November 26, 2018 Peru stops miners from exploring Rainbow Mountain tourist area In the case of Rainbow Mountain, those in favor of conservation appear to have won out.
November 23, 2018 Gold mines to inject new life into Canada’s far north Economic growth in Yukon and Nunavut is expected to surpass the rest of Canada due to new mine construction.
November 22, 2018 Canadian Delrey completes IPO and phase one exploration at Sunset Delrey Metals has finished its $165,000 phase one exploration program at its Sunset cobalt-copper-zinc property in BC, Canada.
November 21, 2018 Zinc market enters period of peak tightness: Andy Home Given the tightness in zinc metal availability, smelter supply currently trumps mine supply.
November 18, 2018 Iran to develop small-scale gold mines The Hassan Rouhani government is kickstarting a program for the revitalization, activation, and development of the country’s artisanal mines.
November 15, 2018 Zinc One receives positive results from Peruvian project Results are from the Bongará Zinc Mine located in north-central Peru.
November 13, 2018 Osisko cuts 13% zinc and lead in Titan zone at Key Anacon project The same hole also intersected a separate copper rich zone.
November 13, 2018 Bunker Hill defaults on payments and terminates lease at flagship project Bunker Hill Mining terminated its lease and option agreement to acquire the Bunker Hill zinc-lead-silver mine in Idaho after missing US$400,000 in property payments
November 10, 2018 Brazil’s Votorantim profit falls despite higher revenues Meanwhile, Nexa Resources, a unit of Votorantim, has just approved a $392 million capital expenditure in a zinc mining project in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am
SEC to drop long-running fraud case against ex-Rio Tinto CFO over African coal assets SEC accused Guy Elliott and others of inflating the value of African coal assets the company acquired in a disastrous 2011 deal. January 11, 2026 | 06:59 am