Semafo suspends operations at Boungou mine after Burkina Faso attack

Output at Canadian gold mines surged 29% last year, surpassing South Africa for the first time in history. US production dives more than 8%.

Jury-rigged safety gear.

Outcome will say a lot about the long-term prospects for the industry.

Toronto-based gold miner also cuts production outlook and raises costs for 2015.

Total of five executed.

Many are already likening the new Silk Road undertaking to the Marshall Plan

Burkina Faso may encounter some short-term choppiness.

Mountain gorillas.

Problems with South Africa's main electricity provider, Eskom, are crimping the plans of major mining companies that depend on regular power provision to run their operations, an energy users group has warned.