Samarco iron ore won’t restart this year
Vale-BHP joint venture was shut after deadly dam spill in November – Samarco produced a fifth of global seaborne iron ore pellets supply before the disaster.
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CHART: Gold price bulls kept faith as hedge funds wavered
Investors in physically-backed gold ETFs who kept buying all through May as futures speculators dumped positions were vindicated on Thursday.
Decision on TransCanada’s Energy East closer than ever as federal board begins review
The East Energy pipeline is expected to generate $55 billion in economic benefit for Canada and create over 3,300 operational jobs across the country.
Gold price touches 2-year high
Gold vaults $1,300 an ounce as inflation, dollar, stock market and geopolitical fears mount and interest rate around the world move into negative territory.
Glencore to sell option in Canadian gold mine
While Falco Resources fully owns the Quebec-based Horne project, Glencore has the right to buy back the 65% stake in the mine it inherited when it bought Xstrata.
Alrosa unearths 241.21-carat diamond, one of largest ever found in Russia
The rock was found at its Nyurbinsky open-pit mine, in operations since 2001.
Gold, copper price jumps spark major mining stocks rally
Broad-based advance for mining majors as gold price touches $1,300, iron ore holds $50 and copper price surges 4%
Uranium prices set to double by 2018
With prices set to double by 2018, we've seen the bottom of the uranium market, and the negative sentiment that has followed this resource around despite strong fundamentals, is starting to change.
INFOGRAPHIC: The trajectory of Venezuelan hyperinflation looks familiar…
Extreme shortages of food and power continue to ravage the country of Venezuela, and ordinary people have been paying the price.