London gold fixing under increasing scrutiny The London fix —a benchmark rate used by mining companies, jewellers and central banks to buy, sell and value gold— may have been subject to manipulation in the last few months. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2013 | 2:08 pm
South Africa’s growth hits four-year low due to strikes The country’s gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 0.7% in the period, down sharply from the 3.2% in the second quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2013 | 12:11 pm
Woodside chairman to head up major CAT distributor WesTrac Starting April of next year. MINING.com Editor | November 26, 2013 | 9:28 am
Greenpeace-commissioned report slams plans to develop world’s largest coal deposit "The project's economics don't stack up," authors from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis wrote. Ana Komnenic | November 26, 2013 | 1:30 am
VIDEO: Hydraulic shovel made from syringes goes viral Future mechanical engineer. Michael Allan McCrae | November 26, 2013 | 1:05 am
Were tectonics responsible for the ‘Great Dying’ 250 million years ago? Roughly 252 million years ago, 70% of land species and 90% of ocean species were wiped off the planet. MINING.com Editor | November 26, 2013 | 12:58 am
Australians ‘short changed’ by mining boom, main trade union says Wealth has flowed to few individuals, a CFMEU claims. Ana Komnenic | November 25, 2013 | 11:55 pm
African ecstasy drug bust yields 2.2 pounds of uranium 90 ecstasy tablets, 2.2 pounds of uranium. MINING.com Editor | November 25, 2013 | 11:30 pm
Coeur Mining buys royalty company Coeur, the largest US-based primary silver producer, outbid Blackhawk Resources to acquire Global Royalty for $23.8 million. Ana Komnenic | November 25, 2013 | 10:57 pm