August 9, 2022 Column: Glencore’s smelter warning galvanizes the zinc price What looked like a seasonal power price spike when Russia invaded Ukraine has now morphed into structurally higher pricing, writes Andy Home.
August 4, 2022 Zinc price highest since March as energy crunch threatens smelters Glencore warned that Europe’s energy crisis poses a substantial threat to supply.
July 31, 2022 Common table sugar key to improving aqueous zinc batteries’ safety features Researchers at Tsinghua University are proposing the idea of chemically modifying common table sugar to stabilize the zinc-ion environment in aqueous zinc batteries and improve the devices’ safety features.
July 31, 2022 Bolivian authorities investigate tailings pond collapse near Potosí Authorities are concerned with the possibility of the mix of mud and mine residue reaching the international Pilcomayo River.
July 26, 2022 Two simple charts show why green energy is all about mining The move away from fossil fuels is a rocky road. Literally.
July 25, 2022 Trafigura awaits Nyrstar ruling as minority investors in zinc producer fight on Three years after Trafigura Group took control of Nyrstar, minority investors in Europe’s largest zinc smelter are set to discover whether they can challenge the company’s conduct during that deal…
July 25, 2022 Foran orders Sandvik BEV equipment for McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan Foran's McIlvenna Bay project is intended to be the centre of a new mining camp in a prolific district that has already been producing for 100 years.
July 22, 2022 Pan American Silver drills best intercept to date at La Colorada Skarn The best result was an intercept of 295.5 metres at 234 g/t silver, 6.36% lead and 5.72% zinc.
July 22, 2022 LME says EU sanctions on Russian metals baron do not apply to UMMC The EU added Andrei Kozitsyn, former head of Urals Mining and Metals Co, to its list of individuals and companies banned for supporting the invasion of Ukraine.
July 21, 2022 Hindustan Zinc weighs expansion to tap opportunities in Europe The expansion could potentially involve international zinc assets held by the company’s parent Vedanta.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
