Hong Kong firm develops tech to detect lab-grown yellow diamonds

In Tracking the trends 2014, Deloitte uncovers the pressing trends facing the mining industry in the year ahead and offers strategies that companies can employ to adapt to changing industry dynamics.

The Korea Exchange will use 1 gram units of bullion of 99.99 percent purity to spur liquidity and delivery will be in 1 kilogram bars.

While resource nationalism is still a major risk for miners, corrupted governments can be equally or more detrimental to the industry.

"24 million tonnes of super-cooled gas per year, or just over three billion cubic feet a day."

Now that the country's wedding season is in full swing, premiums demanded by Indian gold traders from jewelers are shooting up again.

"We will deliver the expansion at an estimated capital cost of more than $3bn below previous expectations."

India's millions of wedding jewelry buyers are being forced to melt down hoarded gold.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has a few reasons to smile.

"We were talking to them about the impact their policies have on the energy mix of the world."