April 9, 2025

Column: Annual zinc processing benchmark looks bullish but isn’t

Zinc has been the consistent under-performer of the LME base metal pack since the start of 2025.

April 8, 2025

Ma’aden weighs foreign partner for minerals processing pact

Saudi Arabia's flagship miner is considering choosing at least one of four foreign firms to form a rare earths processing partnership.

April 7, 2025

Ivanhoe shares rise on hydropower boost, Q1 production results

Kamoa's copper production came near a record high at 133,120 tonnes in Q1 2025.

April 4, 2025

CHART: Mining stocks massacre as copper price craters by 9%

A plunge in the copper price on Friday turned the mining sector into one of the worst performers amid a broad market selloff.

April 2, 2025

Korea Zinc agrees historic cut in smelting fees in Teck deal

The annual deals for concentrates produced at Teck’s Red Dog mine in Alaska are often used as the benchmark for other deals in the zinc industry.

March 31, 2025

Vizsla reports high-grade discovery in Mexico

News of the discovery comes as Vizsla carries out a 10,000-metre drill program.

March 25, 2025

Trafigura starts strategic review of Australian smelting assets

The trading group is launching a strategic review of its struggling Nyrstar zinc and lead smelting assets.

March 22, 2025

Gold dominates mining M&A again in 2024: S&P Global

Gold accounted for 70% of last year's transaction count and total value in precious and base metals, according to S&P.

March 20, 2025

Boliden plans $370 million share issue to finance acquisition

It intends to use the proceeds for the two mines it bought from Lundin in December 2024.

March 18, 2025

Saudi Arabia awards mining exploration licenses to local, international firms

The exploration licenses cover the kingdom's first mineralized belts located at Jabal Sayid in Madinah and Al Hajar in Aseer.