 Pan American Silver drills best intercept to date at La Colorada Skarn The best result was an intercept of 295.5 metres at 234 g/t silver, 6.36% lead and 5.72% zinc.
July 13, 2022 Osisko Metals updates Pine Point PEA, showing robust zinc project in Northwest Territories Over a projected 12-year mine life, Pine Point is expected to produce an annual average of 329 million lb. zinc and 141 million lb. lead.
July 8, 2022 Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.
July 6, 2022 Trafigura buys Germany’s Ecobat Stolberg lead plant The Ecobat plant was among several German industrial units damaged by massive flooding in the country's west and south last year.
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