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.

March 18, 2025

Russian court transfers zinc producer Dalpolimetall to state ownership

Russia's finance ministry on Tuesday said it intends to revive plans for major privatizations in 2025.

March 14, 2025

Glencore overhauls embattled Canadian smelters as margins plunge

The company’s copper plants in Quebec — as well as several recycling sites in the US — will be absorbed into the miner’s global zinc smelting division.

March 12, 2025

Nyrstar to cut output by 25% at Hobart zinc operations in Australia

The zinc smelter in Hobart, which Nyrstar bills as one of the world's largest, has a capacity of about 260,000 tonnes a year.

March 6, 2025

Teck invests $40M to support historic Bunker Hill mine restart in Idaho

Discovered in 1885, the Bunker Hill mine operated for nearly a century, and represents a legendary fixture in American mining history.

March 5, 2025

PDAC: Canada’s energy and natural resources minister presses critical minerals case

Jonathan Wilkinson warned that the Trump administration may soon face taxed critical mineral exports from Canada.

March 4, 2025

PDAC: Teck plans to sell to Asia to avoid US tariffs

The company typically sells zinc to the US and has been developing a contingency plan for months.