Hochschild temporarily shuts Peruvian operations on virus worries

Here is one interpretation of how much is left on Earth.

Giant equipment maker sees strong fundamentals and changing mining dynamics keeping the price of copper above $3 a pound.

"Worst case scenario" for Mexican mine in final year of its life says Vancouver-based gold giant.

But some of the nation's resources that are considered among the world’s largest, such as the Simandou iron ore deposit, face both financial and political challenges.

George Soros has doubled his stake in YPF SA, the state-owned oil company in Argentina, which sits atop some of the world’s largest shale oil and gas resources.

President Danilo Medina vetoed bill creating a National Park, which would have blocked the expansion of Glencore's Falcondo mine.

Authorities say the firm violated 16 environmental rules at El Soldado copper mine, located about 130 km northwest of capital Santiago.

Tension has been a feature of the copper market since the middle of last year but, so far, the net result has generally been stalemate and prices have moved sideways.

As of this year, the mine produced 37,000 ounces of gold.