De Beers consolidates Canadian, South African assets

"No one wants to be the first to move, given how risk averse the mood is."

Governments around the world have become increasingly attentive to rare earths as their strategic value has become clearer.

The country's coal industry has faced a number of challenges in recent months.

Experts say the average price of gold is expected to fall this year for the first time since 2002.

Anglo American Platinum may cut as many as 14,000 jobs and mothball two mines.

Two doomsday scenarios.

"If your name isn't on the list, you can't come in"

Copper operations were mostly unaffected by the measure.

Co-chairman John L. Thornton seems to be the chosen successor.