Gold up 2% after huge miss on US employment, manufacturing and car sales indicate rate rises may be further out than June.

The recently completed feasibility study should whet investors appetite, say analysts.

The news comes on the heels of a report showing that less than half of existing copper projects are really needed to meet current demand.

After a freak storm and flooding in Chile’s Atacama Desert temporarily closed one of the world’s leading lithium operations, fears of further supply squeezes and upward price pressure this year have been allayed after operations resumed.

Eleonore is expected to eventually become Canada’s largest gold producing mine.

Two oil towns that have defined Alberta’s resource – and real estate – boom now show how fast the bloom can fade.

New report identifies 231 existing copper projects with potential output of nearly 13m tonnes which will more than make up for long-term mine depletion.

3.6% plunge to just above $50 a tonne on Tuesday brings year to date losses to 28%.

Designed to endure the physical and thermal shock common to the marine environment, the new chocking/grouting compound is specifically formulated to spread out evenly across irregular surfaces. More importantly, unlike similar liquid applied chocking systems, Belzona 7111 can be stored and has currently been tested to confirm a three year shelf life.