Zinc and Lead Top Stories

Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in […]

Blair McBride | November 28, 2025 | 2:02 pm

Deepest marathon on Earth tests runners and miners

It was hot, damp and utterly dark, the kind of…

Blair McBride | October 29, 2025 | 11:00 am

Spotlight: Mining and Exploration in BC, Prairie Provinces and the Far North – Part 2

Canada is among the world’s best mining jurisdictions and has…

Northern Miner Staff | July 11, 2025 | 2:24 pm

Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland

Greenland has made headlines in the last six months amid…

Blair McBride | July 11, 2025 | 11:59 am

Site visit: Pasco aims to green the Andes by mining silver-zinc tailings

CERRO DE PASCO, PERU — Standing on a hilltop over…

Blair McBride | June 10, 2025 | 5:52 pm

NorZinc prepares for road construction at Prairie Creek

NorZinc (TSX: NZC; OTC: NORZF) has begun preparation work for construction of the Pioneer winter road (PWR) at its Prairie Creek project […]

Jackson Chen | September 19, 2022 | 11:27 am

NorZinc begins metallurgical testing on Prairie Creek drill core

NorZinc (TSX: NZC; OTC: NORZF) has initiated a feasibility study level metallurgical test program on its Prairie Creek project located in the Dehcho […]

Jackson Chen | September 14, 2022 | 12:09 pm

Zinc turns out to be key to efficient organic solar cells

Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have developed a solution that allowed them to realize large area organic solar […]

Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 6:06 am

AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals

US-based researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to demonstrate an easier way to predict melting temperatures for potentially any compound […]

Staff Writer | August 31, 2022 | 5:05 am