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The 93 mines in India's richest state of Goa, 90 of which are iron ore producers, have been force to halt operations after a government-backed inquiry said they were illegal and didn’t have the basic environmental permits to operate.

Canadian Barrick Gold continues to be at the centre of a local political controversy as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, Nigel Wright, is now the subject of a formal conflict of interest probe.

If you are one of those people so worried about coal and iron ore prices hitting historical lows and other issues affecting the mining industry that you forget to check the weather forecast (and usually arrive to work absolutely drenched), then keep reading.

AngloGold Ashanti’s CEO, Mark Cutifani, said gold projects in Colombia are one of the company’s key current priorities and that it has used its first-mover advantage in the country to build a strong position in what he called “the world’s most prospective new gold district.”

London-listed Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said Wednesday it recovered two new diamonds from the on-going sampling programme on the Libongo palaeoplacer project in Cameroon.

Just as the Bronze Age catapulted human civilization to new levels, critical metals are changing the way we live today. Rare earth elements, the group of resources used in the production of several high-tech goods from weapons to cell phones, seem to be leading the way. But why are these elements so important and what exactly are they? The folks at Visual Capitalist have put together one of their famous infographic explaining just that.

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has scrapped plans to purchase exploratory land in the area adjacent to the Olympic Dam project.

Chinese mining stocks are amongst the big winners in the wake of signalling by both Wen Jiabao and Ben Bernanke that central banks on either side of the Pacific are set to pursue further stimulus measures.