New York Times

A merger fit for world domination Financial Times Glencore is the indisputed champion of physical commodities trading and has been busy accumulating mines on its own account. Xstrata, one of the world's largest miners, is a dominant player in thermal coal, copper, zinc, and nickel. Mining Deals to Pile UpWall Street Journal How Glencore and Xstrata nailed the $76bn dealThe Australian Investors to force better deal from mining supermergerThe Independent Reuters -BusinessLIVE all 177 news articles »

New Zinc Mine Production in 2012 Business Insider By James Wellstead – Exclusive to Zinc Investing News With a slate of zinc and polymetallic mines gearing up for production in the coming years, many junior and mid-tier producers are eager to bring their projects into full swing. and more »

Telegraph.co.uk

Commodities: Glencore tie-up will create a global leader Telegraph.co.uk The talks between Glencore and Xstrata over an $88bn (£57bn) merger, the biggest mining deal ever seen, are promising to shake up the world of commodities. The last spate of big mining M&A largely came in 2007, shortly before the commodities cycle ... and more »

Mining chiefs get it together at Cape Town's Indaba Sydney Morning Herald AFTER a happy summer hibernation, Garimpeiro's attention has turned to South Africa where the annual Mining Indaba conference is in full swing in Cape Town. ''Indaba'' comes from the Zulu word for ''business'' and among the Zulu and Xhosa peoples of ... and more »

Bloomberg

HudBay Seeking 'Toeholds' in Mineral Explorers Rather Than Larger Deals Bloomberg The Toronto-based company is building two new mines in Canada and plans to start construction this year at its Constancia project in Peru. HudBay forecasts copper production will more than triple by 2016 while zinc output will increase by about 65 ... and more »

Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Salazar's high-grade copper-zinc project attracts Lundin, Silvercorp Creamer Media's Mining Weekly TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Toronto-based Lundin Mining has bought a 15.4% stake in Salazar Resources, which owns copper-zinc properties in Ecuador, after taking up over 80% of the units on offer in a $3-million equity financing. Lundin Mining gets 15.4% stake after Salazar closes $3 mln financingProactive Investors USA & Canada Salazar Resources shares jump after Lundin Mining acquires 15.4 per cent stakeCanadianBusiness.com all 4 news articles »

Mining company Teck wants to put zinc on the plate Vancouver Sun About a billion people have insufficient zinc in their diets, a deficiency that can stunt growth and weaken immune systems. The mining giant will sell zinc oxide at half of its market value to German-based chemical company BASF so it can develop ... and more »

Globe and Mail

Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore Baltimore Sun Glencore and Xstrata, which have yet to reach a deal, would together rank as the world's largest thermal coal exporter, the largest zinc producer and third-largest copper miner - but would remain all but non-existent in iron ore mining. Potential mining tie-up to attract scrutinyFinancial Times Miner Xstrata says Glencore wants a mergerAFP Miner Xstrata, Glencore confirm merger talksPlatts BusinessWeek all 846 news articles »

2012 zinc TCs seen flat or lower versus 2011 levels, miners have supply edge Platts An increasingly tighter zinc supply picture will play to the advantage of miners in 2012 treatment and refining charge negotiations with smelters, according to analysts, making it more likely that TCs/RCs -- like the output of many of the world's zinc ...

Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Selwyn Resources comissions airborne geophysical survey for Nova Scotia properties Proactive Investors USA & Canada The survey will cover key areas known to contain historic mine production of both zinc and lead, as well as gold, silver, copper and barite, the company said. Selwyn has contracted Geotech to begin flying the survey during the first week of February. Selwyn Commissions Airborne Geophysical Survey for Nova Scotia PropertiesMarketWatch (press release) Selwyn Resources to survey NS prospects from the airTheChronicleHerald.ca all 8 news articles »