October 4, 2022 Nyrstar’s Port Pirie lead smelter to shut for 55 days The planned suspension will allow the company to improve emissions and operational performance.
October 3, 2022 Mitsui Mining expects H2 zinc output to rise 0.2% Japan's biggest zinc smelter plans to produce 110,800 tonnes of refined zinc in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year.
September 30, 2022 NorZinc agrees on sale to shareholder RCF, gets funding for Prairie Creek in Northwest Territories Located in traditional Dene territory, about 200 km west of Fort Simpson, the Prairie Creek property is home to what is regarded as one of Canada's next large high-grade zinc-lead-silver mines.
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.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
