Recent news on Zinc

Plants begin to take hold on area denuded by zinc smelting  -  25 May 2007
Philadelphia Daily News,The site consisted of acres stripped bare over the years by sulfurous smoke that blew east from zinc smelters in Palmerton, killing vegetation,

Ausmelt and Zinifex Conclude Zinc Processing  -  25 May 2007
Azom.comAusmelt Ltd announced today that it has concluded an agreement with Zinifex and will proceed with a project to toll process zinc-bearing primary leach

Today's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices  -  25 May 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),The price of North Slope oil sold on West Coast open markets closed Thursday at $65.53 a barrel, down $1.59 for the day. The US natural gas price,

Apollo, Silverlight, Java & Zinc – It’sa Name Game  -  25 May 2007
openPR (press release),MDM Zinc is another great brand name. Zinc is an impervious metal, though once heated it becomes malleable and can easily be crafted into various shapes.

Peru April exports rise 10 pct as zinc sales surge  -  25 May 2007
ReutersZinc exports more than doubled to $293 million, while copper sales abroad rose 19 percent to $573 million. In contrast, gold exports fell 15 percent to $279

EU coated products prices stabilise  -  25 May 2007
Manufacturing Talk,Last year's escalating zinc costs pushed up coated sheet values but caused a divergence between hot dipped galvanised and electrozinc prices from

Adobe Apollo - A Marketing Analysis  -  25 May 2007
PRLog.Org (press release),MDM Zinc is considered by many to be Apollo’s main rival in the Flash to Desktop debate. Multidmedia Limited (MDM) the creators and owners of Zinc,

Peru Stk Indexes Tumble, Tracking Metals Prices; Sol Weakens  -  25 May 2007
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market,In Thursday's session, zinc miner Compania Minera Volcan SA (VOLCABC1.VL)lost 2.4% to end at 16.00 soles ($5.05) on a fall in zinc prices.

Increased Zinc Export Tax Causes Domestic Oversupply Concerns  -  May 24, 2007
Resource Investor,..."Zinc exports have been in decline since January this year, resulting in domestic oversupply and sluggish cash prices, and any further reduction in exports

Three Australian zinc hopefuls get high grade drill hits  -  May 24, 2007
Mineweb,Three Western Australian junior companies this week reported high grade zinc drill intersections to give hope for a boost in this vast mining state’s

Golden Arch Resources Files Report on Zinc, Lead Resource  -  May 23, 2007
Resourcex Investor (press release),The 43-101 report recommends that Golden Arch undertake an exploration and development program on its Saskatchewan zinc property to determine economic

‘We have to make people awareof the benefits of zinc’  -  May 23, 2007
Lucknow Newsline,Lucknow, May 23: In an attempt to prepare a scale up model for rapid zinc penetration in UP, thereby reducing the number of deaths by diarrhea,

Zinc prices could fall on higher production in West, but China ...  -  May 23, 2007
Canada.com,Zinc prices could decline if forecasts from consultant group CRU International that western zinc mining production will soar in the next three years prove

Greenland zinc mine warms to retreating ice  -  May 23, 2007
Register,Angus & Ross detailed its plan for Black Angel to a zinc seminar in Madrid yesterday. It's hoping to finalise $30m funding for phase one of the project this

Kagara Zinc Ltd. ASX: KZL - Potential Major Gold Development at ...  -  May 22, 2007
Asia Corporate News Network (press release),Sydney, May 23, 2007 (ACN Newswire) - Kagara Zinc Ltd. (ASX: KZL) - Potential Major Gold Development at Red Dome - Mr Kim Robinson, Executive Chairman;

Shanghai Copper Falls on Concern China May Buy Less; Zinc Down  -  May 23, 2007
BloombergZinc for delivery in July in Shanghai fell 2.5 percent to close at 30130 yuan a ton. Zinc for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.8

