IMAGE GALLERY: The leach tank break at Ranger Mine Crumpled. Michael Allan McCrae | December 19, 2013 | 4:51 pm
Mining ranks fifth – occupations projected to add the most new jobs Agriculture, manufacturing and utilities are all expected to see declines. Michael Allan McCrae | December 19, 2013 | 4:20 pm
Gold price collapses pass the $1,200 mark It plunged as much as 3% to $1,198 an ounce, the lowest price in almost six months. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 1:00 pm
China’s government likely behind country’s gold hoard—report Already the world's biggest gold producer China is set to overtake India as the No.1 gold importer. But where is all that gold going? Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 12:10 pm
Who owns the biggest Bitcoin wallet? The answer might be obvious to those who have been following the Silk Road saga. MINING.com Editor | December 19, 2013 | 5:00 am
Iron ore, met coal prices slump as Australia ramps up exports The price of iron ore slumped to a 7-week low and metallurgical coal traded at its lowest level since August on predictions of a massive spike in exports from top producer Australia. Frik Els | December 19, 2013 | 12:15 am
Biggest US coal plant closures of 2013 Over the next decade, US power companies have planed to permanently retire nearly 28,000 megawatts of coal-fired generating capacity. Ana Komnenic | December 18, 2013 | 11:53 pm
India won’t ease gold import restrictions Gold jewellers dismayed. Ana Komnenic | December 18, 2013 | 8:36 pm