Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. , the U.S. unit of Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau SA, said first-quarter net income rose to $163 million from $133.5 million a year earlier.

Daniel Major, head of the resources division of Deripaska's Basic Element company, said Thursday that the firm would make a final decision next week on whether to participate in the July 17 contest for the ...

Highbank Resources Ltd. , is pleased to announce it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire a 100% interest in the Murvey and Mace molybdenum Prospecting Licenses located in the County of Galway, ...

Kazakhmys Plc , Kazakhstan's biggest copper producer, rejected a 7.1 billion-pound offer from Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.

ArcelorMittal has sued Esmark Inc., the parent company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., and a joint venture that was trying to buy a Maryland steel plant for $540 million, alleging breach of contract.

Today's closely watched U.S. government report on global agriculture could dump a little cooling rain on overheated fertilizer stocks, as analysts see a risk that plantings of fertilizer-intensive corn crops ...

Stillwater Mining Company today reported net income for the first quarter 2008 of $3.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, on revenue of $173.0 million.

Timminco Limited today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Louvem Mines Inc. , announces today its financial results for the first quarter, which ended March 31, 2008.

Diamond prices have remained very firm in recent months, even though the biggest diamond jewellery market is struggling.

Mining company Gold Reserve Inc. says its permit to develop a gold and copper deposit in Venezuela's biologically diverse Imataca Forest has been formally rescinded.

Fortescue has done it, and others are lining up for a crack, writes Jamie Freed.