Lucapa Diamond boosts Lulo mine resource by 35%

Newcrest now expects production of 2.25-2.35 million ounces of gold for the full-year ending June 30.

The machinery manufacturer logged earnings of $2.82 per share on revenue of $12.9 billion, surpassing expectations.

The announcement is the last of a string of difficulties Anglo has faced with the iron ore mine, which was expected to produce 16 million tonnes this year, but that will now generate just 3 million tonnes.

The iron ore producer reported a 2 percent fall in third-quarter iron ore shipments on reduced demand in China.

The use of the pit as a tailing storage facility means the miner will sacrifice remaining gold and copper reserves to help it return to full production after a dam collapse halted operations at the underground mine complex.

Full Metal Minerals wants to buy the Puhipuhi Gold Project.

Gold particles are helping researchers track the diversity of individual cancer cells circulating in the body.

Merger creates a mid-sized copper miner, with an expected annual production of about 73,000 tonnes of the metal.

The Perth-based miner plans to raise its Australian manganese production by 6 percent to 3.3 million wet metric tonnes.