Eramet sees higher core earnings this year after pandemic hit

It rebounded in the week ending February 10, 2017 to 90.26 from 76.28 the previous week.

The miner attributed the good results to higher metals prices, increased gold and copper output and productivity improvements.

Prices for the steelmaking commodity have more than doubled in value over the past year following near-decade lows of $38 a tonne in December 2015.

The proposed friendly acquisition will give McEwen access to advanced exploration stage properties located in the heart of Timmins Gold Camp, northern Ontario.

A large but troubled nickel mine in Finland may be back on the road to profitability thanks to a recent deal that saw commodities trader Trafigura take a 15.5 percent stake.

A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.

The three new minerals, leesite, leószilárdite and redcanyonite, will allow researchers to study how different forms of uranium can propagate in the natural environment.

Prices for the radioactive metal have fallen more than 50% since the Fukushima disaster in 2011

The bank believes that Canada’s oil patch may be "on the cusp of a new investment cycle” as oil settles into a US$50-60/bbl range.