Physical gold ETF holdings drop to fresh 2008 Lehman-lows and silver investors pull out nearly 300 tonnes – the worst weekly performance in 19 months.

Export taxes to remain at 15% – 25% until at least March 2015.

GrayWolf introduces new multi-parameter air measurement kits that include 7", 8" or 10" tablet PCs to meet lower cost DirectSense IAQ, TVOC, TOX, HVAC and AIR applications.

The inflated expectations phase, and are now well into the trough of disillusionment phase.

If successful the technology could be used to treat many forms of environmental pollution.

The coal miner, which emerged from bankruptcy only a year ago, had warned earlier this month it might have to make “substantial” job cuts at those facilities.

The “Make in India” concept envisioned by the new government guided by its supporting policies is expected to provide immense potential to the markets in the new year.

The oil price drop that has dominated the headlines in recent weeks has been framed almost exclusively in terms of oil market economics, with most media outlets blaming Saudi Arabia, through its OPEC Trojan horse, for driving down the price, thus causing serious damage to the world's major oil exporters – most notably Russia.

The deals that were and those that failed. Here is MINING.com’s shortlist.