A corporate watchdog is alleging that local police are killing and assaulting villagers around a Tanzanian mine owned by Barrick.

Russia is a key supplier of oil, natural gas, coal, aluminum and nickel, while Ukraine is a major grain producer.

Rusal, which is not under sanctions by the US, runs a bauxite and alumina production complex in Jamaica.

Claim bolsters a lawsuit in locals allege Anglo caused widespread lead poisoning from the Broken Hill mine it had a stake in until 1974.

Nornickel's biggest shareholder, Vladimir Potanin, said the company had managed to secure alternative routes for its palladium deliveries.

Canada's capital markets seek to reinvent themselves in support of modern mining finance needs.

The LME had anticipated nickel trading would restart on Friday, but the criteria for restarting had not then been met.