Clive Palmer could walk away from the administration linked to his Queensland Nickel refinery without losing the assets and leave creditors out in the cold.

Four miners have died in an underground fire in a platinum mine, the Impala group said in a statement.

From 2005 to 2015 Chile's copper output rose a mere 8%, while Peru’s grew 37%, China’s 114%, Zambia’s 72% and Congo’s 956%.

Transmin, a leading provider of innovative mechanical equipment design and application for bulk materials handling industries throughout Australia and internationally, and Flexco, a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of products that enhance belt conveyor productivity, today announced a Global Project Partnership Agreement.

The suspension of activities at Vale's Port of Tubarão, ordered by a Brazilian federal court on Thursday, is likely to cause strong reaction in the global iron ore market.

The LME, the world’s biggest metals bourse, has said for years that it wants to expand into London’s gold market.

Top miners BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Vale and Anglo American are among the firms at risk of rating downgrade.

The asset writedown is primarily related to two Latin American assets — Pascua Lama project, on the border of Chile and Argentina and Pueblo Viejo, in Dominican Republic.

Should foreigners who allege human rights abuses against a Canadian company operating in a foreign land have their case heard in a Canadian court?