August 28, 2019

Superior Lake completes BFS for Ontario zinc project

The net present value is C$157 million and the internal rate of return is 31% (both before tax).

August 27, 2019

Teck’s zinc production to take hit following equipment failure

The incident could cost the miner between 20,000 and 30,000 tonnes in lost production.

August 25, 2019

Fireweed Zinc’s John Robins on ‘deal of the century’ in the Yukon

John Robins is the executive chairman and a director at Fireweed Zinc, which is advancing its massive zinc-lead deposit in the Yukon.

August 15, 2019

Casa receives work permit for Pitman project in British Columbia

The permit was issued following consultation with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Kitselas First Nation.

August 14, 2019

Rockridge reports first resource estimate for Knife Lake

Rockridge optioned the property from Eagle Plains Resources and can earn a 100% interest.

August 14, 2019

Lead jumps again as Port Pirie smelter goes down again

It's turning out to be a torrid summer for the usually sedate lead market.

August 14, 2019

Spearmint reports positive results from Neba prospects in British Columbia

An anomalous gold value of 112 ppb Au was returned from a stream sediment sample.

August 13, 2019

NorZinc receives draft road permits for Prairie Creek project

The land and water board has another six weeks to finalize the permits.

August 7, 2019

Osisko notes excellent flotation tests of samples from Pine Point

Optimized rougher flotation tests recovered 95.3% to 97.7% of the zinc, compared to 80.4% to 91.5% in the first tests.

August 5, 2019

Copper sends a message to markets that growth is already wrecked

For the past year, copper traded like a seesaw on the on-again, off-again hopes of a US and China trade deal.