Sydney-listed Oakland Resources (ASX:OKL) has signed an implementation agreement for the acquisition of private Chilean copper explorer Castillo Copper.
Legislators in Virginia have backed a study into the establishment of an independent "contingency" currency which would enjoy the backing of precious metals.
A new market report published by Transparency Market Research shows the global mining equipment market is expected to reach $117bn by 2018 from $71.5bn in 2012.