Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 06 or 1.6 percent, to $3.76. Pan American Silver Corp. rose$. 08 or. 5 percent, to $15.35. Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose$. 16 or 1.7 percent, to $9.55.
Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 32 or 1.2 percent, to $26.69. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell$. 04 or. 6 percent, to $7.16. Newmont Mining Corp. rose$. 25 or. 6 percent, to $39.37.
Arch Coal rose$. 27 or 5.3 percent, to $5.32. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 99 or 3.1 percent, to $32.99. Peabody Energy rose$. 40 or 2.0 percent, to $20.17.
Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 02 or. 5 percent, to $3.80. Pan American Silver Corp. rose$. 17 or 1.1 percent, to $15.44. Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose$. 19 or 2.0 percent, to $9.58.
Arch Coal rose$. 14 or 2.8 percent, to $5.19. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 95 or 3.0 percent, to $32.95. Peabody Energy rose$. 24 or 1.2 percent, to $20.01.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 19 or. 7 percent, to $26.82. Newmont Mining Corp. rose$. 42 or 1.1 percent, to $39.54.
Arch Coal rose$. 15 or 3.0 percent, to $5.20. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 32 or 1.0 percent, to $32.32. Peabody Energy rose$. 08 or. 4 percent, to $19.85.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. rose$. 15 or. 6 percent, to $27.16. Newmont Mining Corp. rose $1.07 or 2.7 percent, to $40.19.
Hecla Mining Co. rose$. 02 or. 5 percent, to $3.84. Pan American Silver Corp. rose$. 21 or 1.4 percent, to $15.48. Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose$. 18 or 1.9 percent, to $9.57.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- The Arkansas House delayed a vote on a proposal to provide a company with $125 million in state financing to help build a new steel mill in northeastern Arkansas. The legislation would authorize Arkansas to issue bonds to provide a loan and pay some of the construction costs of the $1.1 billion steel mill.
SINGAPORE, April 5- London copper was steady on Friday, not far from 8- month lows hit the prior session, buttressed by the Bank of Japan's unprecedented stimulus and biding time ahead of a headline U.S. jobs report with top consumer China out on holiday. *Copper on Thursday plumbed its lowest since Aug. 3 at $7,331.25 a tonne.
Hecla Mining Co. rose$. 25 or 7.0 percent, to $3.82. Pan American Silver Corp. rose$. 67 or 4.6 percent, to $15.27. Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose$. 31 or 3.4 percent, to $9.39.
Barrick Gold Corp. rose$. 31 or 1.2 percent, to $27.01. Gold Fields Ltd ADS rose$. 30 or 4.3 percent, to $7.20. Newmont Mining Corp. rose$. 65 or 1.7 percent, to $39.12.
Arch Coal fell$. 03 or. 6 percent, to $5.05. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 42 or 1.3 percent, to $32.00. Peabody Energy fell$. 38 or 1.9 percent, to $19.77.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- The Arkansas House is set to vote on a proposal to provide a company with $125 million in state financing to help build a new steel mill in northeastern Arkansas. Monte Hodges of Blytheville sponsored the bill and says he'll present it before the full House on Thursday.
Barrick Gold Corp. rose$. 38 or 1.4 percent, to $27.08. Gold Fields rose$. 20 or 2.9 percent, to $7.10. Newmont Mining Corp. rose$. 35 or. 9 percent, to $38.82.
Hecla Mining Co. rose$. 17 or 4.6 percent, to $3.74. Pan American Silver Corp. rose$. 44 or 3.0 percent, to $15.04. Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose$. 22 or 2.4 percent, to $9.30.
Arch Coal fell$. 04 or. 8 percent, to $5.04. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 53 or 1.6 percent, to $31.89. Peabody Energy fell$. 47 or 2.3 percent, to $19.68.
LONDON, April 4- Rio Tinto has hired investment bank Macquarie to sell its majority stake in the Northparkes copper mine in Australia, a source familiar with the matter said, adding to a growing list of planned divestments.
LONDON, April 4- Copper inched up on Thursday but was still hovering around its lowest level in eight months on concerns about high inventories and weak global demand, especially in top metals consumer China. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was trading at $7,405 by 1502 GMT, slightly up from Wednesday's close at $7,386.50.