Agency News

September 10, 2017

Canada’s Trevali among world’s top zinc producers with Glencore mines buy

Canadian miner Trevali (TSX:TV) reached a milestone Thursday, as it finished the acquisition of majority stakes in Glencore’s (LON:GLEN) Rosh Pinah mine in Namibia and the Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso.
August 29, 2017

Iran’s mineral potential, is not yet known

Ebrahim Jamili, an Iranian zinc industry manager and Head of the Iran Economy House, believes that Iran’s mineral potential is not well-known.
April 23, 2017

Lead price boost as deficits set to widen

Lead's rally from multi-year lows hit November 2015 were on the back of major zinc-lead mine shutdowns and strong demand from the automotive sector, responsible for the bulk of demand.
March 8, 2017

Glencore sees zinc, nickel, copper price rally continuing

Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) produced some stellar results on Thursday and the Switzerland-based company also provided a positive outlook for 2017, particularly for its base metals business.
February 27, 2017

Zinc, lead rally bad news for silver price

Silver futures prices moved higher again on Thursday with March delivery contracts hitting the highest level since November 11 last year.