Mining stocks in monster rally as copper price surges 8% and gold price climbs nearly $50 an ounce.

Chair Jerome Powell signaled less aggressive tightening could be appropriate going forward.

Coeur would receive $150 million cash upfront, plus additional deferred cash consideration of $50 million should the Sterling and Crown gold resource reach more than 3.5 million ounces.

Coal power generation could set a record for a second-straight year and remains the world’s biggest source of electricity.

The new Lithium Americas company will own the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada and investments in Green Technology Metals and Ascend Elements.

The world’s No. 2 bullion producer is keeping “a sharp outlook for M&A opportunities,” Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said Thursday.

An optimized life-of-mine plan that focuses on accessing the larger, higher-grade stopes of the East North zone has been completed.

Metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium have been stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater numbers, sending auto-insurance claims soaring across the country.