China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. Wins RMB 11 Million Supply Contracts

Friday, January 30, 2009

The company announced that one of its subsidiaries, Xiangzhen Mining, has signed 3 supply contracts for fluorite ores with Huatai Company from Shanxi Province and Hongzhi Company from Hebei Province respectively. The total value of such contracts is approximately RMB 11 million (US$1.6million).
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Lead was down at $1,140

Friday, January 30, 2009

Battery-material lead was down at $1,140 from $1,145.
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Citronen Pre-Feasibility Study Update

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Ironbark is pleased to release a summary of the key components from the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) at its 100% owned world class Citronen zinc-lead project in Greenland.
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January lead MLDF9 was 0.62 percent higher

Thursday, January 29, 2009

January lead MLDF9 was 0.62 percent higher at 56.50 rupees per kg.
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Lead rates remain unchanged

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Vedanta Resources group firm  Hindustan Zinc today said it has retained the prices of zinc and lead at last week&aposs level of Rs 71,000 and Rs 69,000 a tonne.
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Hindustan Zinc puts up silver rates

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

 A company of Vedanta Group in zinc and lead business, is the world’s second largest producer of zinc-lead. The Zinc-Lead prices are being updated every Thursday and Saturday.
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BHP Billiton may suspend operations at its Yabulu refinery

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

BHP Billiton may suspend operations at its Yabulu refinery.
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Lundin Mining to close on a phased basis

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Lundin Mining said to close Galmoy zinc-lead mine in Ireland in May. Was to close on a phased basis over three years from end-2008.
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Tara lead concentrates contain 40,000 tonnes of lead

Monday, January 26, 2009

Some 2.7 million tonnes of ore are mined annually at Tara, which yields zinc and lead concentrates containing up to 200,000 tonnes of zinc and 40,000 tonnes of lead metal.
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Xstrata said it is restructuring lead operations at its Mt Isa mining

Monday, January 26, 2009

Xstrata said it is restructuring lead operations at its Mt Isa mining and processing complex in Queensland, Australia. Handlebar zinc-lead mine also to be mothballed from February 12th 2009.
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