Agrimin’s unit signs farm-in deal with Rio Tinto for copper-gold licenses in Australia

More supply will likely drag prices lower, as the metal already touched a one-year low of $8,680 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange last week and is down more than 10% this year.

A waterproof camera is expected to reach Monday the area where the miners are believed to have been working and where the shelter is located.

A high-grade copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in British Columbia will now be developed by Desert Star Resources (TSXV:DSR).

It’s unknown whether the two workers are alive, as authorities have been unable to make contact with them.

The placing is at a 15% premium to SolGold's closing price on Thursday and at a 12% discount to its peak share price of 46.75p on May 26.

While the measure allows the company to resume full operations, Barrick said it plans to gradually restart them.

The world’s largest mining company announced that Ken MacKenzie has been elected to succeed Jac Nasser

Excelsior Mining (TSXV:MIN) investors have seen a stellar 2017, with the stock up 30% over the last month and 41.2% year to date.

Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.