Metals delivered an increase in copper production during the December 2024 quarter, while meeting its full-year production and costs guidance for copper and zinc.

The miner said 2024 production fell within its guided ranges, reflecting a stronger performance in the second half of the year.

The risk for alopecia areata is increased among patients with lower serum levels of vitamin D and zinc, but no relationship was observed with copper.

Canada’s largest diversified miner reported a 50% increase in annual copper production for 2024, reaching 446,000 tonnes.

Glencore said production for 2024 was in line with its guided ranges after a stronger second-half performance. Here is what it had to say:

Project Description The Prieska copper mine is located on a significant volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit. The fully permitted mine, which last operated in 1991, has a Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant resource of 31-million tonnes at 1.2% copper and 3.6% zinc.

American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD) has updated the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its 100%-owned Palmer volcanogenic massive sulphide project located in southeast Alaska, showing a sizeable increase in contained copper over the previous estimate from June 2019.

Toronto-based Lundin Mining has capped off 2024 with record-breaking production of copper and zinc, meeting revised guidance and positioning itself for significant strategic growth. This comes on the back of three major transactions that are set to reshape the company’s operational and financial trajectory.

UNSW researchers have achieved a world record energy conversion efficiency of 13.2% for high-bandgap kesterite (CZTS) solar cells with a laboratory scale cell that had been enhanced with hydrogen.

Glencore said production for 2024 was in line with its guided ranges after a stronger second-half performance. Here is what it had to say: On 2024 production:

The investment will support Foran's $263m (C$379.55m) project to integrate clean and innovative technologies at the mine.

Nortec Mineral Corp. (TSXV: NVT) (the "Company" or "Nortec") is pleased to announce exploration drilling is to begin in February at the volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") Sturgeon Lake Copper-Zinc-Lead Project,