On the last of a three-day national hearing, BHP and Rio acknowledged they were in ongoing discussions with auditors from the Australian tax authority.
Lydian International stock up after saying changes to Armenian legislation could save it $100 million in operating costs at its 2.1moz Amulsar project.
Quebec's $1 billion Capital Mines Hydrocarbures fund is close to buying equity stakes in mining projects outside iron ore worth as much as $200m a shot.