August 11, 2011 Nautilus granted exploration tenements in Fijian waters Nautilus Minerals announced on Thursday that they were granted offshore exploration licences in Fiji. The Fijian Government has granted the company 14 special prospecting licences, covering a total of approximately…
August 11, 2011 Innovative documentary shows zinc mining town being ‘erased’ The Web documentary "Welcome to Pine Point" by combining video, photographs, text, music and narration and then blurring the boundaries among them, pushes storytelling and documentary filmmaking into new territory.…
August 11, 2011 Xstrata launches prefeasibility study for large, open-pit, polymetallic mine at Mount Isa Xstrata has approved the commencement of an AUD47 million (USD50 million) pre-feasibility study into the development of a large multi-commodity open pit mine on the existing Xstrata Mount Isa Mines…
August 10, 2011 First Nation blockade of B.C. lead-zinc mine stalls aboriginal exploration deal A First Nation in British Columbia says it has put off plans to sign a mining exploration agreement because of a continuing blockade by two other native bands.
August 10, 2011 BHP-Lundin rumour likely much ado about nothing, investors say Lundin Mining is once again the target of takeover speculation, after the Daily Telegraph fed the rumour mill with talk of JP Morgan advising BHP Billiton and Belgian zinc miner…
August 9, 2011 Horsehead Holding Corp. announces second quarter earnings Horsehead Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ZINC) reported that consolidated net earnings were $6.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011, excluding noncash mark-to-market adjustments after taxes…
August 9, 2011 Zinc Drops to Lowest Level Since November as Commodities Slide Bloomberg reports that zinc plunged to the lowest level since November.
August 9, 2011 Lundin Mining shares jump on BHP takeover hopes North Korea Times At 3:37 a.m. EDT, shares in Lundin were up 2.5 percent at 31 Swedish krona, easing off earlier highs as the market dipped back after a recovery…
August 8, 2011 North America base metal miners sink, gold miners rise Shares of North American base metal miners tumbled on Monday along with the price of copper, zinc, and nickel after the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by S&P amplified…
August 8, 2011 Iranian Persian Gulf island exports over 20,000 tons of zinc Managing-Director of Qeshm Zinc Smelting Complex Mehdi Kalateh announced that Iran's Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf exported over 20,000 tons of zinc ingots in the last Iranian year
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
