Speculative heat keeps copper market bubbling

The least corrupt country was Denmark.

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

That would constitute a substantial rally after Friday's 4% drubbing of the red metal in New York.

The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.

The sum will be given on the completion of the sale of 15% of its Solwara 1 project to an entity nominated by Papua New Guinea.

Edmund C Moy, Fortress Gold strategist and former US Mint director, discusses paper versus physical gold, Asian demand, central bank mistrust and Fort Knox.

By promising top shareholder Chinalco, Rio's stakes in Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou.

Founding managing director Mike Young among the ones leaving the company.

Copper price falls to 8-month low, but world's top producer and industry bellwether says it "will sell less, because we have less".