Philippines president repeats desire to “close all mining” after landslides

Copper prices dropped for the second straight day on Thursday.

The company reported 50,000 tonnes of uranium in inferred resources.

Canada should not take for granted its position as a mining industry giant.

Bumi CFO Scott Merillees will not stand for re-election.

The giant miner revealed, however, a spike in first-quarter production, which sent the shares up 1.9% to 3,028p in London and received a pre-market gain estimated in 4.6% to $46.40 this morning in New York.

There are no reports of nuclear reactors affected by the massive quake.

No matter what happens to the 'supercycle', it's been a great decade for major commodities traders.

Ahmadinejad pays a visit to uranium giant Niger.

The move comes as the nation gets ready to sign up to the Norway-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).