Dubai Crude Lead FOB Price at LME Spot + $120: SMM Report

Zijin Mining released its 2025 annual report. The report showed that in 2025, the company’s mines produced 357,453 mt of zinc in zinc concentrates, down 12.19% YoY (same period last year: 407,077 mt); smelting output of zinc ingot was 397,679 mt, up 7.17% YoY (same period last year: 371,057 mt). Lead content in lead concentrates output was 41,065 mt, down 7.51% YoY (same period last year: 44,397 mt). Among them, the Bisha zinc mine produced 83,000 mt of ore-derived zinc and 23,000 mt of copper in 2025, and plans to produce 91,000 mt of ore-derived zinc and 30,000 mt of copper in 2026; Zijin Zinc’s Wulagen zinc (lead) mine produced 136,000 mt of ore-derived zinc and 20,000 mt of ore-derived lead in 2025, and plans to produce 134,000 mt of ore-derived zinc and 18,000 mt of ore-derived lead i

Recently, Yunnan Chihong Zn & Ge Co., Ltd. released its 2025 annual report. The report showed that in 2025, the company's production included zinc concentrates (213,200 mt in metal content), lead concentrates (81,700 mt in metal content), zinc ingot (291,400 mt), and zinc alloy (233,400 mt).

[Secondary Lead Market Update] The hazardous waste operating permit of a large secondary lead smelter in east China expired today, and it will suspend the recycling of waste lead-acid batteries starting tomorrow. The timing for the resumption of subsequent procurement will be determined separately based on the issuance of the new permit.