How to find mineral deposits at the edges of ancient continents

Higher ore grades, smoother operations.

In February Kinross took a $3.2 billion write down attributable largely to Tasiast.

Barrick looking to re-finance some of its heavy debt burden.

"Interest from private equity in sector is the highest I have ever seen"

Labour tensions rising ahead of mining sector wage negotiations.

A draft bill leaked to the media last week shows the government is planning to amend the current law to avoid paying compensation to foreign miners.

But the outlook for 2014 is decidedly more bearish.

How the mighty have fallen.

"Financial problems at OGX are immediate: the result of a culture of over-promising and under-delivering".