July 13, 2022 Osisko Metals updates Pine Point PEA, showing robust zinc project in Northwest Territories Over a projected 12-year mine life, Pine Point is expected to produce an annual average of 329 million lb. zinc and 141 million lb. lead.
July 13, 2022 Column: Collapsing metal inventories clash with plunging prices Shrinking exchange stocks should be a bullish price signal. Right now, however, macro is trumping micro as Western recession fears pummel the industrial metals complex.
July 11, 2022 China stimulus unlikely to reverse global metals meltdown Commodity investors looking to China to reverse the severe rout in global metals markets may be disappointed.
July 8, 2022 Microwaves efficiently extract manganese, zinc from spent batteries A distributed recycling system that uses microwave heating may be a more efficient mechanism for extracting metals from old alkaline batteries.
July 5, 2022 Nexa announces Aripuanã zinc mine ramp up The mine is currently Nexa’s largest investment in Brazil and one of the few zinc projects in the world.
July 4, 2022 Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months, writes Andy Home.
July 1, 2022 Copper, zinc, nickel price rout continues despite rebound in China manufacturing “It is increasingly clear that concerns about demand are taking precedence over supply issues in the metals markets”.
July 1, 2022 Why sentiment in industrial metals has been crumbling Industrial metal prices have just seen their biggest quarter of falls in many years.
June 29, 2022 EDM Resources secures $24m to take Nova Scotia zinc mine towards commercial production An updated pre-feasibility in 2021 outlined an approximate 14-year mine that is capable of producing 35 million lb. of zinc and 15 million lb. of lead.
June 28, 2022 Site visit: Fireweed Zinc rebrands in pivot to the broader critical metals market The name change follows its early June acquisition of the Mactung Tungsten project in Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am