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US EPA says Red Dog cleared for mine extension

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has cleared crucial aspects of a contentious permit that should allow Canadian miner Teck Resources to continue operations at its Red Dog zinc mine in Alaska, an EPA official said on Wednesday. Last month,...
18th March 2010
 
 
SILVER

Peru's El Brocal resumes production after strike

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El Brocal, a unit of Peruvian precious metals miner Buenaventura, said on Tuesday a labor strike had ended and production had resumed at its concentrates plant. El Brocal, a medium-sized producer of silver, zinc and lead, said its mines were...
16th March 2010
 
 
M&A

Nyrstar improves offer for CBH Resources

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Belgium's Nyrstar has upped its bid for Australian zinc and lead-miner CBH Resources, after its original bid was rejected in December. The world's biggest zinc producer increased its offer to A$0,19 a share, from the initial A$0,13 a share, after...
12th March 2010
 
 
PERU

Doe Run Peru says no date yet to resume smelter

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Troubled metals producer Doe Run Peru said on Tuesday it does not know when it will restart its La Oroya smelter, which has been shut down for nine months, despite reaching a financial deal last week to resume operations. In a March 1 statement,...
10th March 2010
 
 
ZINC

Anglo seeing 'strong interest' in its zinc assets

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Global miner Anglo American said it had received "strong interest" in its zinc assets but would not confirm that Vedanta Resources and HudBay Minerals were the front-runners to acquire them. Britain's Independent on Sunday reported that...
8th March 2010
 
 
BASE METALS

HudBay in 'advanced' talks on copper conc sales

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Toronto-based HudBay Minerals expects to make an announcement soon on a contract to sell copper concentrate produced at its Manitoba operations for smelting and refining, interim CEO Warren Holmes said on Thursday. HudBay has historically...
5th March 2010
 
 
ZINC

China growth potential crucial for zinc industry

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China's emergence as one of the world's leading economic powerhouses and premiere driver of global zinc demand will set the industry standard for years to come and dictate where future market balances will lie. "Like it or not, China has truly...
4th March 2010
 
 
COPPER

HudBay Q4 profit halved y-on-y

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Canadian base-metals producer HudBay Minerals earned C$7,3-million in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with C$15,8-million a year earlier, the firm reported on Wednesday. Profit was negatively affected by lower sales of copper cathode, as...
4th March 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Zinc business will improve in 2010/11 - Exxaro Video
Exxaro sees better second-half on improved coal... Video
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Acquisitive HudBay already has 'irons... Audio
Ontario fast-tracks mining law revamp... Audio
Zinc surplus may be lower than... Audio
Mexico's biggest new gold mine... Audio
Teck expects record copper, coal... Audio