May 2, 2024

Column: High-flying zinc shrugs off European smelter restarts

Zinc is being buoyed by the broader flow of investment money into the base metals sector.

May 2, 2024

New welding technology makes solar panels easy to recycle

US-based researchers found that the use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle.

April 30, 2024

Nyrstar to resume zinc production at Dutch smelter in May

The Budel smelter, with a capacity to produce 315,000 metric tons per year, was suspended in the second half of January.

April 26, 2024

Mexico notches win in labor dispute over alleged violations at mine

The US had requested a probe last year into alleged workers rights abuses at a Grupo Mexico mine in the central state of Zacatecas.

April 26, 2024

Silvercorp diversifies into South America with $146 million deal for Adventus

Silvercorp said it has the technical capabilities to bring Adventus' El Domo project into production on an accelerated basis.

April 26, 2024

‘Aussie kryptonite’ helps identify mineral deposits

Plumbian orthoclase is useful as an indicator mineral, which helps geologists locate and assess the presence of certain ore deposits.

April 25, 2024

Grupo Mexico posts 16% drop in Q1 net profit as metals prices fall

Earnings were lower copper, molybdenum and zinc prices.

April 25, 2024

Vedanta misses Q4 profit estimates on lower prices

Vedanta reported a 27% drop in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday.

April 24, 2024

World’s biggest energy traders are returning to metals markets

Vitol, Gunvor and Mercuria Energy are among the traders building out their metals teams, as they look to deploy capital generated by record profits.

April 23, 2024

ESG Watch: Why climate change is leaving mining firms between a rock and a hard place

By 2050, the World Bank forecasts that demand for the metals and minerals used to produce the clean energy technologies will increase by almost 500%.