Friedland confident Congo copper mine will be world’s second-largest

The firm mined 93,624 ounces of the yellow metal in the three months to end September and it also maintained its full-year production forecast of 420,000 ounces of gold.

Figure is based on preliminary assessments of the damage caused to water, flora, fauna, and wildlife, as well as official information on water quality.

The head of the iron ore division, Andrew Harding, defens Rio's own plans to ramp up ore production.

Cameco’s Cigar Lake mine is set to become one of the world’s biggest by 2018.

A proposal that the Swiss National Bank should hold a fifth of its assets in gold and be prohibited from selling the precious metal in the future would severely restrict its ability to conduct monetary policy, the WSJ reports.

Anglo's chief warned the company plans to take severe measures over the next two years.

Gold seems to be the most ancient metal.

B.C.’s Mines Ministry says release could jeopardize the outcome of several government investigations into the case.

Calgary-based Baytex Energy reached settlement with a group of families who claim were forced from their farms over odours.