Freeport-McMoRan posts Q3 profit boosted by gold prices

Two miners have been trapped for six days at the Delia mine, part of Canadian Mandalay Resources' Cerro Bayo complex

Despite a hot zinc market, Switzerland-based Nyrstar (EBR:NYR) has unloaded another of its zinc mines, this time the Campo Morado mine in Mexico.

Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.

The growing market for electric vehicles will significantly impact demand for copper over the next decade, according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association.

It's a well-known fact that copper was used by ancient peoples to make some of the earliest tools and artwork.

Operations at the silver-gold mine have been suspended until further notice.

The Robertson Property located about 96km (60 miles) south of Elko, Lander County, Nevada.

Stuart Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.

First Majestic Silver's (NYSE:AG,TSX:FR) La Encantada silver mine in Mexico should be back into the ore within weeks after a labour disruption halted production in May.