Seven die in Pakistan mine blast, six missing

China’s yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second-most used currency in trade finance.

In Tracking the trends 2014, Deloitte uncovers the pressing trends facing the mining industry in the year ahead and offers strategies that companies can employ to adapt to changing industry dynamics.

Mining payments to federal and provincial government coffers totalled an estimated $71 billion from 2003 to 2012.

While resource nationalism is still a major risk for miners, corrupted governments can be equally or more detrimental to the industry.

World Coal Association says Figueres's comments evidence her "lack of expertise in the mining and energy sectors."

Budget for 2014 is 9.2% lower than last year’s and well below the $18 billion total from 2011.

Worker was on her meal break.

Mexico's notoriously violent drug barons have turned to mining to both expand and diversify their sources of revenue.

"We were talking to them about the impact their policies have on the energy mix of the world."