May 2, 2018

Vedanta considers building zinc smelter in South Africa

Company is accelerating expansion of its African zinc operations to take advantage of a surge in zinc prices.

April 30, 2018

China’s metals trade is facing a year of upheaval: Andy Home

China's trade in industrial metals looks set for significant upheaval this year as the country adapts to fast-evolving supply chains.

April 27, 2018

Canadian miner halts operations in Peru due to community protests

Pan American Silver management has engaged with the protesters in a mediation process.

April 24, 2018

Spanish activists reject reopening of Los Frailes mine

On the 20th anniversary of the breach of the tailings pond at the Los Frailes mine in Spain, environmental organizations held a press conference to alert the public about the…

April 24, 2018

Canada’s Teck Resources profit rises on higher sales volumes

Teck, which also mines copper, zinc and gold, said adjusted profit attributable to shareholders rose to C$753 million.

April 24, 2018

Australia’s New Century to supply zinc concentrate to Concord

In the miner's fifth supply deal, Concord will take approximately 5 percent of production when it begins in the third quarter at the Century Zinc Mine.

April 22, 2018

Mining firms from China to Canada watch as Greenland holds election

China already actively seeking opportunities.

April 16, 2018

Billionaire Agarwal hires AngloGold’s CEO to run Vedanta

Agarwal, who has been hunting for a new Vedanta CEO for more than a year, has consistently sought talent from the world’s biggest miners.

April 12, 2018

Last hurrah for the zinc price

The price of zinc fell to a four month low on Thursday – there's much more pain to come says new report.

April 12, 2018

Glencore is losing billionaire allies to Trump’s sanctions

In just four months, Glencore Plc chief Ivan Glasenberg has lost two of his closest business allies, billionaires Oleg Deripaska and Dan Gertler.