Sudden jump in zinc stocks threatens bull party: Andy Home
The London zinc price has been on a two-year romp, hitting a 10-year high of $3,595.50 a tonne last month.
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Global metals exploration anticipated to rise 20% in 2018
Global spending on the search for nonferrous metals rose to an estimated US$8.4 billion in 2017, compared with US$7.3 billion in 2016.
Zinc turned upside down as prices tank and stockpiles surge
The zinc market is making a U-turn.
Trump ups trade pressure on Canada, Mexico; senior Republicans urge rethink
Trump said Canada and Mexico could avoid planned steel and aluminum tariffs if they ceded ground in talks on a new NAFTA trade deal.
Britain postpones decision on new coal mine
The government has delayed expected decision on whether to allow a new coal mine in northeastern England.
Stellar Diamonds mulls takeover offer as losses deepen
Miner posted a net loss of $984,928, compared to a $663,145 loss a year earlier, due to an increase in costs of developing its Tongo-Tonguma diamond project in eastern Sierra Leone.
Lucapa fetches $1.7 million in diamond sales from Lulo
Figures takes proceeds from Lulo diamonds sales so far this year to $10.8 million, at an average price per carat of $1,731.
Australia’s gold production may rise to record in 2018 – report
Production in 2017 rose by 3 tonnes from the year before to 301 tonnes, equal to about 9.7 million ounces and the highest since 1999.
Commander and Fjordland announce $1.2 million exploration program in Labrador
Their 29,400-hectare property is located in central Labrador, 80 kilometres south of Vale’s Voisey’s Bay Nickel mine
