Agnico Eagle expands stake in First Nordic to 13%
First Nordic is finalizing its acquisition of the Oijärvi gold project in Finland.
CASHED-UP Rio Tinto is expected to post a first-half net profit of more than $US8 billion ($A7.3 billion), driven by prices of iron ore, aluminium and copper. The earnings season gets into full swing tomorrow when the miner reports, with consensus among