June 24, 2022

Column: Zinc’s turn to feel the squeeze as LME stocks evaporate

It's an unwelcome development for the exchange after it had to suspend the nickel contract in March, writes Andy Home.

June 23, 2022

New squeeze hits London metal market with zinc spreads spiking

The premium for spot zinc over futures spiked on Thursday to the widest since 1997.

June 22, 2022

Hudbay ends Flin Flon era with closure of 777 mine

For many years, it was the flagship mine of Hudbay’s Manitoba operations.

June 20, 2022

Eighth and last missing miner found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

The victims were six Burkina Faso nationals, one Tanzanian and one Zambian.

June 14, 2022

Column: LME shadow stocks up in April but downtrend only paused

Europe and the United States look set to live with very low inventory cover across the metallic board.

June 8, 2022

Seventh missing miner found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

The Perkoa mine was flooded after torrential rain fell unexpectedly during the West African country's dry season.

June 6, 2022

Nexa Resources stock tumbles on news of CFO resignation

Rodrigo Menck led the Latin America-focused zinc producer’s initial public offering and cemented its capital structure.

May 30, 2022

Shrinking stocks likely mean more LME metal price volatility

Overall stocks in LME warehouses have fallen below 900,000 tonnes from levels above two million tonnes in January 2021.

May 29, 2022

Glencore bribery cases draw in billionaire former executives

The US government said that two former top Glencore executives were personally involved in corruption.

May 28, 2022

Two more miners found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

The dead bodies of two more missing miners have been found at a zinc mine owned by Trevali Mining in Burkina Faso.