OceanaGold boosts exploration target at Waihi

Liu Han, 48, was found guilty of 13 charges, including murder, running casinos and illegally selling firearms.

The suit says the agency may kill the project before mine plans are finalized or it’s evaluated through the permitting process.

Iron ore prices came back from the dead Wednesday on worries over a shutdown of Australia's largest export port.

He said rivals BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Vale has put too much pressure on prices through their aggressive brownfields expansions.

This year iron ore is down 27% hitting a fresh low of $97.50 on Tuesday, echoing 2011 and 2012 when the price dropped by a third in a matter of weeks.

"Now that we broke through $100, I think that's a very bearish sign. It shows you there's a lot of supply around"

Iron ore price gives up 2% on Friday falling to a 21-month low as Chinese steel price drops to record low.

Vale says mines are not economically feasible under current market conditions.

Canadian mining and metals deals plunged 51% in terms of value and 13% when it comes to volume in the first quarter of 2014. Yet results show a sustained improvement, says EY's latest report.