Summers drops out of Fed race. Gold jumps 2% Janet Yellen, now the clear frontrunner, is considered the main architect of the Fed's quantitative easing program under which gold has gained 60%. Frik Els | September 15, 2013 | 10:01 pm
Mongolia opens new door to world’s richest coking coal fields Mongolia is offering infrastructure companies ways to swap investments for equity in 6.4 billion tonne Tavan Tolgoi met coal deposit. Frik Els | September 15, 2013 | 9:47 pm
Mine collapse kills 28 in north Afghanistan A coal mine in a remote area of Samangan province collapsed on Saturday after a gas explosion. Frik Els | September 15, 2013 | 6:58 pm
Billionaire miner Robert Friedland sounds off "We’re much closer to the bottom of this cycle than you imagine. This is not the end of the super-cycle." Tommy Humphreys | September 15, 2013 | 6:22 pm
Sandvik Mining introduces new narrow-vein development drill Sandvik Mining has introduced the new Sandvik DD211 underground hard rock mining development drill for narrow-vein applications, featuring safety upgrades and more automation for increased production. Sandvik | September 15, 2013 | 4:49 pm
Top scientists overstate global warming: leaked UN report "It is not a bible, it is a scientific review, an assessment of the literature." MINING.com Editor | September 15, 2013 | 12:02 am
VIDEO: Investment banker turned gold broker makes home deliveries Savneet Singh at age 29 and at the height of the global financial crisis co-founded a concierge service for gold investors. Frik Els | September 14, 2013 | 10:00 pm
Family Christmas-tree farm 0. Gold mine 1 The Higgins family who rejected $300,000 for their 3ha property were the only owners still standing in the way of the 90,000oz/year gold mine. Frik Els | September 14, 2013 | 8:18 pm
Queensland wants to take uranium mining applications next year Last uranium mine in the Australian state closed more than three decades ago. Frik Els | September 14, 2013 | 7:15 pm