Copper price highest in 6 weeks as flooding in China raises supply concerns

They are demanding hazard pay for subcontractors.

BHP Billiton Ltd.’s $10.8 billion of deals to exit its troubled U.S. shale unit will allow Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie to shower investors with returns. It may also be a chance for him to bow out on top.

Billionaire Anil Agarwal in July said he planned to offer around $1 billion to take London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc private, a move that has rekindled speculation his ultimate aim is a deal with miner Anglo-American.

30-year reserve life.

The world's second-biggest exporter of steelmaking coal stuck to its annual production forecast of 26 million to 27 million tonnes.

The company might have found an exciting copper deposit in Brazil.

Golden Triangle.

Lundin Mining Corp launched a hostile takeover bid for fellow Canadian base metals miner Nevsun Resources Ltd on Thursday, saying it had failed to convince Nevsun's board to agree to a friendly deal over the past nine months.

An end to an eight-week long strike at the Mount Polley copper mine may be in sight, following a tentative agreement reached between the union and Imperial Metals (TSX:III).