Why gold loves arsenic

The partners in Canada's Gahcho Kué mine, Mountain Province, said the planned acquisition opens up some potential new options for the operation’s future.

The miner expects daily copper ore output at its Chilean mine Sierra Gorda to increase by 18% next year from current levels.

Dore bars fell from the sky.

Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects.

“The media bubble around clean energy doesn’t reflect reality,” said Alan Svoboda, an executive director of Seven Energy.

UK investigators raided home of former investment banker to look for evidence connected with a bribery investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto Group.

The dispute is part of a long-running battle for control of Nornickel, a $30 billion company that is one of the world's top nickel producers.

The average price of its gem-quality diamonds fell by 9% in 2017, it said, citing "changes in the product mix".

Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.