Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor

While coal sales have shown some signs of a rebound, low natural-gas prices continue to pressure the fossil fuel demand and pricing.

Broker Autilla Ltd (Sapient), the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jointly with Thomson Reuters, U.S. derivatives bourse Intercontinental Exchange, the London Metal Exchange and broker ICAP's online platform EBS will present their proposals this Friday.

The country is fine-tuning details of a new mining law that will make it easier for foreigners to tap the nation’s riches.

The country’s environmental authority criticized the Top Court decision saying the miner conducted proper consultation with local indigenous groups and shouldn’t have to do it again.

The agreement signed with Indonesia’s outgoing government also means higher royalties to be paid by the firm.

The LME says its electronic solution for the platinum and palladium price — LMEbullion — could benefit gold bugs.

The miner said the move was driven by its revised pricing outlook and adverse market conditions.

The drop was mainly due to reduced shipments from Codelco and Collahuasi, official figures show.

About 71% of the Northern Ontario First Nation community residents surveyed believe the provincial government is not doing enough to promote renewables.

Ex-billionaire Eike Batista’s main mining unit became the third of his companies to file for bankruptcy protection in a year.