Articles Tagged "Asia"

Survival of the fittest for lead and zinc miners

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News For the first quarter of 2009, the mantra of many lead and zinc miners is “survival”.  After the price crash of 2008, many miners have gone underwater. This is forcing cutbacks, closures, acquisitions, and even some bankruptcies.  There is no question that prices will rebound as commodity [...]

Lead Gained

Lead gained along with copper in Asia as investors purchased the metals following a slump. Among other LME-traded metals, zinc was up 2.3 percent at $1,585, lead gained 0.6 percent to $1,640, and nickel added 1.4 percent to $14,400 as of 10:51 a.m. in Singapore. Aluminum slipped 0.7 percent to $2,278 a ton, and tin [...]