Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO

NexGen Energy Ltd. (NXE:TSX; NXE:NYSE.MKT) announced its maiden preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the "basement-hosted" Arrow Deposit on July 31.

BHP Billiton is looking for ways to shore up power supply and bring down power costs at its Olympic Dam copper mine in Australia, as it plans to expand following a string of electrical outages, the mine's head said on Friday.

Donkin coal mine, in Cape Breton, has had at least 10 compliance orders and 29 warnings since it began producing in February, a report claims.

Last week, crude oil rallied the most so far this year, gaining more than 8 percent, or $4 per barrel.

Former rival bidder Glencore will subscribe to $300 million worth of the rights offer.

The company will return a total of $3 billion to shareholders: $2 billion on the dividend side and $1 billion of share buybacks.

Brad Halverson has spent nearly three decades with the mining and construction equipment maker.

The precious metal is on course for a 2.1 per cent rise this month

Ore with 62% content in Qingdao jumped 7.2% to $73.70 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin, the highest price since April 11 and the largest one-day percentage gain since December 1, 2016.