Ivanhoe accelerates feasibility study for Platreef palladium project

Appian Capital founder Michael Scherb: "You're now seeing the same changes in mining that happened in oil and gas which is now heavily supported by PE"

New York court must decide by September whether or not it accepts Vale and BSGR request to dismiss the lawsuit that claims they conspired to steal Rio's rights over the asset.

The world's leading commodity trader stock slumped to a record low Wednesday after it revealed it swung to a steep first-half loss of $676 million.

Since the recovery of the first large diamond from Karowe in 2013, the firm has found 216 gems at the site.

The red metal dropped to $5,012 on trading on the London Metal Exchange, approaching the level of $5,000 it last hit in late 2008.

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

Results confirm high grade mineralization zones at the firm's Agbaou gold mine, in Côte d’Ivoire.

The company's action on spending follows sharp falls across commodity prices this year.

Total bullion demand dropped 12% in the second quarter of the year, due in part to directionless prices, the WGC says.