Brazil’s Bolsonaro says bill to open indigenous reserves to mining, agriculture ready

Anglo's Collahuasi copper mine more than doubled output to 63,600 tonnes, way above analysts’ expectations.

Inferred resources at San Jose Mexican mine increase by 39%.

Codelco is gearing up to build one of the world's largest open pit mines high in the Andes to extend its operations through 2085.

Share prices of oil and gas firm OGX soar as CEO fired and rumours float that Eike Batista may cede control.

Gold has dropped over $500/oz and protest movements against gold miners around the world, with the help of social media, have become more prominent.

It is the third such attack on Cerrejon infrastructure — a joint venture between Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata — this year and follows seven incidents in 2012.

Freshest threat after a court froze the project earlier in the year.

After seven years of almost no growth, copper supply expansion is set to average over 4% through 2016, but the market surplus is likely to remain marginal.

Roots of the expected tie-up go back to 2006.