Zinc Mine Archives

Nevsun Increased Q2 Copper Output to 5.7m Pounds

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017TesfaNews7 Comments

BY MINING WEEKLY and NEVSUN Base metals producer Nevsun Resources has reported a strong recovery of copper concentrate production, lifting second-quarter output to 5.7-million pounds. It is a sharp recovery for the Eritrea-focused company, which resorted to producing a bulk zinc/copper concentrate late last year owing to plant issues at the Bisha mine.

Nevsun is in the Zinc Sweet Spot

September 11, 2016September 11, 2016TesfaNews4 Comments

By John Polomny | for Seeking Alpha, The rise in the zinc price is a perfect example of what happens when supply becomes constrained in a commodity market. Because of two large zinc mine closures 60,000 tons of annual zinc supply was removed from the market earlier this year. In addition Glencore took the decision […]

Nevsun Ships First Zinc Concentrate from Bisha

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016TesfaNews9 Comments

By Nevsun, Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU) (NYSE MKT:NSU) (the “Company” or “Nevsun”) announces that it has sold and shipped the first zinc concentrate product from the Bisha mine in Eritrea. The ten thousand tonne lot was loaded at the Port of Massawa and sailed on September 7, 2016. The concentrate was sold on the spot […]