Zinc Top Stories

Europe’s smelters call for action to combat soaring energy costs

Aluminum and zinc producers have been hit particularly hard by soaring gas and electricity prices.

Bloomberg News | January 18, 2022 | 9:43 am

Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh

The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking…

Northern Miner Staff | January 17, 2022 | 6:01 pm

South32’s PFS for Taylor supports ‘multi-decade’ critical metals operation in Arizona

South32 says it is designing Taylor to be its "next…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2022 | 9:45 am

Endeavour Silver to buy SSR’s Pitarrilla project in Mexico for $70m

The Pitarrilla project, 160 km north of the city of…

Northern Miner Staff | January 14, 2022 | 2:16 pm

Metals traders are bracing for the next big supply squeeze

Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages…

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2022 | 10:08 am

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Aurubis posts 85% quarterly profit surge, raises earnings outlook

It achieved considerably higher revenues from sulphuric acid sales and improved metals earnings, especially for industrial metals.

Reuters | January 19, 2022 | 10:00 am

Copper price rises on stimulus hopes in China

The Chinese central bank cut its policy interest rate for the first time in almost two years, signaling the beginning of an easing cycle.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2022 | 7:43 am

Copper plays a role in ozone depletion –research

New research by UC Berkeley geochemists shows that copper in soil and seawater acts as a catalyst to turn organic matter into both methyl bromide and methyl chloride, two potent halocarbon compounds that destroy ozone.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2022 | 6:06 am

Barrick’s Q4 gold output rises 10% sequentially

The Canadian miner reported total preliminary gold output of 1.20 million ounces in the quarter ended Dec. 31, from 1.09 million ounces a quarter ago.

Reuters | January 19, 2022 | 4:00 am

Antofagasta says Chile water shortage to hit 2022 production

The company, which saw 2021 copper production drop by 1.7% to 721,500 tonnes, anticipates churning out 660,000 to 690,000 tonnes this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2022 | 3:58 am

Ecuador indigenous demand rights to consent on extractive projects

In recent years, both A'i Cofan and Waorani communities have won lawsuits in local courts to suspend mining and oil exploitation in their territories.

Reuters | January 18, 2022 | 12:04 pm

Solaris Resources shares rise on new copper discovery in Ecuador

Warintza South is the fourth major copper discovery within the 7 km x 5 km porphyry cluster on the Warintza property.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 18, 2022 | 9:22 am

Adventus, Salazar secure $235 million to advance Curipamba copper project

Wheaton will provide a total of $180.5 million under terms of a metals streaming deal, and Trafigura will provide $55 million under terms of an offtake financing agreement.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 18, 2022 | 8:08 am

BHP revives appetite for deals with biggest rivals in sights

After sitting dormant for more than a decade, miner is positioning itself for a return to large-scale M&A.

Bloomberg News | January 18, 2022 | 8:02 am

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