Energy-starved France mulls burning more coal to keep lights on

Mina do Barroso mine could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.

The device is capable of detecting 0.1 percent hydrogen in the air in less than a second.

If rubber-stamped by the senate, the move would give state-run KGHM a bit more room to breathe, as the miner has been struggling with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical problems and higher-than-expected capital spending in the past years.

After months of being ignored in favor of market darling palladium, platinum is finally getting some attention from investors.

The mine would be built on one of the largest platinum mining concessions in the country.

Oil prices jumped to five-month highs this week, pushed higher by a bullish cocktail of supply outages, geopolitical unrest and a sputtering shale sector.

KGHM's foreign assets have struggled with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical problems and higher-than-expected capital spending.

The world’s second-largest economy expanded its gold reserves for the fourth straight month, adding to optimism that central banks globally will continue to build holdings.

Natural diamond supply is estimated to come off this year and continue to incrementally decline through at least 2021, which should be supportive of diamond prices and thus miners.