Russia’s Polymetal says its ore, gold reserves rose in 2018

Three workers died on board in 2012 and fresh inspections have revealed severe safety breaches.

The company is defying coal price slump with increased production driven by expansions at its Australian mines.

Swiss support for referendum that would force the Swiss National Bank to hold 20% of its reserves in gold falls in latest poll.

PotashCorp. still plans to close the old mine.

The U.S. largest bank still plans to perform"traditional” activities in commodities such as financing, hedging, trading warrants on the London Metal Exchange and the vaulting of precious metals.

Costs and challenges for mining the Arctic, meanwhile, on their way up.

Sources close to X2 Resources, Davis' new company, have cast doubts on reports that the firm had made an offer.

Bullion purchases seen as shoring up the foreign exchange reserves Russia has been forced to sell amid a plunging ruble. Western sanctions and the falling price of oil are to blame.

About 500 workers will lose their job.