Norilsk Nickel buys Soviet-era copper concentrate for $1.1 billion

Euro area manufacturing expands for the first time in two years.

The three lawsuits against the miner over alleged shootings and gang rapes at a Guatemalan project will be allowed to proceed in Canada.

At issue: Tasmanian devil populations.

Federal environmental agency rejected the proposal in 2010.

Up 5% on the markets

Selling Barrick Energy for C$455 million.

Eldorado Gold CEO Paul Wright's $18.7 million pay package was mostly made up of bonuses, share options and a more than generous pension plan.

Through Belarusian Potash Company (BPC).

Backing from Ukraine's largest mining and steel producer.