Anti-corruption body asks Rio for Oyu Tolgoi-related info

Canada-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. said its Solwara 1 underwater copper project could be delayed or even cancelled due to a dispute with Papua New Guinea over the mine ownership agreement.

An increase in demand from Chinese consumers could make diamonds an attractive proposition for investors, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch

China could take a page out of Nautilus Minerals' playbook and begin exploring for undersea polymetallic sulphide deposits.

Canadian Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM-News)(NYSE: SVM-News), China’s biggest silver miner, said Monday that production at its flagship silver-lead-zinc Ying Mine will be interrupted for about five days as a result of power interruptions.

I'm not all that thrilled to be owning Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) right now. While the company's stock has tended to be highly correlated to the price of copper, that correlation has slipped a bit. I'm guessing this has a lot to do with the violence and labor disputes at the company's Grasberg mine in Indonesia.

The Newman Government has given the green light to what will be one of Australia’s biggest mines, the $6.4 billion Alpha Coal Project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.

A second major physical iron ore trading platform, supported by major mining companies and Chinese steelmakers will launch this Wednesday, competing directly with China's new own platform in a race to create an industry price benchmark.

An increasing demand for diamond jewellery coming from China could help precious stone producers to boost sales in the following months, hinted diversified miner Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) in a release summarizing key insights from a market research.

Asian Mineral Resources' board is recommending that the shareholders turn down Norilsk Nickel's $22.3 million offer or 11 cents a share.