December 30, 2021 Metso Outotec awarded €150 million order for key technology to Boliden’s Green Zinc Odda project in Norway With the expansion, Boliden Odda is planning to increase its annual production capacity of zinc metal from 200,000 to 350,000 tonnes.
December 17, 2021 Zinc price soars as power crunch forces Nyrstar to idle French plant Elevated electricity costs caused by a wholesale power crunch this year have forced industries from zinc to steel to curtail production.
December 16, 2021 Nexa restarts production at Peru zinc mine after blockade cleared The firm said that it expected the mine to get back to full capacity by Dec. 18.
December 14, 2021 Nexa suspends operations at Cerro Lindo mine in Peru due to road blockade Nexa called the road blockade "illegal" and said it would only be carrying out "critical functions" during the suspension.
December 13, 2021 Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022 COP26 sets the tone for 2022 as the energy transition opens the door to unprecedented metals demand.
December 9, 2021 Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?
December 8, 2021 European zinc smelter power woes spark scramble for metal The zinc market is turning out to be considerably tighter than anyone expected just a few months ago, writes Andy Home.
December 8, 2021 Trafigura nearly doubles profit to hit record in FY 2021 The commodity trader posted a net profit of $3.1 billion for its financial year ending Sept. 30, almost double the previous year.
December 7, 2021 Aguila Copper acquires copper-zinc-gold resources in Manitoba, stock surges The company secured rights to earn up to 90% of 28 mining claims and 1 mineral lease totaling 4,968 Hectares covering the Sherridon mining district.
December 7, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
