Zinc, lead rally bad news for silver price
Silver is mainly a byproduct of zinc, lead (and copper) mining and capacity coming back on stream could see return of silver's chronic oversupply issues.
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World’s largest gold project bulked up again
Shares in Seabridge Gold jumps after Toronto company adds 3m ounces gold and 2.1bn pounds copper resources at its KSM project in northern British Columbia.
Zinc’s time to shine
Zinc was the second-best performing commodity in 2016, with a staggering 65.7% return.
Canada losing ground as mining investment destination
Report by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) says the country is not in a good position to benefit from the increasing number of companies ready to make new and significant investments.
Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record
The world’s No.1 iron ore miner produced 349 million tonnes of the steelmaking ingredient in 2016, helped partly by the opening of its massive S11D mine.
Here’s the latest scoop on Barrick’s projects
The company is focusing on assets with the potential to add as much as 1.1 million ounces of gold to its total output beyond 2021.
In-pit crushing and conveying systems changing the way ore is moved
A successful haulage system can make the difference between a mine that is consistently profitable and one that is struggling to meet its marginal costs.
Trump ends stream protection rule
Coal miners are happy.
Vale resumes sale of remaining fertilizer assets in Brazil
A reworked sale process for plants located in the southeastern city of Cubatão was reportedly launched in recent days.
