The copper price recovered from a one-month low on Wednesday to gain 3% on Thursday, as the metal markets reacted to a dovish Fed statement and news out of Indonesia that production has stopped at the Grasberg mine.

A much reduced role on the global gold mining stage.

Allied Nevada owns the Hycroft gold and silver mine in Nevada, but falling precious metals prices and debts of $543m forced it into restructuring.

Two large coal and iron ore reserves have been discovered in Iran, according to a top official.

Allegations are based on internal documents obtained from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD).

Additional help from lower exploration expenditures and higher income tax recovery

Codelco, the world's largest copper company, is planning to reduce costs by $1 billion in 2015, as the copper price remains mired in lows not seen since recessionary 2009.

Jeff Gear, the owner of Gear Jewellers Dublin, submitted this infographic that explores the realities of the blood diamond industry.

The United States Senate has passed a controversial land swap deal, paving the way for the country's largest copper mine to move forward, following close to a decade of roadblocks by Washington.

Goldman Sachs, the biggest trading firm on Wall Street, will wind down its uranium trading business and may sell its coal mine subsidiary in Colombia, according to a Senate report released last week.