January 18, 2021

Trevali meets 2020 production guidance

The miner generated 313 million lb. of zinc in 2020, in line with its guidance for 312 million lb. to 327 million lb. for the year.

January 15, 2021

Trevali to restart Caribou mine

The company expects to return to mining in early February 2021, with first payable zinc production expected by the end of March.

January 14, 2021

Lucky Friday ramp-up buoys Hecla’s 2020 silver production

Buoyed by the ramp-up of its mine in Idaho, company produced 13.5 million oz of silver in 2020 – the highest since 2016.

January 14, 2021

LME’s twilight zone absorbs stocks build

The amount of aluminum sitting in this LME twilight zone grew by 829,000 tonnes between February and November.

January 8, 2021

Buchans and Boliden to advance VMS project

The company has re-logged more than 154,000 metres of archived drill core from approximately 850 drill holes.

December 16, 2020

Aurania finds evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu

The company believes the Tiria-Shimpia target area may have been investigated for silver by the Colonial Spanish.

December 10, 2020

Bigger things predicted for tiny tin market

Lockdowns around the world have prompted households to stock up on long-lasting food and buy more home electronics, providing a boost for the metal.

December 7, 2020

Biden infrastructure plans will prop up base metals markets

Plans by US President-elect to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure are expected to underpin metals prices in the coming months.

December 2, 2020

Lead hits 1-year high on mine disruption but oversupply looms

Metal was the top performer among LME metals last month.

December 1, 2020

Mining supercycle talk back as copper, iron ore prices surge to 7-year highs

Goldman Sachs predicts "structural bull market" for commodities similar to 2000s as rising demand, green energy investment combine with chronic undersupply.