After three years of pain, can gold stocks break their losing streak and see a gain in 2014? History says chances are good.

As the large zinc mines shut down, the juniors are stepping forward to meet growing demand for the industrial staple.

Strike has already sliced $130 million off the miner's December income.

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Bosveld Phosphate spillage in late December causing major pollution of two rives, resulting in “a massive fish kill” say authorities.

Varel is a global supplier of drilling solutions focusing on drill bits, downhole products for well construction and well completion. The key customer segment is in the Oil and Gas sector, with some exposure to the mining and construction industries. The manufacturing sites are located in Houston (USA), Matamoros (Mexico), Aberdeen (Scotland), Tarbes (France), and Kurgan (Russia). The head office is based in Carrollton,Texas, USA.

The local Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ) aims to guarantee the country’s mining sector transparency and accountability.

Two of the top iron ore produces, Australia and Brazil, are set to benefit from soaring exports registered by the end of 2013.

'2013 is likely to go down as one of the worst years in the history of the fertilizer industry,' the Motley Fool recently wrote.