Lithium producers in Australia saw profits surge on the back of high prices last year.

World's biggest miner is trialling the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil to help power mining equipment.

They want to become the Exxon of the gold sector — so big that the generalist investor thinks of them when they think of gold," says analyst.

The company also shared over C$330 million with its shareholders in dividends and share buybacks.

The world’s hottest metals market at the moment is molybdenum, the obscure commodity that’s used to help toughen steel.

Although prices of fertilizers decreased towards the end of last year, it did not boost demand as farmers waited for pricing trends to stabilize.

Gold Fields shares fell 5% on Thursday after it flagged a further delay at its Salares Norte project in Chile.

Sberbank took legal action against Glencore Energy UK Ltd last year after it alleged the company did not pay for two oil consignments.