MAG Silver & Penoles Extend Strike Length of Valdecanas Vein to ...  -  May 24, 2007
Market Wire (press release)This includes 1.5 metres of 876 g/t silver (25.5 ounces), 0.90 g/t gold and 5.22% lead / zinc. There is also a separate gold-rich zone in Hole SD which

Technical funds cut short zinc’s renaissance  -  May 21, 2007
Metals insider (subscription),MI WEEK IN REVIEW: Poor zinc. Having just rejoined the bull party after a first quarter of under-performance, LME zinc got caught up in the sharp technical

Nickel, zinc forecasts in 2008 upgraded by Goldman Sachs  -  May 21, 2007
Resource Investor,The investment bank has raised its nickel forecast to $35000 for 2008 from a previous forecast of $30000 (made in April), while zinc is seen at $3250 from

Maghreb Minerals - Bou Jabeur Gite de l’Est deposit  -  May 24, 2007
Mineweb,The assays confirm the presence of significant thickness of lead and zinc mineralisation and the presence of zones of high grade zinc mineralisation at Gite

Today's oil, gas, gold and zinc prices  -  May 21, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),The price of North Slope oil sold on West Coast open markets closed today at $67.62 per barrel, up $1.33 cents from Friday's price.

Copper Rises for Second Day on Stocks, Strike; Zinc, Lead Gain  -  26 Apr 2007
BloombergAlso on the LME, nickel gained $200 to $47500 a ton, aluminum increased $19 to $2841 and zinc climbed $40 to $3795. Lead rose $25, or 1.3 percent,

Hinustan Zinc recommends 25% dividend  -  26 Apr 2007
Myiris.com,The company is engaged in mining and refining ore to produce non-ferrous metals - zinc, lead and silver. Sulphuric acid, cadmium and zinc sulphate are its

Korea Zinc q1 earnings soar 81 pct on higher prices  -  26 Apr 2007
Antara,...(KSE:010130), the world's largest zinc smelter by output, said today its net profit surged 81.19 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter on the back of

Hindustan Zinc Q4 earnings rise 16.58%; sales up 13.92%  -  26 Apr 2007
Myiris.com,Hindustan Zinc said on Thursday that its earnings climbed 16.58% to Rs 9350 million for the quarter ended March 2007 compared with Rs 8020 million for the

Hind Zinc FY07 net zooms 200% to Rs 4442cr  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Standard,Hindustan Zinc today reported a 201% increase in net profit at Rs 4442 crore for the year ended March 31, 2007 when compared with Rs 1472 crore in FY06.

Korea Zinc Q1 earnings soar 81 pct on higher prices  -  26 Apr 2007
Yonhap News,SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Korea Zinc Co., the world's largest zinc smelter by output, said Thursday its net profit zoomed 81.19 percent year-on-year in

Baiyinnuo'er Lead and Zinc constructs 100000-ton lead smelter  -  26 Apr 2007
Interfax.cn (subscription),INTERFAX-CHINA - Baiyinnuo'er Lead and Zinc Mine Co. Ltd., based in the city of Chifeng in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, recently began

Umicore : 2007 First quarter trading update  -  26 Apr 2007
Euronext (persbericht),In Advanced Materials, revenues were down by 4% due to the transfer of Zinc Battery Materials to Zinc Specialties. Excluding this effect, revenues grew by

Binani eyes Macedonian smelter after mine purchase  -  26 Apr 2007
Reuters.uk,SKOPJE, April 26 (Reuters) - London-based Binani Group of Industry is interested in buying Macedonia's only lead and zinc smelter Zletovo-Veles following

Australian Stocks Climb, Led by BHP, Rio Tinto on China Demand  -  26 Apr 2007
BloombergCopper for delivery in three months gained 0.5 percent to $7860 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange, while zinc added 0.5 percent.

