Calls for a nickel price that reflects strong environmental and governance standards have grown from high-cost producers such as Australia.

Eramet is expected to carry out a three-phased exploration program on these properties over the next 3-4 years.

Shares of SSR Mining have fallen 57% to $4.19 in US trading since the landslide.

Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said recently the LME should classify its nickel contracts into "clean" and "dirty" to give customers more choice.

Vares silver project in central Bosnia is Europe’s first new mine in over a decade.

London's gold price benchmark hit an all-time high of $2,098.05/oz on Monday, surpassing the previous record set on Dec. 28.