Copper price soars to highest since 2014 on vaccine hopes

Fire shrinks Mt Whaleback iron ore production, but output at world's largest copper mine Escondida in Chile jumps 23%.

Delayed ramp-up at Escondida, mine sequencing at Kennecott.

Companies have until Nov. 2 to sign up for the auction and the winner will be announced on Dec. 20

A waddle of penguins has stopped a $2.5bn (£1.9bn) mining project in Chile.

The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and investor demands are rising for this "hot commodity."

Company said it expects production of between 50,000 and 55,000 ounces of gold from its new mine in south-western Mali to bring total metal production for 2017 to between 530,000 and 570,000 ounces of gold.

The project will be the Japanese company’s first desalination plant and it is estimated to require an investment of around $623 million (70 billion Yen).

Increase won't enough to push price above $3 a pound for the entire year, Mining Minister Aurora Williams said on Wednesday.

Magdalena Odarda says Blue Sky Uranium's exploration is taking place at sites of paleontological significance.