Chart: Which countries are falling behind in gold mine production
India tops the global ranking with demand nearly 50 times that of its mined supply.
A story about copper and its usefulness as a gauge of economic activity was MINING.com’s top story of the year.
Stories about renewables, fracking, jobs and scientific break-throughs generally did well.
MINING.com was re-launched in February, using more of blog-style format. Traffic has quadrupled, and we thank our readers for the support.
Measured on pageviews, here is a countdown of the top stories this year: