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Construction proceeding apace at Trevali’s Peruvian Santander project

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The construction and initial commissioning of TSX-listed Trevali Mining’s Santander zinc/lead/silver mine, in west-central Peru, was proceeding apace after the delays encountered in April. Vancouver-based Trevali last month reported that the...
21st May 2013
 
 
EXPLORATION

Ivanplats significantly adds to African projects’ resources

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Africa-focused project developer Ivanplats on Wednesday said it had significantly increased the resources at two of its largest African projects and added that it was moving to finalise its mining-right application at the South African Platreef...
15th May 2013
 
 
ZINC

Nyrstar to say in autumn who gets Glencore part of its zinc sales

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Nyrstar, the world's largest zinc producer, will announce this autumn who will get the rights to sell a portion of its output worth an estimated $645-million a year. The deal to sell 350 000 t/y of Nystar's European zinc is up for grabs because...
14th May 2013
 
 
DIVERSIFIED MINERS

Glencore Xstrata Q1 results show solid performance from metals division

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The newly merged Glencore Xstrata group on Monday posted combined first-quarter 2013 production results, which saw the metals and minerals division delivering solid results, despite some softening in prices towards the end of the quarter. The...
13th May 2013
 
 
MINING INVESTMENT

Miserable year for miners, bankers – Liberum

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In what had been a miserable year for miners and bankers, the UK mining-investment sector had lost a quarter-plus of its value, and was £100-billion down on last year, Liberum Capital mining head Michael Rawlinson said at the weekend. Equity...
3rd May 2013
 
 
ZINC

Alara's Saudi project delivers the goods

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A definitive feasibility study (DFS) into ASX-listed Alara Resources’ Khnaiguiyah zinc/copper project, in Saudi Arabia, has shown that the project could be financially robust. The project would likely deliver some two-million tons a year of...
1st May 2013
 
 
ZINC/LEAD

Xstrata Zinc’s Brunswick mine closes, receives safety award

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After 49 years of operation, Xstrata Zinc's Brunswick mine closed on a high note on Tuesday, as the company announced it had recently learned that it would be awarded this year's John T. Ryan Safety Award for outstanding safety performance in the...
1st May 2013
 
 
ZINC

MMG zinc output down 26% as big Century mine nears end

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Chinese miner MMG Ltd said its first-quarter zinc production fell 26 percent on the previous quarter due to the advancing depletion of Australia's Century zinc mine, the world's second largest. The Century mine, which is closely watched by zinc...
30th April 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
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