August 19, 2022 Two Trevali managers arrested in Burkina Faso over Perkoa mine flood — reports Eight workers were trapped in the mine after the deadly flood in April and searches were ongoing—the bodies were all recovered in June.
August 19, 2022 Trevali suspends guidance, operations at Caribou zinc mine In its Q2 report, the Canadian miner said the halt followed continued operational performance issues due to low productivity rates and equipment and operator availability from the mining contractor.
August 19, 2022 China power curbs shutter 500,000t of zinc smelting capacity All zinc smelters in Sichuan halted production early this week, and a small smelter based in neighbouring Hunan province also stopped operations.
August 18, 2022 Column: Power is the big new problem for industrial metals supply Europe's power crunch is taking a rising toll on the region's industrial metals sector, writes Andy Home.
August 18, 2022 Five vital commodity industries are buckling under energy crisis Energy-intensive sectors such as steel, fertilizers, and aluminum are being forced to close factories or pass on soaring costs.
August 17, 2022 Nyrstar’s shut Dutch smelter invigorates zinc bulls Nyrstar's decision to close the Budel smelter drove zinc on the LME to $3,819 a tonne on Tuesday, the highest since June 9.
August 17, 2022 Shanghai zinc, aluminum prices rally on supply concerns The jump follows a surge in zinc price the prior day after Nyrstar said it would put its zinc smelting operations at Budel on care and maintenance.
August 16, 2022 Zinc price hits two-month high as Nyrstar halts production Budel smelter in the Netherlands will be put on care and maintenance from September 1 until further notice.
August 16, 2022 Not just metals – energy can also be recovered from discarded batteries Taiwan-based researchers figured out how to efficiently extract residual energy from waste batteries.
August 15, 2022 Lundin weighs sale of $1 billion copper-zinc mine in Portugal The Neves-Corvo mine produced 7,867 tonnes of copper and 20,647 tonnes of zinc in the April-June period this year.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
