Rising Metals Prices Trigger Renewed Interest in Zombie Mines
A mine located in Bosnia and Herzegovina may soon resume silver production, after a more than three-decade hiatus, following years of civil unrest. Paul Cronin, CEO of Adriatic Metals Plc, which is the mining company that will be handling this project dubbed the Vares project, reveals that the silver mine could begin production by next year’s end. This is part of an emerging trend that involves resuming operations in “zombie” mines that halted production due to various reasons including political unrest, owner bankruptcy or weak prices. In an interview, Cronin, a former investment banker, stated that some of these mines,…