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

JV Article: The mining industry ‘needs to take a proactive approach to waste management,’ says A&M Remediation’s Paul Thususka

Mining companies generate large amounts of waste to produce economically viable metals. For instance, mining for copper, nickel, zinc, and lithium, essential […]

Northern Miner Staff | July 11, 2022 | 8:00 am

Hudbay ends Flin Flon era with closure of 777 mine

Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has announced that mining activities at the 777 zinc-copper mine in Flin Flon, Man., have concluded after […]

Jackson Chen | June 22, 2022 | 11:12 am

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic project in Yukon reaches permitting stage

BMC Minerals has reached a significant milestone with regards to the advancement of its proposed Kudz Ze Kayah (KZK) project in Yukon. Both […]

Jackson Chen | June 16, 2022 | 10:48 am

Base and Battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

As the world continues to electrify and concerns escalate around the supply of raw materials, including copper, zinc, lithium, and PGMs, required […]

Carl A. Williams | June 10, 2022 | 6:00 am

Laurion confirms continuity of mineralization at polymetallic Ishkoday project in Ontario

Laurion Mineral Exploration (TSXV: LME) (OTC: LMEFF) has released assay results for three additional diamond drill holes completed at its Ishkoday gold-zinc-copper-silver propety […]

Jackson Chen | May 25, 2022 | 12:14 pm

Highest efficiency solar cell now a reality

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2022 | 6:06 am

South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand

An international team of researchers is analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin near Johannesburg to […]

Staff Writer | May 19, 2022 | 5:05 am

Zinc joins the battery race in the US

US battery maker Urban Electric Power is set to supply an initial 4,550 MWh of its rechargeable zinc alkaline batteries over the […]

Staff Writer | May 17, 2022 | 5:05 am

Osisko Metals announces $10M bought deal to fund Pine Point, Gaspé exploration

Osisko Metals (TSXV:OM; OTC:OMZNF) is planning to raise $10 million through a bought deal private placement to fund the exploration of its […]

Jackson Chen | May 16, 2022 | 12:06 pm

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Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026

Deepest marathon on Earth tests runners and miners

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

Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland

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

JV Article: The mining industry ‘needs to take a proactive approach to waste management,’ says A&M Remediation’s Paul Thususka

Hudbay ends Flin Flon era with closure of 777 mine

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic project in Yukon reaches permitting stage

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