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Output cuts and layoffs hit zinc and lead miners

Saturday, November 8, 2008

By Leia Michele Toovey – Exclusive to Lead Investing News At current price levels, approximately 50 per cent of the world’s zinc producers are under water. Zinc MZN3, mainly used as an anti corrosive in galvanized steel is currently selling for around $1,120.00 per tonne, less than half the metal’s January value. Lead prices are not [...]

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