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.

June 2, 2024

Gold, zinc help manipulate water to create clean fuels with no dirty byproducts

Researchers have figured out how to create a clean energy loop using gold.

May 27, 2024

Adriatic Metals seeks $50m after first concentrate sale

Equity raising aims to optimize Adriatic's balance sheet during ramp-up at its Vares silver mine in Bosnia.