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• Final Glance: Coal companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:05 PM ET

  Arch Coal fell$. 12 or 2.8 percent, to $4.13. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 80 or 2.5 percent, to $31.14. Peabody Energy fell$. 34 or 2.0 percent, to $16.48.

• Final Glance: Gold companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:05 PM ET

  Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 89 or 4.7 percent, to $18.01. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell$. 25 or 4.2 percent, to $5.67. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 69 or 2.1 percent, to $31.90.

• METALS-Copper falls as Bernanke outlines plans to cut stimulus Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 5:57 PM ET

  *Copper price touches lowest level since May 3. NEW YORK/ LONDON, June 19- Copper slid to six week lows on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke outlined plans for reining in the U.S. central bank's massive bond-buying program, comments that boosted the dollar and knocked assets considered more risky.

• PRECIOUS-Gold hits 1-month low on Bernanke's reduced stimulus talk Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 4:13 PM ET

  NEW YORK/ LONDON, June 19- Gold fell to a one-month low on Wednesday after the U.S. The precious metal fell further after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said at a later press conference on the Fed's decision that "The committee currently anticipates that it will be appropriate to moderate the monthly pace of purchases later this year."

• Midday Glance: Coal companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 1:19 PM ET

  Arch Coal fell$. 11 or 2.5 percent, to $4.15. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 46 or 1.4 percent, to $31.49. Peabody Energy fell$. 18 or 1.0 percent, to $16.65.

• Midday Glance: Gold companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 1:19 PM ET

  Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 40 or 2.1 percent, to $18.50. Gold Fields fell$. 12 or 2.0 percent, to $5.80. Newmont Mining Corp. rose$. 09 or. 3 percent, to $32.68.

• Midday Glance: Silver companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 1:19 PM ET

  Hecla Mining Co. rose$. 01 or. 5 percent, to $3.28. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 09 or. 8 percent, to $11.76. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 18 or 2.6 percent, to $6.79.

• Early Glance: Gold companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:32 AM ET

  Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $18.88. Gold Fields fell$. 09 or 1.5 percent, to $5.83. Newmont Mining Corp. rose$. 29 or. 9 percent, to $32.88.

• Early Glance: Coal companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:32 AM ET

  Arch Coal fell$. 07 or 1.6 percent, to $4.18. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 14 or. 4 percent, to $31.80. Peabody Energy fell$. 36 or 2.1 percent, to $16.46.

• Early Glance: Silver companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:32 AM ET

  Hecla Mining Co. rose$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $3.27. Pan American Silver Corp. rose$. 01 or. 1 percent, to $11.86. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 03 or. 4 percent, to $6.94.

• Australia's Intrepid faces tough fight over Indonesia mine Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:07 AM ET

  MELBOURNE/ JAKARTA, June 19- Australia's Intrepid Mines Ltd is learning that business in Indonesia is personal as it wages a difficult fight to win back rights to a $5 billion copper and gold prospect in East Java.

• METALS-London copper languishes near 1-1/2 mth low, Fed in focus Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:46 PM ET

  *Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was almost flat at $7,005 a tonne by 0113 GMT, after falling on Tuesday to its lowest since May 3 at $6,965.

• Final Glance: Gold companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:02 PM ET

  Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 52 or 2.7 percent, to $18.90. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell$. 12 or 2.0 percent, to $5.92. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 85 or 2.5 percent, to $32.59.

• Final Glance: Silver companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:02 PM ET

  Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 08 or 2.4 percent, to $3.26. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 26 or 2.1 percent, to $11.85. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 10 or 1.4 percent, to $6.97.

• Final Glance: Coal companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:01 PM ET

  Arch Coal rose$. 16 or 3.9 percent, to $4.25. Consol Energy Inc. fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $31.94. Peabody Energy rose$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $16.82.

• UPDATE 3-Brazil mine bill would double top royalty rate Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:44 PM ET

  RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18- Brazil, a major producer of iron ore, gold, copper and other metals, unveiled a long-awaited bill to reform its 46- year-old mining code on Tuesday, proposing a doubling of the current top royalty rate and stricter rules for opening new mines.

• CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 2-Brazil mine bill proposes royalty hike Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:32 PM ET

  RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18- Brazil, the world's second-largest producer of iron ore, unveiled a long-awaited bill to reform the country's 46- year-old mining code on Tuesday, proposing royalties of up to 4 percent, double the current rate. Murilo Ferreira, chief executive of Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore exporter, said the bill would hit miners hard.

• UPDATE 2-Brazil mine bill proposes doubling top royalty to 4 pct Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 2:43 PM ET

  RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18- Brazil, the world's second-largest producer of iron ore, unveiled a long-awaited bill to reform the country's 46- year-old mining code on Tuesday, proposing royalties of up to 4 percent, double the current rate. Murilo Ferreira, chief executive of Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore exporter, said the bill would hit miners hard.

• Midday Glance: Gold companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 57 or 2.9 percent, to $18.85. Gold Fields fell$. 11 or 1.7 percent, to $5.94. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 93 or 2.8 percent, to $32.51.

• Midday Glance: Silver companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 05 or 1.4 percent, to $3.29. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 16 or 1.3 percent, to $11.95. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 09 or 1.3 percent, to $6.98.