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.
November 8, 2018 Australia state to roll out new mine rehabilitation rules Queensland state is set to unveil proposed resource regulations that will require miners to pay into an "insurance fund" for the remediation of old mines.
November 8, 2018 Aston Bay buys Jack’s Fork Exploration and its Virginia project From now on, Aston Bay will own exclusive rights to the copper-lead-zinc-gold-silver Blue Ridge Project.
Navarro sees US ending Chinese dominance of critical minerals American innovation would “quickly wipe away” China’s “weaponization,” Trump’s White House trade adviser predicted. January 08, 2026 | 03:03 pm
Mercuria redoubles metals push with $1.2 billion Kazakh deal The group is lending $1.2 billion to help fund the buyout of major Kazakh copper producer Kazakhmys. January 08, 2026 | 01:35 pm
Gold exports mask weakness in Canada’s broader trade picture Strong gold shipments to the UK pushed Canada’s overall exports to non‑US countries to a record high in October. January 08, 2026 | 01:15 pm