Zimbabwe set to retrieve trapped illegal miners, more casualties expected

Blasting operations have been suspended

They'll go from $340 to $5,400 beginning this month.

A visual look at people, production, reserves and economic impacts.

South African police have arrested a former project director for Canadian rare earths-focussed Great Western Minerals Group’s (GWMG) on suspicion of fraud and money laundering.

Global Witness said there are gaps in European Union sanctions on Zimbabwe that may allow diamond revenue to continue funding the military.

2012 was a difficult year for gold miner AngloGold Ashanti.

The measure comes in response to violations of safety and environmental laws and a failure to pay mineral royalties.

Workers returned to work Wednesday morning after a one-day strike, but company lost 3,886 ounces of platinum production.

China alone has 66 iron ore mines under construction adding 435 million tonnes a year.