Newsmaker: Anil Agarwal  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Standard,An ambitious Agarwal wants to have a production capacity of 1 million tonnes each in his three areas of business — copper, aluminium and zinc,

Peru Government proposes profit sharing to avert strike  -  26 Apr 2007
Mining Journal Online,Peru is the world`s largest producer of silver and tin, and ranks third in zinc, fourth and copper and fifth in gold. Unions joining the strike include

Asian Stocks Rise, Led by BHP, Resources; Honda Gains on Profit  -  26 Apr 2007
BloombergCopper for delivery in three months gained 0.5 percent to $7860 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange, while zinc added 0.5 percent.

Mail: 615 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit MI, 48226  -  26 Apr 2007
DetNews.com,The dressy-casual Zinc Brasserie & Wine Bar brings quality European dining to West Bloomfield Township. The menu includes seafood, cheese plates and an

Global demand for zinc to outstrip 2007 output  -  Apr 25, 2007
Toronto Star,Teck Cominco Ltd., the world's second-largest zinc producer, said global demand for the metal used to galvanize steel will exceed production this year.

Closed Kabwe lead/zinc operation suitors do not have rights to re ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Mineweb,Two junior miners looking to re-open the old Kabwe lead zinc operation in Zambia have been told that neither have the necessary mining rights to do so.

Teck Cominco: Refined Chinese zinc production will outstrip ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Mineweb,Teck Cominco executives believe China’s refined zinc production will again outstrip domestic zinc consumption this year with the increased production to be

St. Eugene to commence drilling end of April on Moyie zinc/silver ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),...(Metres) (Metres) Zinc % Lead % (opt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 304394 181.20 - 181.45 0.25 4.01 0.31 0.1

Metals - Zinc at 3 month high, copper holds above 8000 usd UPDATE  -  Apr 24, 2007
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Umicore sees FY ebit at 410-440 mln eur, Q1 sales up 14 pct yr-on-yr  -  Apr 25, 2007
Forbes,In advanced materials, revenues were down 4 pct because of the transfer of zinc battery materials to its zinc specialties arm. The group said that excluding

Argentex drill results include highest zinc-lead-indium intervals ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Results include some of the highest zinc-lead-indium values recorded from drilling at Pinguino to date. In addition, findings continue to reveal high-grade

Plenty of brass for zinc chief  -  Apr 23, 2007
The Age,Nyrstar will become the world's biggest producer of zinc. Its creation will see the head office management of the Port Pirie lead/zinc smelter in South

State Of Readiness  -  Apr 25, 2007
Tire Review,Perfect Equipment produces lead, steel and zinc wheel weights for the OE and replacement markets, with lead being the clear leader in the aftermarket – for

Farallon gets zinc mine permit  -  Apr 23, 2007
Toronto Star,VANCOUVER – Junior miner Farallon Resources Ltd. (TSX: FAN) said Monday it has received the primary permit for a zinc mine and mill at its G-9 project at

Zinc stretches and yawns after its slumber  -  Apr 23, 2007
Metals insider (subscription),MI WEEK IN REVIEW: When this column last appeared on Apr 2 LME zinc was quietly sleep-walking around the $3200 area, tracking the likes of copper

St. Eugene to commence drilling end of April on Moyie zinc/silver ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),...(Metres) (Metres) Zinc % Lead % (opt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 304394 181.20 - 181.45 0.25 4.01 0.31 0.1

Nuinsco Hits Cu, Au, Ag, Zn Values Over Significant Width Adjacent ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
SYS-CON Media,Copper, gold, silver and zinc values occur over the entire 771.5 metre length of hole SD-07-08 which was drilled adjacent to the interpreted Berta copper

Lundin Mining is ripe for expansion  -  Apr 25, 2007
Resource Investor,He said the zinc mine could be expanded to as much as 2 million tonnes of zinc production given its exploration potential and current zinc reserves.

Hobart zinc smelter gets new owner  -  Apr 23, 2007
ABC Online,The Hobart zinc smelter will be transferred later this year, subject to shareholder approval. Zinifex Group Manager, Martin McFarlane says the new company

Exxaro, First Quantum yet to make decision on Gecamines suit  -  Apr 25, 2007
Mining Weekly,A Belgian court ruled on Friday that Congolese mining company Gecamines suspend its tender for investors to develop the Kiphusi zinc deposit, in.

