Articles Tagged "zinc producer"

Sterlite Buys Anglo’s Zinc Assets

Mining Weekly reports that Vedanta Resources-owned Sterlite Industries (NYSE:SLT) has confirmed the completion of a $348-million acquisition for a 74% interest in zinc producer Black Mountain Mining. The article states that: Chairperson Anil Agarwal said that the acquisition would consolidate Vedanta’s position as the world’s largest integrated zinc/ lead producer with significant reserves and resources of [...]

Zinc and lead in the New Year

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News 2008 was a year for unprecedented losses for both the zinc and lead markets. As economic malaise spread around the globe, zinc for three month delivery fell about 49 per cent.  Lead, due to its close ties to the auto industry, took a staggering plunge from [...]