Alicanto Minerals has reported a maiden resource of 500,000 oz at its Arakaka gold project, in Guyana. An independently calculated maiden resource of 9.1 million tonnes has been estimated for the project, grading 1.8 g/t gold for 520,000 oz of contained gold.

Glencore, the world's biggest thermal coal trader, said it plans to lay off contractors at its coal operations in Australia's New South Wales state due to a prolonged market downturn.

The Ekati diamond mine, in Northwest Territories, Canada, is being prepared for a restart, with 60 furloughed employees to be recalled with effect from early December.

Colombian coal mine Cerrejon has requested the Labor Ministry convene an arbitration tribunal to solve a dispute with its largest workers' union and lift a more than 70-day strike.

The strike began on August 31 after Cerrejon and union Sintracarbon were unable to reach agreements over pay rises, as well as health, education and living benefits for workers