Saudi King names first royal energy minister

If the steel-making material loses another $2 a tonne, it will be the lowest since October 2009.

Better footing in the long term.

Involves splitting electric utilities generation businesses, exporting nuclear plants.

Operations at the miner's Batu Hijau copper and gold mine to resume soon.

Capital raising for exploration up more than 32%.

Michael Fowler, senior mining analyst with Toronto-based Loewen, Ondaatje & McCutcheon, says majors need development-stage companies with high-grade, near-term production assets

The country’s top court will decide on whether to revoke those permits in a series of hearings starting September 1.

And that's only during the construction phase.

The new repurchase program will remain active until Dec. 31, 2015.