Kinross to up output at Paracatu by 24%

But prediction of a rise above $100 a tonne in the "near future" may not be enough for smaller producers as the big three flood markets.

Write-downs also hurt bottom line, yet production robust.

They would be going for the northern portion of the massive iron ore deposit, seized from Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and mining giant Vale in April.

The143-kilometre seawater pipeline is operational

Toronto-based miner has already spent $5 billion on the Chile-Argentina project first launched in 2006.

No signs of production slowdown in major coal-exporting countries.

It's a trend already established in China where only 25% of insulated and overhead cables use copper versus 60% in developed economies.

Division encompasses the Spence and Cerro Colorado copper mines.

Gold reserves of 4.2 million ounces at an average grade of 1.22 grams per tonne