July 3, 2024 Glencore scraps Kazzinc sale on shortage of bids Glencore holds a 70% interest in Kazakhstan's mining company Kazzinc, which operates a network of mines, concentrators and plants
July 2, 2024 Ivanhoe sells new zinc mine’s output to Trafigura, China’s Citic The Kipushi zinc mine produced its first concentrate on June 14, Ivanhoe said Tuesday.
July 2, 2024 Ivanhoe Mines restarts century-old Kipushi mine after 31-year hiatus Kipushi has set its 2024 production guidance at between 100,000 and 140,000 tonnes of zinc in concentrate.
June 28, 2024 Sierra Metals to trade on Lima exchange, names new CFO The company currently operates the Yauricocha polymetallic mine in Peru.
June 28, 2024 Biden administration blocks Ambler road in Alaska The road would provide access to untouched deposits of copper, zinc, lead, silver, and gold in northwestern Alaska.
June 27, 2024 Lundin weighs sale of zinc mines in Sweden and Portugal The Vancouver-based miner is gauging interest in its Zinkgruvan mine in Sweden and Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal.
June 27, 2024 London Metal Exchange mulls adding warehouse in Hong Kong The LME is exploring whether to license a warehouse in Hong Kong as it seeks to strengthen services to clients in China.
June 26, 2024 Trafigura clinches share of major zinc deal snubbed by Glencore Production from Ivanhoe's Kipushi zinc mine in Congo will now be split between several new buyers.
June 26, 2024 Norway to award Arctic seabed mining blocks in 2025 The government announced the first licensing round for seabed minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf for public consultation.
June 25, 2024 Teck, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, BC partner on Tulsequah Chief mine remediation News comes years after the Ministry of Energy and Mines first ordered a now-bankrupt junior to clean up an acid rock drainage problem at the mine near Atlin, British Columbia.
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