Top ten zinc projects — 2022
Zinc, the metal primarily used in the galvanizing process which protects iron and steel from rusting, may be facing a supply shortage as Europe has lost…
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Bank of America cuts base metal price forecasts on gloomy near-term outlook
BofA Global Research is lowering its price forecasts on key industrial metals for this year and next as headwinds including high energy prices, rising rates…
Canada’s Top Ten base metals and uranium companies
The green energy revolution is driving unprecedented demand for sustainable sources of base metals and uranium which is increasingly seen as an acceptable form of…
Canada’s Top Ten miners by market cap
Canada contains vast mineral resources and is considered a tier one mining jurisdiction with a skilled workforce and robust regulatory environment. Canadian mining companies are…
Site visit: Fireweed Zinc rebrands in pivot to the broader critical metals market
Yukon-focused explorer Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTCQB: FWEDF) has rebranded as Fireweed Metals to reflect its metamorphosis into a critical minerals-focused company. The name change…
Tinka Resources receives $11M boost to advance its ‘globally significant’ Ayawilca zinc-tin project in Peru
Shares of Peru-focused miner Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK) rose 25% in the afternoon on May 25 as the company announced investments worth $11 million from…
Mining Indaba: African leaders talk up policy reform and regional cooperation
The Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard that African leaders are waking up to the fact that the continent stands at the precipice of a…
Mining Indaba: Robert Friedland sees Africa, Arabian Shield, as future of responsible mining
Global mining personality and financier Robert Friedland has singled out Africa and the Arabian Shield as the venues where the world’s future-facing minerals and metals…
Aton’s shares rise on gold-silver-zinc intercept from Rodruin in Egypt
Shares of Aton Resources (TSXV: AAN) reached their highest value in three years as the company reported its latest drill results from its Rodruin gold…
Australian court okays MMG’s Tasmania tailings dam study to proceed
In what has been labelled a ‘pro-mining judgment against the environment’ by a non-governmental organization, Chinese-owned base metals producer MMG Inc. has won the right…
UPDATED: Eight workers missing at Trevali’s Perkoa mine as flooding suspends operations
Eight workers from Trevali Mining’s (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso have been missing for five days as flooding caused by…
York Harbour gathers Newfoundland base metals exploration momentum
With the energy revolution ramping up at an unprecedented pace, the search is on to find and develop the next generation of critical metals deposits…