Vale warns less than two years before iron ore overcapacity Prices are expected to remain above $100 a tonne, but "the extra supply will make prices less volatile and unlikely to repeat spikes seen previously". Frik Els | October 8, 2013 | 6:50 pm
String of coal mine deaths following US government shutdown On October 1, the Mine Safety and Health Administration sent home more than half its workforce. Ana Komnenic | October 8, 2013 | 6:20 pm
Canada must have a ‘Plan B’ in case Obama rejects Keystone: report Possible scenarios include lawsuits, trade retaliation or simply waiting for a new administration, while maintaining diplomacy and keeping up pressure. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2013 | 5:11 pm
Supply surplus to hit copper prices – Antofagasta CEO On the plus side for miners, costs will also go down. Ana Komnenic | October 8, 2013 | 4:54 pm
Only five of these 18-carat gold Android phones will hit the market No wonder. Each costs about $4,430. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2013 | 3:29 pm
Canada’s Prime Minister ‘very concerned’ about claims of espionage in Brazil But he refused to comment on the potential impacts of the report. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2013 | 2:46 pm
Gold industry injected $210bn into global economy last year The paramount figure is roughly equivalent to the GDP of Ireland, the Czech Republic or Beijing. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2013 | 11:17 am
INFOGRAPHIC: China’s tighter grip on gold Charting China's growing economic power and its firmer embrace of gold. Michael Allan McCrae | October 8, 2013 | 5:35 am
Scientists pioneer the use of established technology for analyzing uranium ore concentrate samples Easily track the origin of uranium ore to interdict smuggled materials. Stephen P Wampler, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) | October 8, 2013 | 5:18 am