August 10, 2013

Fourteen dead after Indian coal mine collapses

Illegal mining operation to blame.

August 10, 2013

Newcrest braces for rough start of the week

The gold miner is set to report one of the largest losses ever posted by corporate Australia.

August 10, 2013

Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved

News triggered mixed reactions, as project may imply a loss of $1.2 billion for Queensland's manufacturing sector.

August 10, 2013

Mongolians could have a stake in one of world’s largest copper mines

Country's government may soon convert its shares in Rio Tinto’s $6.6 billion Oyu Tolgoi mine into a public company.

August 10, 2013

Greenland offers exploration homerun potential

Greenland’s becoming the new frontier for those in the mining industry who explore for, find, and develop (to a certain point) the world’s future mines.

August 10, 2013

US Mint unveils 2013 First Spouse gold coin designs

The first coin is expected to go on sale this fall.

August 9, 2013

Got vault? – Gold Miners weekly recap

The recent construction and leasing of massive vaults in major Asian financial centres is just one more piece of evidence that physical gold is in high demand and flowing from…

August 9, 2013

Gold under-performing stocks in 2013; prices fall over 8%

Amid gloomy sentiment across various markets, gold is turning out to be a worse investment avenue than stocks so far this year, yielding double the losses compared to equities.

August 9, 2013

Silver short squeeze

Silver has suffered a miserable year so far, bludgeoned by gold’s unprecedented selling anomaly.

August 9, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Causes and costs of downtimes for surface miners

47% of downtime at mining operations is caused by hydraulic power and belt drive failures.