February 27, 2012 Canadian junior Aquila Resources buying big in the U.S. zinc market Canadian Junior miner Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX:AQA) announced this morning it has acquired the Five Mile Lake zinc project near Ely, Minnesota.
February 25, 2012 Vedanta consolidation to create world’s 7th largest natural resources company London-based Vedanta Group (LON:VED) announced Saturday a merger of two of its subsidiaries, Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries, into a new corporate entity to be named Sesa Sterlite.
February 17, 2012 Hecla busts company record with 148 million ounces of silver reserves Hecla Mining reported the largest resource calculation in company history today with 148 million ounces of silver reserves and 281 million ounces of resources. The silver numbers represented a 4%…
February 15, 2012 Abcourt Mines soars 23% on high silver grades Canadian junior explorer Abcourt Mines (TSX-V:ABI) has intercepted a high-grade silver zone at its Abcourt-Barvue orebody in Quebec.
February 15, 2012 Nyrstar’s meteoric rise as a miner Born of two established metals companies as a pure smelting play in 2007, Brussels-listed Nyrstar NV has since grabbed a commanding position in the zinc supply chain with no sign…
February 14, 2012 Zinc Glut Expanding to Almost Two-Decade High Threatens Rally The largest glut of zinc in almost two decades is threatening to curtail a rally in prices as record production expands inventories to the highest since at least 1984.
February 14, 2012 Teck buy-in rumour has Fortescue shares jumping 5% Fortescue Metals was up 5% Monday on rumours that Canadian coal and copper/zinc miner Teck Resources is making a play for the third-largest iron ore producer in Australia.
February 13, 2012 Chinese company invests in Canadian Zinc Canadian Zinc Corp., the company developing a new zinc mine in the Northwest Territories, announced a major share purchase by a Chinese investor today.
February 12, 2012 Glencore-Xstrata deal terms ‘must be revisited’ TORONTO: Fidelity Worldwide Investment said that while it supports Glencore International plc's STG23.8 billion (RM112.5 billion) takeover bid for Xstrata plc "in principle," the terms of the deal "need to…
February 12, 2012 BHP Billiton not ruling out production cutbacks GLOBAL mining giant BHP Billiton yesterday warned that it could scale back production at unprofitable operations as commodity prices softened due to economic uncertainty. But BHP chief Marius Kloppers said…
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am
