The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and investor demands are rising for this "hot commodity."

London's Court of Appeal opened the way for nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can pursue a claim for damages.

Upfront capital costs for the development of the Jan Karski mine totals $630 million with Chinese lenders expected to financing 85 percent of it.

Sale is part of Rio’s planned exit from Australian coal to focus on iron ore, copper and aluminum.

Pilot Mountain tungsten project said to be "quite a monster," with five-to-ten years life as a low-cost open pit and 15-year underground life after that.

Increase won't enough to push price above $3 a pound for the entire year, Mining Minister Aurora Williams said on Wednesday.

Decision is in response to falling uranium prices, a local union leader said.

Juniors have been increasingly active in Mali, regarded as a relatively stable jurisdiction, where Legend has a portfolio of gold projects and licences covering nearly 400 square kilometres.

Shanxi Coking will trim around 900,000 tonnes of coke and 360,000 tonnes of chemicals from production during the coming winter months.

The LME expects three more clearing members to join its precious metals contracts by year-end.

Representatives from Elliott have in the last month met with major BHP investors based in London, South Africa and Australia to lay out the activist fund's arguments for an overhaul of the miner.

Proposal sought to raise hundreds of million of dollars in additional taxes on gold mining, but industry warned the step would spark job losses.