Articles Tagged "mine"

Zinc and lead companies underwater

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News The global economic outlook seems to worsen everyday. The US, China, and India are witnessing an economic slowdown.  Data coming out of Japan shows that the economy there has entered into a recession in the third quarter as corporate spending and export demand slumped. The 15 [...]

Output cuts and layoffs hit zinc and lead miners

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 [...]