The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of March, 2023 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 154.2, is 6.8% higher as compared to the level in the month of March, 2022. As per the provisional data of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)
3Q22 We apply a benchmark TC for our integrated mining and smelting operations. For purchases of zinc concentrate from third-party suppliers, the. | October 27, 2022
Base metals producer Nexa Resources has restarted production at its San Gerardo open-pit mine in central Peru and has already reached full zinc-lead capacity usage, after an outage lasting almost two weeks because of road blockades, the Brazil-based company said on Monday May 23.
Peru’s output of base metals decreased in December 2021 from the corresponding month in 2020, but volumes rose over the full year due to a comparatively weaker base in 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic forced miners to stop or curtail operations in the first and second quarters.
Brazilian base metals producer Nexa Resources has scaled back production at its Vazante underground zinc mine by 40% because of extreme, heavy rainfall in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.