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KGHM delays expansion of flagship mine in Chile, shares jump

Shares in Europe's second-largest copper producer jumped as much as 4.7% on Monday after posting earnings at overseas units that helped the Polish miner beat analysts estimates for the first-quarter profit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2016 | 4:01 am

Gold: Have your cake and eat it too

Investors love leverage.

Marc Davis - BNWnews.ca | May 16, 2016 | 12:10 am

Iron ore keeps dropping

Supply-demand fundamentals for iron ore appear to be moving back to balance amid steel supply concerns and after Chinese stock market regulators announced more steps to discourage speculative trading in the steelmaking commodity.

Andrew Topf | May 15, 2016 | 4:53 pm

Platinum and palladium markets to go into deficit in 2016: GFMS

GFMS forecasts the platinum market will return to a small deficit in 2016 and the deficit in palladium will deepen.

Andrew Topf | May 15, 2016 | 4:00 pm

Gold demand just had a major growth spurt

Negative interest rates and slow growth have fuelled investors' demand for gold in record-breaking fashion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 14, 2016 | 7:19 am

Five years on, BC mining industry still struggling

This year marks the fifth year B.C. mining has struggled through low commodity prices, and both capital spending and revenues continue to decline, according to a PwC report on the industry.

Business in Vancouver | May 13, 2016 | 4:03 pm

Thailand to shut largest gold mine on environment concerns

Thailand will shutter its largest gold mine by the end of the year after the government said concern the project was damaging the environment and sickening workers outweighed its economic benefit.

Bloomberg News | May 13, 2016 | 3:47 pm