BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal from province over exploration tax claim for Galore Creek.

For the first four months of the year, the market was in a 69,000 tonnes surplus compared with a 110,000 tonnes surplus in the same period a year earlier.

Miner will open a new office in Singapore to help lead the push around the region.

Pedro Castillo, a teacher from the highlands with no previous experience of national politics, takes office July 28.

The Panguna mine was operated by BCL, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and subsequent civil war.

Castillo says he wants to increase spending on healthcare and education by raising the funds from mining tax hikes.