The world’s largest fertilizer producer plans to temporarily close its biggest potash mine as the impact of a Canadian rail strike continues to spread.
While Chile, the world’s top copper producer, seeks measures to quell the social unrest that exploded last month, the election of a new President in Congo has improved the country's prospects.
South African miners face a conundrum: increasing palladium and rhodium output to take advantage of soaring prices risks depressing the already fragile market for sister metal platinum.
