October 18, 2017 Trio of firm’s mines log strong performance in Q3/17 Hecla Mining Co.'s Q3 production of silver, lead and zinc exceeded BMO's expectations, whereas that of gold reached the anticipated level.
October 17, 2017 BHP’s copper production up sharply, iron ore down Fire shrinks Mt Whaleback iron ore production, but output at world's largest copper mine Escondida in Chile jumps 23%.
October 13, 2017 Zinc price spike sparks flurry of miner listings The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and investor demands are rising for this "hot commodity."
October 11, 2017 More good news for lead price as market tightens further Chinese smelters' treatment and refining charges for imported lead concentrate slide to $20–$30 per tonne, more than $100 below last year's peak.
October 11, 2017 About a third of global concentrates now registered to trade on this new exchange Open Mineral Exchange has managed to attract mining companies and smelters wanting to cut out the middlemen and save cash on deals for concentrates.
October 5, 2017 Mexico’s mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on zinc prices, strong pipeline Competitive operating costs and supportive government policies are also expected to play a key role in Mexico's mining industry strong recovery.
October 4, 2017 CHARTS: Mining’s 2017 rally forecast to fizzle out Consensus forecasts point to double digit declines for the platinum, zinc, copper and lead price by the end of the year, while coal is set to tank.
October 4, 2017 Robots under Swedish forest breathe life into ancient mines Mining ihas been one of the last sectors to use a surge in computer processing power, cloud data storage and complex algorithms to make sense of huge amounts of scattered…
October 3, 2017 Glencore to spend $956M to increase stake in Peru’s largest zinc producer The company will pay between $531 million and $956 million depending on the offer's level of acceptance by Volcan shareholders.
September 27, 2017 Canadian steel producer Stelco plans $150-million IPO Following its emergence from bankruptcy protection three months ago, Stelco filed Wednesday a preliminary prospectus with securities regulators in Canada for a proposed initial public offering of its shares.
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