Gold, silver race higher on fear of second virus wave

One of these mines gets more than fives times the rain of Canada's rainiest city.

England-based supplier Miller UK won a case filed five years ago, in which accused CAT of misusing classified information to produce its own coupler, rather than buying it from them.

The company managed to sell 90,642 carats of the 92,136 carats it made available under the auction.

A look back at mining and metals in 2015 through MINING.com's most popular stories of the year.

Stanmore Coal said it would employ 150 workers when the mine reopens in 2016; half the workforce in place when it closed last year.

The mining equipment maker said business conditions continue to be tough mostly due to a slower-than-expected recovery in the global economy and weak commodity prices.

With the ruling, the massive Carmichael coal mine and rail project has moved one step closer to final approval.

The $4.4 billion deal involved international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of the U.S., Canada and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks.

The agreement, which is said to involve up to 15 banks, could be signed as early as Wednesday.