September 2, 2019 Tinka delivers Ayawilca PEA study The PEA tables a C$363 million after-tax NPV, with an 8% discount rate, and a 27.1% after-tax IRR on the zinc sulphide deposit.
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.
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile Canberra will build a strategic minerals reserve using domestic supply to shore up defence, tech manufacturing and allied supply chains. January 12, 2026 | 04:09 am
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Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm