February 1, 2025

India scraps custom duties on waste and scrap of dozen critical minerals

India scrapped customs duty on waste and scrap of antimony, cobalt, tungsten and copper scrap, among others.

January 30, 2025

Glencore reports lower metals production in 2024

The company produced 951,600 tonnes of copper in 2024, down 6% from 1.01 million tonnes in 2023.

January 28, 2025

Hindustan Zinc sees strong 2025 growth on higher volumes, CEO says

A number of projects are being done to increase the efficiency and productivity of smelting operations in mines, the company says.

January 27, 2025

Column: Zinc’s high premium to sister metal lead may not last

Lead and zinc may be geological sister metals but their market fortunes have been very different in recent months.

January 22, 2025

Korea Zinc chairman retains board control amid takeover battle

A Seoul court on Tuesday rejected Korea Zinc's bid to introduce a new voting scheme that would have improved the odds of its own board nominees getting elected.

January 21, 2025

Korea Zinc shares fall as rival faction secures court injunction

Shares in the world’s biggest zinc smelter fell 8.6% to close at the lowest since early October.

January 21, 2025

Teck earmarks up to $3.9 billion to boost copper output

Canada’s largest diversified miner reported a 50% increase in annual copper production for 2024, reaching 446,000 tonnes.

January 20, 2025

American Pacific boosts copper resource at Palmer project in Alaska

The contained copper in indicated category increased 16% over the 2019 resource estimate.

January 20, 2025

Glencore open to deals as investors brace for more mining M&A

Potential M&As were the main interest for investors in the sector in 2024, but BHP’s failed bid for Anglo cooled deals down.

January 17, 2025

Rio Tinto and Glencore spoke for months about deal that was once taboo

The news of Glencore and Rio’s discussions “has turned up the temperature on an already simmering M&A environment,” RBC Capital Markets analyst says.