The Indian government has said it will review the tax on unbranded gold proposed in the latest union budget bust said there would be no backing down from the increase in import duties

GoldCorp CEO, Chuck Jeannes says the group is far more interested in early stage gold projects than just "trading dollars for future production".

Lumina copper hits its longest copper-gold-moly intercept to date and, more importantly, it sees significant mineralization in wide step-out drilling.

Shares in the platinum miner have dropped as much as 7.4%, the lowest intraday price since Oct. 10 after its loss per share in the six months through December widened.

India's polished diamond trade saw a sharp decline in February following the imposition of a2% import duty by the Indian government on polished diamond imports on January 17, 2012.

Graphite has been a hot commodity of late and one Canadian junior looks to have capitalized on market sentiment through a proposed C$15 million financing.

The Gold Industrialists' Union says the country's gold production growth could slow to 3% this year owing to declining output from key several mines.

Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland says the escalating shortage of skilled workers is a major concern for executives globally as the industry presses ahead with projects in increasingly tough and remote places.

A source close to the matter says billionaire Oleg Deripaska is prepared to buy RUSAL's 25% blocking stake in Norilsk Nickel to resolve the shareholder row at the company.

The country's leading copper miners, Codelco and Anglo American, say operations are normal and there was no serious damage after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit central Chile on Sunday.

Predictions of a Chinese hard landing seem over-pessimistic and demand for industrial metals, gold and silver is likely to continue unabated as a controlled economy, coupled with rampant capitalism, keeps growth well and truly going.

According to the exchange's president, HKMEx will launch yuan-settled gold and copper futures contracts by July to tap into the growing Chinese investor demand for commodities