Supply worries cloud 2014 mining outlook
But bubbly stock markets could see investors return to the sector as 2013's plunge in commodity prices make metals and minerals look cheap.
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TIMELINE: Gold price from QE1 to the taper to chair Yellen
The relationship between the gold price and the US Federal Reserve broke down in 2013. Incoming chair Janet Yellen may still bring them back together.
Unsound money and the gold price
Gold is 36% undervalued considering the growth in fiat money quantity since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Canada to liquidate first gold coins
Plan is to melt down over 200,000 gold produced by the Mint between 1912 to 1914.
Metso Corporation’s demerger registered with the Finnish Trade Register
Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on December 31, 2013 at 10:20 a.m. local time
The gold rush is over: 2013 the worst in 32 years
2013 will go down as the year when being “as good as gold” became an offense.
Copper ends 2013 near 4-month peak
Overall this year copper slipped 7.4%, but the losses were more modest than many anticipated.
Dramatic video: Train with oil bursts into flames in North Dakota
Officials warn of health risks from smoke that followed the explosion.
‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013
While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.