Candelaria copper mine in Chile sweetens offer to striking union

The decision of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to devalue the yuan by 1.9% sent most mining stocks and commodities down the slippery slope.

Stock markets in Canada and the United States fell sharply on the news that China had allowed the yuan to drop 2%.

Simon Moores, managing director of London-based Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, and the firm's analyst, Andrew Miller, provide insight into minerals that they say need to shed their labels as traditional commodities and embrace their future as niche, raw-material solutions for a growing list of technology manufacturers.

Commodity markets change cyclically, and there is money to be made buying undervalued precious metals and energy juniors, including the handful of companies Palmer names in this interview with The Gold Report.

The mining giant is watching every single expense, including those related to safety equipment.

About 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater, triple previous estimates, have poured from an old Colorado gold mine into local streams since Wednesday last week.

Codelco, the world's No.1 copper producer, confirmed it will start legal actions against protesters this week.

The cuts represent 14% of what was once a 4,300 workforce.

According to local newspaper El Mercurio, the unnamed fund is buying Anglo's Mantoverde and Mantos Blancos copper mines.