Antofagasta commits to responsible copper standard

World number one miner's Pilbara mines produce 268m tonnes for the year, but strike at Escondida sees copper output slide 16%.

Low oil prices are still causing big problems for many countries

From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.

Blair Athol thermal coal mine, located in Queensland, Australia, had been closed since 2012 when former owner Rio Tinto shut down operations after almost 30 years of production.

It also revised down its expected share of hard coking coal for the year to between 7.2 to 7.8 million tonnes from 7.8 to 8.4 million tonnes.

Vutomi licences were extended into additional area of mineralization adjacent to the firm’s Frischgewaagt project in South Africa.

Met coal hits 2-month high Friday as Chinese imports of steelmaking coal from totalitarian state drops 75% during first half of the year.

The company identified a group 2 kimberlite pipe in an area known by its high-grade diamonds.

The suspension follows a pending a judgement in an urgent interdict application by the country's Chamber of Mines.