JSW Steel, led by billionaire Sajjan Jindal and India's third-largest maker of the alloy, will import 6 million tonnes of iron ore this fiscal year compared with no shipments a year earlier due to production cutbacks at home.

Gill Marcus received a 0.4% pay rise this year, indicating that one of the most prominent opponents of excessive executive pay in Africa's most advanced economy practises what she preaches.

India is expanding a covert uranium enrichment plant that could potentially support the development of thermonuclear weapons, a defense research group says, raising the stakes in a regional arms race with China and Pakistan.

Peruvian copper mine Las Bambas expected to fetch $5-6 billion.

Potash suppliers have agreed to cut prices for Indian buyers on existing contracts to help them cope with the impact of a weaker rupee.

Mongolia's reputation as a desirable investment destination has taken a battering recently.

James River Coal Co reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss as cost cutting made up for a sharp decline in coal prices and shipments.

Mining equipment manufacturers are making improvements to machinery that they hope will deliver productivity gains for customers and counter falling orders.

Gold stayed on track for its biggest weekly rise in a month on Friday, supported by a drop in stock markets and comments from a Federal Reserve official that dampened talk the U.S. central bank is set to curb monetary stimulus.

Gold prices are looking even more vulnerable after April's price crash.

Company reported a drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday as lower iron ore sales weighed on its revenue.

Gold Fields La Cima SAA announced that Mr. Juan Luis Alfredo Kruger Sayan has resigned from his posts of Chief Executive Officer effective March 15, 2013