Platinum market deficit to hit 844,000oz in 2013 – HSBC

South African miner seeks to boost its finances after a slump in PGM prices.

Teck can acquire up to a 70% interest in the project by spending C$15.7 million on the project and making staged cash payments totalling C$1.6 million.

Ontario's bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code.

Gold futures for delivery in February traded as much as $60 an ounce, or 2%, over spot prices in early London trading.