Metal price jumped to a new high last week as stockpiles hit a 47-year low.

Iron ore production rose by 15% on increased output from Brazil's Minas-Rio and South Africa's Kumba mine.

The Corani deposit in southern Peru is one of the largest fully permitted silver-polymetallic deposits in the world.

Dialogue with the government could lead to policy modifications, Chief Executive Octavio Alvidrez says.

The Brazilian mining giant churned out 89.4 million tonnes in the third quarter compared with the 87.3 million tonne average analyst estimate.

A chamber of the court ruled on Tuesday that the charges filed by state prosecutors in Minas Gerais should be filed through a federal court and not a state one.

The TAM deposit lies approximately 3 kms north of the Alpala deposit, the main target in the Cascabel concession.