July 31, 2019 Nyrstar restarts Port Pirie lead smelter in Australia The smelter halted output on May 28 due to an unplanned outage at the blast furnace.
July 29, 2019 Base metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects around the globe As the global demand for base metals grows, the mining industry is on the hunt for new deposits that can be developed into operating mines.
July 21, 2019 Antamina to spend $390m on mine reno The company expects to be able to process 85 million tonnes of mineral per year.
July 17, 2019 Osisko to carry out innovative gravity survey at Pine Point The survey will be flown and processed by CGG Canada Services using its Falcon system on a helicopter platform known as HeliFalcon.
July 9, 2019 Nyrstar extends stoppage at Port Pirie smelter until late July Port Pirie produced 160,000 tonnes of lead metal last year, down 7% from the previous year.
July 8, 2019 Great Panther approves positive production decision for Coricancha The actual restart date is expected in the first half of 2020.
July 3, 2019 New drill hole confirms depth at Wolfden’s Pickett Mountain Wolfden notes that the Picket Mountain deposit is one of the highest grade polymetallic projects in North America.
June 24, 2019 South America snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets South America has long been a home away from home for North American-listed mineral explorers, developers and miners.
June 18, 2019 LME electronic pricing trial fails to boost volumes – sources "The LME is saying very publicly that it's getting its house in order, and the electronic close is a part of that."
June 13, 2019 First-Ore to deploy AI at Russia’s most northerly mine The plan is to use digital technologies that employ AI and predictive analytics at the lead-zinc Pavlovskoe deposit in Russia’s Arctic region.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
