Lundin Mining Corporation


Zambian smelting capacity a concern, Lundin says

When Phil Wright lashed out against Equinox Minerals’ (EQN-T, EQN-A) hostile takeover bid for Lundin Mining (LUN-T) in a conference call earlier this week, the chief executive cited the shortage of Zambian smelting capacity as yet another…





Nyrstar's Middle Tennessee zinc processing plant in Smith County, Tennessee. Photo by Nyrstar

Nyrstar’s meteoric rise as a miner

Born of two established metals companies as a pure smelting play in 2007, Brussels-listed Nyrstar has since grabbed a commanding position in the zinc supply chain with no signs of slowing down. 


Equinox makes surprise bid for Lundin (February 28, 2011)

A hostile bid by Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) for Lundin Mining worth about $4.8 billion in cash and shares could derail a friendly merger proposed between Lundin and Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMF-O) that is scheduled for a shareholder vote on…


Staff in the core shed at Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum's Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum

African Copperbelt: still risky after all these years

The African Copperbelt running through Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hosts some of the world’s richest copper and copper-cobalt deposits, and has attracted dozens of junior companies over the years. But like moths to a…


Inmet and Lundin propose to merge

The proposed merger of Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T), which both companies describe as a “merger of equals,” would create a large base-metal producer in Canada that would replace those the country has lost in the…



A visiting mining analyst looks out over Sunridge Gold's Adi Nefas project in Eritrea.

Sunridge advances in Eritrea

SITE VISIT ASMARA, ERITREA — Six years and $30 million into its Eritrean exploration adventure, Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) has defined four deposits lying in an arc around the capital city Asmara that together host indicated resources containing…



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