Dramatic video: Train with oil bursts into flames in North Dakota
Officials warn of health risks from smoke that followed the explosion.
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‘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.
Turns out the world’s ‘oldest diamonds’ are just polishing compound
Researcher says it was a "terrible mistake."
Biggest losers of 2013: Countries that lost the most on gold
Many countries' foreign reserves accounts lost big in the gold price drop this year.
Canada gives Cameco’s Millenium mine the green light
Located 600 kilometres north of Saskatoon.
Newmont’s Conga copper and gold mine could restart next year—authorities
After meeting with locals, authorities said the company is likely to gain a social license to restart operations in 2014.
Expect more write-downs coming soon to a gold miner near you
Gold sector's situation is about to get worse.
Strengthened cyclone forces Australia to halt iron ore exports
West Australian residents are taking shelter as destructive Christine is set to make landfall at midnight or early Tuesday.
China’s gold imports from Hong Kong declined by almost half in November
Imports to the mainland from Hong Kong dropped by 42% last month.
