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

August 8, 2011

Minmetals zinc output drops by 13pct

Bloomberg reported that Minmetals Resources Limited zinc production fell 13% in the Q2 because of lower grades at the Golden Grove mine in Western Australia.

August 7, 2011

World’s top miners worry most about greater government control

Dow Jones reports resource nationalism is the top business risk for the top 30 global miners, while supply capacity constraints ranging from skills shortage to infrastructure bottlenecks continue to dominate…

August 4, 2011

Baja Mining provides project update at Boleo, will start mining in September

Baja Mining Corp. on Thursday provided a project update for its 70% owned Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project, located near Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Company has started to receive…

August 3, 2011

Yukon mining firm pleads guilty in apprentice’s death

A Yukon mining company Procon Mining and Tunnelling pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of breaching safety regulations in connection with the death of a young apprentice mechanic nearly two…

August 3, 2011

Peru’s metal output falls across the board, silver down 22%

Production of Peru's gold, copper, silver and zinc fell in June, continuing a trend of lower output this year, the The Ministry of Mines and Energy said Wednesday. Silver production…

July 30, 2011

Could zinc be a cure for the common cold?

Remarkably, the cure for the common cold could be no more complicated than a mineral supplement. Taking high doses of zinc can cut the length of colds by almost half,…

July 30, 2011

Exxaro to take zinc impairment charge of 500 million rand

Bloomberg reports that Exxaro Resources Ltd.(JNB:EXXP) will take an impairment charge of about 500 million rand ($74.5 million) on the closure of its Zincor plant.