Freeport pours cold water on Barrick Grasberg tie-up

Mikhail Prokhorov acquired Mercator Minerals through a friendly merger with his company Intergeo MMC.

Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings.

Terrorism, regime instability and resource nationalism, are the main risks mining investors will face in 2014.

Share price drops more than 6%.

First solar plant for the mining sector in the Coquimbo region will be inaugurated this Friday.

Whether the men were wearing safety harnesses is a significant part of the investigation that could take several months.

Responsible mining is 'one of the most viable ways to sustain our communities,' said Williams Lake mayor.

Chief Andrew Mackenzie highlighted he will base future decisions on BHP's "four key pillars": coal, iron ore, petroleum and copper.

But British Columbia is expected to become the fastest growing economy by 2015.