November 24, 2022

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022

The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry.

November 24, 2022

Korea Zinc and Trafigura in talks over smelter venture

Korea Zinc also announced a $592 million investment in green hydrogen and the battery sector.

November 15, 2022

i-80 Gold stock rises on bonanza grades drilled at Ruby Hill in Nevada

Highlighted results, all from the Upper Horizon area of the Hilltop target, include 60.2 g/t gold, 908.7 g/t silver, 15.7% lead and 1.1% zinc over 10 metres.

November 15, 2022

Boliden ups emissions goal

Company aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by 40% from 2021 levels by 2030.

November 11, 2022

Oil to zinc prices soar after China eases some covid restrictions

Almost all major commodities traded higher following China’s move to reduce the time that travelers and close contacts of infected people must spend in quarantine.

November 11, 2022

China has links to dozens of Canadian miners tied to critical minerals

Chinese firms have been involved in 89 announced acquisitions and investments in Canadian metals and mining companies in the past decade, according to Bloomberg data.

November 11, 2022

Indian miners seek higher import tax on aluminum, zinc, copper products

The government should raise import taxes to 10%-15% on several aluminum products, including scrap to 10% from 2.5%.

November 4, 2022

Two South Korean miners rescued from collapsed mine after nine days

Local fire authorities said the two miners walked out of the underground mine that had collapsed after a landslide on Oct. 26.

November 4, 2022

Saudi Arabia considers new mining index in diversification push

The Saudi government believes it has unused mineral resources worth about $1.3 trillion, with vast quantities of aluminum, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium.

November 1, 2022

Saudi Arabia courts Australian miners for $170 billion plan

The kingdom says it’s sitting on top of $1.3 trillion worth of untapped mineral deposits including copper, zinc, phosphates, and gold.