Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills 11

Zinc prices will continue to gain in 2015, but all bets are off if a not unlikely stockpile shock panics buyers.

The discovery — located approximately 95 km northwest of Cusco— contains both light rare earth elements (LREEs) and heavy rare earth elements and metals (HREEs).

The move aims to expedite the processing and sanction of pollution cases.

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The security guard, a long-time employee at the Masbate gold project, was killed by a fellow guard on Saturday, following an argument between the two.

Eduardo Braga (54) takes over a ministry dealing with an alleged kickback and bribery scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras.

Iron ore price drops 3.5% Tuesday to levels last seen during the emergence of the spot market.

The new law could seek to limit mining companies' ability to replace workers during strikes.

Depressed oil prices may end up helping, CEO Doug Oberhelman added.