March 18, 2020

South America lockdown starting to hit base metals supplies

Analysts at Fastmarkets believe the extended closures and logistical jams could see supply of base metals produced in the region restricted.

March 16, 2020

Zinc 2020 price forecast revised down over supply deficit – report

Zinc prices have cratered since peaking in January.

March 16, 2020

Lundin places zinc expansion on back-burner over coronavirus

The miner said there had been no material impact on production or shipments from any of the company’s operations to date as a result of Covid-19.

March 15, 2020

Santa Cruz halts operations in Zacatecas

The miner is dealing with permitting issues incurred in by the previous owner of the Santa Cruz operation.

March 13, 2020

Silvercorp ramps up China operations

As of this week, the Ying and GC mines had achieved 94% of planned capacity.

March 13, 2020

China copper inventories near 4-yr high as supply swamps virus-hit demand

Inventories of copper climbed by 34,959 tonnes from the previous week to 380,065 tonnes.

March 13, 2020

Meet zinc, the cheap metal gunning for lithium’s battery crown

Metal is making the jump into a developing $30 billion energy-storage market for electrical grids.

March 12, 2020

Foran tables PFS for McIlvenna Bay

Document suggests a 3,600 t/d underground mine with on-site processing for the project in Saskatchewan.

March 11, 2020

Colombia, Ecuador & Peru snapshot: Companies active in prospective countries

South America’s reputation gives a head start to companies looking to develop projects.

March 10, 2020

Colombia, Ecuador & Peru snapshot: companies active in prospective countries

South America’s reputation as an established mining destination gives a head start to companies looking to develop projects in these countries.