Sprott faces operations challenges at Chile mine

Talks aimed at preventing a November 10 strike at Antamina copper mine, broke down this week.

African Barrick’s North Mara mine, Tanzania’s largest gold producer, has been a flashpoint of clashes between locals and security forces for many years.

Fresh Chinese weakness pushes iron ore price to lowest since June 2009, but rising premiums for high-quality lump imports offers some hope.

Three workers died on board in 2012 and fresh inspections have revealed severe safety breaches.

The company is defying coal price slump with increased production driven by expansions at its Australian mines.

The U.S. largest bank still plans to perform"traditional” activities in commodities such as financing, hedging, trading warrants on the London Metal Exchange and the vaulting of precious metals.

Costs and challenges for mining the Arctic, meanwhile, on their way up.

Sources close to X2 Resources, Davis' new company, have cast doubts on reports that the firm had made an offer.

A perforation made in a subterranean water source had flooded the underground mine late Thursday.