September 12, 2023

Almina-Minas halts zinc and lead concentrate operations at Aljustrel

Profitability has become a problem for zinc producers in Europe facing sliding prices and rising production costs.

September 7, 2023

Column: China’s zinc import surge a sign of renewed optimism

China has rediscovered its appetite for imports of refined zinc after a prolonged absence from the international market. The country took in […]

September 6, 2023

Smart, highly efficient zinc-ion battery shows unique colour-changing properties

Batteries with electrochromic properties can be used as display devices that cut down energy consumption.

September 1, 2023

Another Glencore veteran departs as trader Popovic retires

Glencore's co-head of zinc and copper trading Nick Popovic is retiring after more than 30 years.

August 30, 2023

Eloro releases inferred estimate containing 1.15 billion oz. silver equivalent

The potentially open pittable inferred resource is 541 million tonnes at 0.69% zinc, 0.28% lead, and 13.6 grams silver per tonne for an NSR value of $20.32 per tonne.

August 29, 2023

Hindustan Zinc eyes jump in output under chair Agarwal Hebbar

The company wants to grow its annual mined metal output to 1.5 million tons, from around 1 million tons now.

August 28, 2023

New zinc-air battery shows high power density, ultra-long stability

Australia-based researchers have redesigned zinc-air batteries by using a combination of new materials.

August 25, 2023

Anil Agarwal mulls listing Vedanta businesses separately

The plans stand in contrast to Agarwal's attempts in 2020 to delist Vedanta Ltd.

August 24, 2023

Column: LME warehousers bet the great metals destock is over

LME storage capacity grew modestly in the second quarter of this year, the first quarterly increase in two years.

August 23, 2023

South32 sees China economic support helping base metals

Underlying earnings for the year ended June 30 came in at $916 million, lower than the $2.60 billion posted last year.