ACG starts copper concentrate output in Turkey
ACG Metals (LSE: ACG) produced the first copper concentrate from its Gediktepe mine in Turkey, marking its transition from precious metals as it targets full sulphide production by the end…
Zinc
Collective extends Colombia’s Apollo on 15-g/t gold hit
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) has extended its Apollo system in Colombia 100 metres north after two drill holes targeting the deeper Ramp zone unexpectedly cut a new mineralized breccia…
Zinc price jumps to 4-year high
Zinc climbed to its highest level since June 2022 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) as warehouse stockpiles drained to multi-year lows and mine supply cuts tightened the physical market….
Boliden’s $1.3B Nexa buy adds S-American zinc, silver
Sweden’s Boliden (STO: BOL) has agreed to buy Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim’s controlling stake in Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) for $1.3 billion (C$1.8 billion) in shares, giving the European miner a…
Artemis drilling points to Blackwater resource growth
Artemis Gold’s (TSXV: ARTG; US-OTC: ARGTF) first two holes in a 25,000-metre expansion program at its Blackwater mine in British Columbia have encountered substantial mineralization beyond the current reserve, suggesting…
US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining
Washington is planning to auction off deep-sea mining leases near the Northern Mariana Islands later this year, advancing the Trump administration’s push to develop domestic sources of critical minerals from…
Editorial: Industrial power returns
For much of the past three decades, mining executives struggled to convince governments that minerals were strategic assets. They no longer have to make that case because the world has made it…
Podcast: South32’s Pat Risner on FAST-41, social licence and mining in the USA
This week’s episode features Pat Risner, President of South32 Hermosa, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the company’s Hermosa project in Arizona. Risner discusses how the project has benefited…
Interactive infographic: Far North projects
Canada’s vast northern region hosts numerous large and high-grade mineral projects but they’re out of reach to miners until they’re connected to reliable roads. Our latest infographic looks at seven…
Editorial: Develop it or cede it
There is a paradox at the heart of Canada’s relationship with its own territory. The country sits atop some of the most valuable mineral deposits on earth: uranium, nickel, copper, rare earths, zinc….
China question clouds Nunavut road-to-port plan
A Chinese state-backed miner owns the remote Izok Corridor in Nunavut, one of the richest zinc deposits in the world, and the Canadian government has provided some financing for the…
Ottawa eyes special status for Far North resource roads
The federal government is considering granting national interest status to the $2.67-billion Mackenzie Valley Highway and Grays Bay Road and Port initiative (GBRP), two northern transportation projects crucial to access…