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.
July 1, 2022 Copper, zinc, nickel price rout continues despite rebound in China manufacturing “It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”.
June 29, 2022 EDM Resources secures $24m to take Nova Scotia zinc mine towards commercial production An updated pre-feasibility in 2021 outlined an approximate 14-year mine that is capable of producing 35 million lb. of zinc and 15 million lb. of lead.
June 24, 2022 Metal traders leave Trafigura as falling prices hurt profits The departures come against a backdrop of falling commodity prices that has been less profitable for Trafigura than the booming markets earlier in the year.
June 14, 2022 China’s lead surplus to offset shortages in US and Europe Lead premiums in China's bonded warehouses have been around $130 a tonne since 2020.
May 19, 2022 South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.
May 17, 2022 China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.
May 13, 2022 Column: China lifts metals exports as Western supply chains buckle The current highly unusual flow of Chinese unwrought aluminum to Europe attests to the extreme dislocation in global supply chains, writes Andy Home.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
