BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil

A metal implement which appears to be the toothed rail of a gear shift has been found in a lump of coal around 300 million years in age

London-listed Russian giants came close to a tie up last year.

Local media reported that Kyrgyzstan minister of economy, Temir Sariyev, implied that Centerra would have its permit revoked and a new company would continue to extract gold from Kumtor.

Central banks' 'free lunch' may be coming to an end sooner than thought.

IAMGOLD share price dip continues

Financial Times is reporting that Deloitte was in charge of auditing the working capital for ERA, while Ernst & Young conducted overall evaluation of the transaction.

The gold-copper project, set to begin production in early 2015, continues to be on hold because of social pressure.

The mining magnate continues to believe in his Colombian coal projects, despite the unfavourable market scenario.

Mongolia is planning to cancel China coal-supply contract, and has delayed Tavan Tolgoi's IPO.