Russia ban, Fiat Chrysler drive palladium price to new record high

We're not in 2008 – plotting global economic growth against commodity prices shows metals and mining sell-off is disconnected from realities on the ground.

Canadian junior and mid-tier mining companies also raised 62% more capital in the second quarter than in 2014.

The price for the two assets could rise to $500m from $200m, depending on an eventual recovery of copper prices and the execution of an expansion plan for the Mantoverde mine.

Mick Carew, a research analyst with Haywood Securities, hopes we have found the bottom of the commodity cycle but expects M&A activity to continue apace through the rest of this year and into 2016.

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence. US equities are at a precipice: fueled by low rates and quantitative easing for years, they have finally started to tumble from record highs.

New techniques for tailings treatment and sulfide ore recovery will see low-cost environmentally friendly heap leaching take another giant leap forward.

First Nation support for resource projects has become increasingly important to their success.

In the last year, spot platinum prices have slumped by almost a third.

The company had said in June it lacked the inside edge to make owning the precious metal worthwhile.