UBS: Lundin Mining's Neves Corvo Mine is Ripe for Expansion  -  Apr 25, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Perhaps more importantly, he said the zinc mine could be expanded to as much as 2 million tonnes of zinc production given its exploration potential and

Zinc futures jump 3% on debut  -  27 Mar 2007
CCTV,Zinc futures contract jumped 3 percent in active trade on its trading debut in Shanghai on Monday. The most-active July contract ended at over 29 thousand

Higher prices spur fast growth at zinc mines  -  27 Mar 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),East Tennessee Zinc Co. - a new zinc mining operation in Knox and Jefferson counties - has grown to more than 330 employees since its start last fall and

Zinc Supplements Found to Reduce Mortality in Older Children  -  27 Mar 2007
Johns Hopkins Gazette,A clinical trial conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health concluded that daily zinc supplements reduced the risk of

Zinc link to leading cause of blindness macular degeneration  -  27 Mar 2007
SpiritIndia,An international research team led by scientists at the Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL (University College London), has found high levels of zinc in the

Zinc pinned down by bearish brew  -  27 Mar 2007
Metals insider (subscription),MI WEEK IN REVIEW: LME zinc prices fell again last week and remain pressured by a potent brew of bear drivers. This market’s continued under-performance

Zincore Extends Mineralization at Accha Deposit  -  27 Mar 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Hole AC-16 intersected 13.2% zinc over seven metres. Based on this positive result, the Company is reviewing its model to assess potential for the deposit

Nanoparticles could have a negative effect on plant growth  -  27 Mar 2007
Nanowerk LLC,A new study aimed to provide new information about phytotoxicology of nanoparticles (multi-walled carbon nanotube, aluminum, alumina, zinc, and zinc oxide)

MCX COMDEX closes at 2220.64, up 11.81 points  -  27 Mar 2007
Myiris.com,In the Metals segment, Copper contracts registered a turnover of Rs. 545.45 crore with 1,81,26000 kgs as volumes; MCX Zinc registered a turnover Rs. 337.29

No. 2905 - TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007  -  27 Mar 2007
Saigon Times Daily,Beginning March 2007 the anti-dumping tax imposed on zinc oxide shipments from Vietnam and China to the European Union (EU) market has been declared invalid

Premier Diamond Corp. Agrees to Acquire Mexican Silver Mines ...  -  27 Mar 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),The sampling was not meant to be definitive, but only to verify the presence of silver-lead-zinc mineralization and to give an initial indication of extent

Perilya Limited ASX: PEM - Beltana Zinc Mine Commences Ahead of ...  -  Mar 25, 2007
Asia Corporate News Network (press release),The following presentation "Beltana Zinc Mine Commences Ahead of Schedule" is now available as an instant audio download to your computer.

Traditional owners challenge zinc mine  -  Mar 25, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,A GROUP of traditional land owners has begun legal action against the Northern Territory Government over the expansion of the territory's largest zinc mine.

First zinc, lead and silver mine to open soon  -  Mar 25, 2007
Yemen Observer,The Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Board is preparing to open the first mine to exploit and develop deposits of zinc, lead and silver in the Nehim

Gore's zinc  -  Mar 23, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,Mr. Gore received more than $500000 from zinc mine owners who had mineral leases on his Tennessee farm, reports The Tennessean newspaper.

Scientists discover zinc link to a leading cause of blindness  -  Mar 23, 2007
WebWire (press release),..."We have discovered that the drusen in the eyes of those with AMD have very high levels of zinc," said van Kuijk, associate professor in the UTMB Department

Gold Hawk signs lead-zinc offtake for Coricancha  -  Mar 23, 2007
The Northern Miner (subscription),The offtake agreement with concentrate dealer and base metals trader BHL Peru covers all lead and zinc output from the mine from 2007 to 2012 under what

NB companies scrambling to cash in on zinc rush  -  Mar 23, 2007
CBC New Brunswick,Mining companies in northern New Brunswick are scrambling to take advantage of record-high zinc prices, while their supplies of the metal last.

