June 23, 2023 GRAPHIC: More zinc mine suspensions loom if prices stay below $2,400/t Weak demand from the construction industry has pushed zinc prices to levels which leave some miners with little or no profit.
June 22, 2023 Mexican president pushes new labor minister to resolve Grupo Mexico conflict Grupo Mexico recently clashed with Lopez Obrador over a railway concession and has several mines where production has stalled.
June 22, 2023 BMI forecasts decline in zinc price by year-end amidst weakening demand outlook The revised forecast now stands at $2,550/tonne, down from the initial projection of $3,000/tonne.
June 22, 2023 Iron ore leads metals higher on hopes for more China stimulus After swinging between gains and losses since Monday, iron ore is on course for a modest weekly drop.
June 21, 2023 Grupo Mexico defends legality of San Martin mine operations after US labor complaint Since operations resumed, the San Martin mining unit has received more than $105 million in investments.
June 20, 2023 Column: Zinc price slide claims first victim as Irish mine closes The closure of the Tara zinc mine in Ireland tells you how far the price of the galvanizing metal has fallen over the last year.
June 20, 2023 Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction.
June 19, 2023 Nine Mile Metals enjoys XRF results up to 24% Cu and 38% Pb-Zn from historic Wedge mine The Wedge deposit was discovered in 1956 by Cominco, and it operated the mine between 1962 and 1968.
June 16, 2023 US requests probe of alleged labor abuses at Grupo Mexico mine The request is the eleventh such action under the North American trade pact.
June 14, 2023 Zinc price jumps after Boliden suspends operations at Irish mine The company said that it plans to lay off 650 workers at the Tara mine.
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