US targets illegal North Korean coal sales with new sanctions

Prices for the radioactive metal have fallen more than 50% since the Fukushima disaster in 2011

Coal has washed up very close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Australian authorities said, following an investigation into complaints of black dust on nearby beaches.

Strike at Escondida, export ban and smelter problems at Grasberg and community clashes at Las Bambas.

Shareholders will be the main beneficiaries of the company's cautious approach to capital expenditure in the last three years as it will pay bigger-than-expected divvy of $1.70 per share.

The world's top diamond producer by output in carats fetched $358 million in rough gems and $7.28 million in polished rocks last month.

The Madhya Pradesh government will take ownership of the assets, including all the land, plant, equipment, and diamond samples recovered during exploration.

Should the government go ahead with all the recommended shutdowns and suspensions, global supply of nickel will drop by about 8%.

The price of nickel rose sharply last week as traders placed bets on supply pressures reverberating from a decision by the Philippines to close almost two dozen mines.

Miner says that each month of delay in obtaining approval to export means production would be reduced by 70 million pounds of copper and 70,000 ounces of gold.