September 11, 2020

MAG Silver to acquire Deer Trail project in Utah

The carbonate replacement deposit was intermittently mined for high-grade silver, gold, lead, zinc and copper sulphides until 1985, when the mine closed leaving faces in massive sulphide.

September 10, 2020

Group Eleven begins drilling at Ireland zinc project

The company is also nearing plans for follow-up drilling at the PG West project.

September 9, 2020

Callinex shares jump on new discovery in Manitoba

Callinex shares were up 20% after the company announced new high-grade copper, gold, silver and zinc lenses at its Pine Bay project.

September 8, 2020

Zinc price to enter long term structural decline in 2021 – report

Fitch predicts prices will rise to around $2,600/tonne by the end of the year.

September 2, 2020

Ivanhoe expects first copper at Kakula in less than a year

Ivanhoe Mines said total underground development to date at Kakula has surpassed the 20 km mark – about 6 km ahead of schedule.

August 25, 2020

Trevali weighs Rosh Pinah expansion with strong prefeasibility returns

Results suggest potential for increased production at lower operating costs starting in 2023.

August 24, 2020

Bolivia’s largest mine suspends operations again due to pandemic

The San Cristóbal mine had previously suspended operations in March before resuming production in May.

August 23, 2020

Peruvian metal exports recover in June – report

Data from the Ministry of Energy and Mines show that gold, copper and zinc exports rose in June when compared to the previous month.

August 20, 2020

Trilogy releases Arctic project feasibility study

The latest study suggests a 10,000-tonne-per-day, 12 year open-pit operation at the project in northwestern Alaska’s Ambler mining district.

August 13, 2020

China’s booming copper imports an echo of the last crisis

Every copper trader knows Beijing's stockpiling was a big part of the copper price rally from 2009 lows below $3,000/tonne to over $10,000 two years later.