Shell, partners approve huge $31 billion LNG Canada project

Output from the rest of Anglo's diversified mining assets rose, but it wasn't enough to offset underperformance at its platinum mines.

The exchange would bid to be involved in a new process, which may turn the current twice-daily gold price-setting conference call into an electronic auction.

Authorities are is planning to send a letter to the Colorado-based miner saying that it has defaulted on its contract and, therefore, is “negligent."

About 6.2 million shares changed hands by 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, significantly more than the daily average of 1.3 million shares a day.

The business world has recognized a need for viable alternative energy solutions, and investors are now pouring in their cash.

The company also said that ore from its Cigar Lake mine, in Canada's Saskatchewan, would not be milled until early 2015, instead by the end of the year.

The firm that operates the global price benchmark confirmed it has begun a request for proposals (RFP) process to find a new administrator for the fix.

The Toronto-based firm has shown president and CEO Jamie Sokalsky the door two years into the job, and less than three months after a breakdown in merger talks with its largest rival.

The world’s second-largest mining company’s produced 139.5 million metric tons of iron ore in the six months through June, while its shipments rose 20% to 142.4 million tons.