TCs for China zinc concs slip on limited supply

After holding steady during March, treatment charges for domestic zinc concentrates in China slid during April 3-14, as the country's output of the concentrates showed little growth while zinc smelters remained active about procuring the raw material, market sources observed.

MYSTEEL: Chinese zinc prices drop as transactions wane

China's national average price of zinc ingot (at least 99.995%) under Mysteel's assessment fluctuated last week, eventually dropping from a one-month high to reach Yuan 26,163/tonne ($3,886.3/t) including the 13% VAT as of June 10, a decrease of Yuan 206/t from June 2. The price lost more ground las

MYSTEEL: China zinc price edges up, but demand weakens

China's national average price of primary zinc ingot (at least 99.995%) under Mysteel's assessment rebounded slightly to Yuan 25,938/tonne ($3,886.9/t) EXW including the 13% VAT as of May 20, an increase of Yuan 322/t on week, before dipping again over the weekend to Yuan 25,678/t as of May 23. The

MYSTEEL: China's zinc price drops to 6-week low

China's national average price of zinc ingot (at least 99.995%) under Mysteel's assessment continued trend downward last week to hit Yuan 25,616/tonne ($3,784.8/t) EXW including the 13% VAT as of May 13, a new low since March 23. The price kept falling as transactions were lackluster amid weak suppl

MYSTEEL: China's zinc price keeps falling

China's national average price of zinc ingot (at least 99.995%) under Mysteel's assessment stood at Yuan 26,395/tonne ($3,923/t) EXW including the 13% VAT as of May 9, down Yuan 1,243/t from May 5, China's first working day after the Labour Day holiday, and Yuan 1,409/t from April 29. Despite the

MMG's copper output down 18% on year, zinc doubles

Minerals and Metals Group (MMG), the Australian nonferrous metals subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation (Minmetals), has disclosed that its copper output over July-September declined 11% on quarter or 18% on year while its zinc production saw a huge year-on-year surge of 234% over the same perio

CITIC Metal to buy 19.9% of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines

Beijing-based CITIC Metal Co has reached a strategic cooperation and investment agreement with Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines to acquire a 19.9% stake in Ivanhoe, according to CITIC Metal's announcement released on June 13.

Minmetals, Rio Tinto in JV for mineral exploration

China Minmetals Corporation, China's biggest metal ore mining company, signed an agreement on June 7 with Australian-British miner Rio Tinto to establish a 50:50 joint venture for mineral exploration, a Minmetals official confirmed on Friday.

MMG's Dugald River starts commercial Zn production

Minerals and Metals Group (MMG), a nonferrous mining subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation (CMC) in Australia, recently announced that its Dugald River zinc operation in Queensland began commercial production on May 1.

Glencore's Q1 Cu and Ni output up, Zn dips

The diversified Anglo-Swiss miner Glencore plc posted a 7% on-year rise in copper output during the January-March quarter and an impressive 21% jump in nickel production over the same period, according to its latest quarterly report released on May 3. But production of zinc was lower by 13% on year