CHART: Baltic Dry Index has plummeted 32% since December, opening up huge gap to closely correlated industrial metal prices.

Newcrest to invest $250 million to take stake in Lundin Gold.

The CEO of Mandalay dubbed 2017 as a challenging year for his company.

Macquarie said it had been threatened with a class action lawsuit over the allegations, but no case had yet been filed.

Rio Tinto, the second biggest miner by market capitalisation, has listings in London and Australia, a headquarters in London and an Australian office.

Company became the latest top miner to report soaring profits, hefty dividends and lighter debt burden.

That's considering the combined rankings of all its provinces and territories, but Finland is the most attractive jurisdiction this year.

The Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore said its solid finances will let it to pursue more acquisitions if opportunities arise.