June 24, 2024

Fireweed closes upsized offering for critical metals exploration in northern Canada

The net amounts raised by both types of flow-through shares will be used for exploration expenses in the Yukon Territory.

June 18, 2024

Coast Copper doubles size of Sully property near former Teck mine

The Cominco/Teck-operated Sullivan mine was once a major producer of base metals.

June 17, 2024

Peru miner Volcan eyes $200 million in further asset sales

The company, in which Glencore Plc sold a controlling stake last month, is looking to divest its holding in a Chilean cement maker as well as real estate.

June 13, 2024

Column: China’s zinc imports reflect shifting market dynamics

China's imports of zinc concentrates fell sharply over the first four months of this year in response to a tightening raw materials market.

June 11, 2024

Deep contango in LME base metals signals weak nearby buying interest

Spot prices for copper and aluminum in London have moved to sharply deeper discounts to the three-month contract this week.

June 11, 2024

Group Eleven shares leap on high-grade zinc-lead hits at Ballywire in Ireland

One hole returned 29.6 metres grading 4% zinc, 6.6% lead, 78 grams silver per tonne and 0.15% copper from 283.4 metres depth.

June 10, 2024

Ditching noble metals improves efficiency of zinc-air batteries

A new metal-nitrogen-carbon catalyst for zinc-air batteries has proven to outperform noble metal catalysts.

June 7, 2024

Fireweed Metals gets $34 million Lundin-backed financing for Yukon Territory exploration

The Macpass project is hailed as one of the world's largest undeveloped zinc resources.

June 5, 2024

Glencore said to weigh selling stake in Kazakh miner Kazzinc

The company has already sold zinc assets in Peru, and some of its smaller copper operations.

June 4, 2024

Mine pollution has isolated British trout — study

Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically "isolated" from other trout.