Swedish miner Boliden’s plans to shrink operations and reduce targeted output at its Tara zinc mine in Ireland when it restarts this year, a source close to the matter told Reuters.

Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 23:10:18

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Mining News Pro - Nyrstar said it plans to temporarily close two zinc mines in the US state of Tennessee at the end of November due to weak prices and the impact of inflation, a third shutdown of zinc operations by producers in recent months.

Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 22:58:37

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Mining News Pro - A Peruvian zinc miner has seen its bonds tumble to an all-time low as investors grow increasingly concerned about its ability to refinance maturing debt and Swiss commodities giant Glencore Plc looks to sell its controlling stake.

Friday, September 22, 2023 - 18:30:39

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Mining News Pro - Last summer, Trevali Mining applied for relief under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and was granted the initial order in August. The next month it delisted its shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange. And this week, a receiver was appointed for the company’s assets at its Caribou lead-zinc-silver mine in New Brunswick.

Friday, January 27, 2023 - 11:38:18

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Mining News Pro - Lundin Mining Corp. is weighing the sale of a copper and zinc mine in Portugal that could be valued at about 1 billion euros ($1 billion), people familiar with the matter said.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 13:33:14

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Mining News Pro - Glencore Plc’s plans to expand one of the world’s largest zinc and lead mines has been thrown into doubt after an Australian government judged it failed to adequately consult with Aboriginal custodians over the protection of a sacred site.

Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 13:28:53

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Mining News Pro - Ivanhoe Mines has signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company Gecamines to bring the Kipushi zinc mine back into commercial production, the Canada-listed miner said on Monday.

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 12:31:13

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Mining News Pro - Swedish miner Boliden (STO: BOL) said on Wednesday it had halted production at its Tara mine in Ireland, Europe’s largest zinc mine, due to increased water flows into the operation.

Friday, November 26, 2021 - 12:22:32

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Mining News Pro - Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim is on the prowl for copper assets as demand for the metal used in wiring is set to take off in the clean energy transition.

Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 14:08:20

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Mining News Pro - Phoenix Gold has entered into an option agreement to acquire a past producing copper and zinc mine in Newfoundland.

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 1:15:29 PM

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Mining News Pro - Having been on care and maintenance since March 2020, TSX-listed base metals miner Trevali Mining has announced the planned restart of operations at its Caribou mine near Bathurst, New Brunswick.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 12:55:43 AM

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Mining News Pro - Vedanta Zinc International said that mining has started again at its Gamsberg mine in South Africa following a closure in November when the pit wall collapsed, trapping miners underground.

Monday, January 18, 2021 - 4:57:24 PM

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Mining News Pro - Vedanta`s zinc unit said on Thursday it was still searching for an employee who was trapped underground following a rockfall last week at its Gamsberg zinc mine in South Africa.

Friday, November 27, 2020 - 3:41:46 PM

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Mining News Pro - Japan`s Mitsui Mining and Smelting said on Monday its two zinc mines in Peru resumed operations on July 2 after a closure of more than three months to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Monday, July 6, 2020 - 12:49:56 PM

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Mining News Pro - Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has broadened a probe kicked off in September into zinc firm Nyrstar NV that examines possible ties between the company and Trafigura, the world’s no.2 metals trader.

Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 3:31:17 AM

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Mining News Pro - Mexican miner Industrias Peñoles said that it will suspend operations of a zinc mine in central Mexico indefinitely due to difficult mining conditions and low metal prices.

Monday, May 18, 2020 - 2:29:01 PM

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Mining News Pro - Strong zinc prices are increasingly prompting miners to bring idled capacity back on line and invest in new projects.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 4:29:25 PM

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Mining News Pro - Trevali Mining (TSX:TV) has temporarily stopped production at its Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine in Canada’s New Brunswick province as challenges presented by the spread of covid-19 have added to woes posed by weak conditions in the zinc market.

Friday, March 27, 2020 - 1:02:17 PM

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Mining News Pro - New Century Resources has achieved a mining rate of 8.9 million tonnes a year at the Century zinc operation in Queensland.

Monday, January 20, 2020 - 11:11:45 AM

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Mining News Pro - Pacific Energy’s wholly-owned KPS subsidiary has secured a new contract to supply electricity to Round Oak Minerals’ Jaguar copper-zinc mine, in Western Australia.

Monday, July 22, 2019 - 12:15:34 PM

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Mining News Pro - New Century Resources has reiterated the potential for an expansion project at the Century zinc mine in Queensland after achieving a strong March quarter.

Monday, April 29, 2019 - 11:32:40 AM

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Mining News Pro - Aim-listed Galileo Resources has completed its Phase 2 diamond drilling programme and reported positive assay results so far for the first eight holes analysed, at its 80.75%-owned Star Zinc project, in Zambia.

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 9:24:09 AM

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Mining News Pro - Venturex Resources’ Board has endorsed the DFS for the base case, 1.25 Mt/y development of the 100%-owned Sulphur Springs copper-zinc project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia based on new Ore Reserves, with key life-of-mine outcomes including project revenue of A$2,625 million, free cashflow (pre-tax real) of A$818 million, pre-production processing plant and infrastructure capital of A$146 million, pre-tax NPV8% of A$472 million, IRR (pre-tax) 51% and average annual pre-tax cashflow of ~A$80 million.

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 8:55:17 PM

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Mining News Pro - New Century Resources has entered into a $40 million debt facility with NAB for expansion funding of its Century zinc mine, 250km northwest of Mt Isa, Queensland.

Monday, September 3, 2018 - 12:05:22 PM

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Mining News Pro- New Century Resources is on the verge of restarting the Century zinc mine in Queensland after making strong progress in July.

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 9:07:29 PM

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