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.

June 13, 2023

Boliden to suspend operations at Irish zinc mine, sees Q2 setback

The Tara mine accounted for half of Boliden's zinc concentrate in 2022.