Yes it was..."Zinc rose 6.5 percent, the biggest gain in more...

Yes it was...

"Zinc rose 6.5 percent, the biggest gain in more than two months, to $2,326.50 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange."

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aAn91ffrkM68&refer=home

China to Shut Mines, Oil Wells, Plants, After Quake (Update4)
By Wang Ying and Winnie Zhu
May 13 (Bloomberg) -- China ordered coal mines, chemical plants and oil and gas wells to halt production to avoid further casualties after the country's strongest earthquake in 58 years killed more than 12,000 people.