Mining in Ecuador halted as govt issues orders to stay home

Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. announced Oct. 21 that new drilling at its 100%-owned San Miguel Project in northern Mexico is likely expanding the bulk minable resource in the San Francisco deposit.

The miner beat estimates after logging a 16% jump in Q3 nickel production, taking total output of the metal this year to 201,400 metric tons.

The move is seen by analysts as an attempt to strengthen the firm’s image.

The equipment maker beat analysts' expectations and the stock is skyrocketing in premarket trading.

The equipment maker is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings Thursday.

Arsenic in concentrates.

Changing its name to Lundin Gold.

Tough regulations and worries about reputation have made trading commodities a source of worries for bank bosses.

The giant copper miner is also planning to sell about $8 billion of bonds over the next five years to help finance a nearly $30bn investment program aimed to revamp its aging mines.