Zinc Link To Leading Cause Of Blindness Has Echoes Of Alzheimer's ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...“Zinc had previously been shown to contribute to the formation of plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, so it was logical for us to

Zinc may be behind age-related macular degeneration  -  Mar 23, 2007
DailyIndia.com,Washington, March 23: US scientists have discovered zinc's involvement in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the

Local battery players wary over jittery zinc prices  -  Mar 22, 2007
Economic Times,VADODARA: The zinc prices at the London Metal Exchange (LME) may be moving downward for the last couple of months but the Indian battery manufacturers are

Scientists probe zinc link to blindness  -  Mar 22, 2007
Daily News - Galveston County,GALVESTON — An international research team including scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has discovered that zinc could be a

Rockcliff Continues to Intersect High Grade Zinc-Silver Sulphides  -  Mar 22, 2007
SYS-CON Media,Rockcliff's Zinc Zone is located within its 100% owned Shihan VMS Property located in central Ontario. Drilling continues to determine the overall

Canadian Zinc Corporation: Underground Drilling Intercepts 56 ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
SYS-CON Media,Alan Taylor, P. Geo., Chief Operating Officer & Vice President Exploration and a Director of Canadian Zinc Corporation, is responsible for the exploration

Shanghai Futures Exchange Lists Zinc Futures  -  Mar 22, 2007
Exchange News Direct,The China Securities Regulatory Commission, China’s regulatory authority on futures market, approved of Zinc futures contracts being listed on SHFE.

Shanghai Futures Exchange to begin trading zinc futures Monday  -  Mar 22, 2007
Mineweb,As China’s principal commodity exchange starts trading zinc futures, the Government is beginning a clampdown on the country’s numerous small scale zinc

Silvermet Establishes Turkish Subsidiary for Its Waelz Kiln Zinc ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
The Northern Miner (subscription),...(Silvermet's Qualified Person) has reviewed and approved the summer drill program for Tufanbeyli which again has pinpointed high grade zinc targets for

Zinc to debut on China's futures exchange next Monday  -  Mar 22, 2007
EastDay.com,The China Securities Regulatory Commission yesterday announced its approval for the trading of zinc futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange from March 26.

Plans Ready for Diet Coke Plus  -  Mar 26, 2007
Food Ingredients First (press release),In addition to providing great, refreshing taste, Diet Coke Plus is a good source of vitamins B3, B6, and B12, and the minerals zinc and magnesium.

Zinc to debut on China's futures exchange  -  Mar 21, 2007
China Daily,The China Securities Regulatory Commission on Wednesday announced its approval for the trading of zinc futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange from March

Today's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices  -  Mar 22, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),The price of North Slope oil sold on West Coast open markets closed Thursday at $60.49 a barrel, up $2.08 for the day. The US natural gas price,

Minco confirms massive zinc, lead sulphide presence at Pallas ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
Hemscott,LONDON (AFX) - Minco PLC said it's confirmed the presence of five massive zinc and lead sulphide lenses at its Pallas Green joint venture project in Ireland

China May Launch Zinc Futures  -  Mar 21, 2007
Resource Investor,China is both the world's largest zinc producer and consumer and is in need of a zinc futures market in order to minimize losses from price fluctuations in

FACTBOX-Recent metals mergers  -  Mar 26, 2007
Reuters.uk,BR: Quote, Profile , Research) said they would combine their zinc smelters to create the world's largest zinc metal producer.

RPT Minco confirms massive zinc, lead sulphide presence at Pallas ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
Hemscott,LONDON (AFX) - Minco PLC said it has confirmed the presence of five massive zinc and lead sulphide lenses at its Pallas Green joint venture project in

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