Ariana grows resources at Salinbas project in Turkey

The Peruvian government has deployed troops near the Tia Maria copper project, to deal with the deaths of a protester and a policeman over the past week.

Overall Chinese imports plummeted 16% in April as coal enters free-fall, but iron ore's decline was modest and copper shipments jumped 5%.

Tekoa and Rick get into the ‘nuts and bolts’ of speculating in exploration stocks.

Prospecting, whether for precious or base metals, is of course the integral first step in the process of discovery, walking the bush and hammering rocks means boots on the ground.

Today we are talking about liberty, social media and the securities business with Rick Rule, the best communicator in the mining investment business, and the chairman of Sprott USA, the world’s leading natural resources and precious metals investor.

Prices of commodities are expected to remain high and to be a key driver of African growth over the next few years

Energy and mining industries, hammered by a commodity slump, are poised to be the biggest beneficiaries of looser Canadian foreign-takeover rules.

It also says it is still too early to determine long-term impacts on fish and drinking water.

Last year, the nation’s silver output reached about 3.3 million tonnes, making it the second biggest producer of the precious metal after Mexico.