ANIMATION: Gold ETF winners and losers since 2003

The calculations are based on a silver price of $25 per ounce and a gold price of $1,450 per ounce.

The world saw record bar and coin demand last year - 28% higher than in 2012.

Iron ore price up 3.7% from steelmaking raw material's rule-of-thumb level as China stockpiles imports and shuts out low-quality domestic supply.

The greenfield focus is on copper porphyry targets in Chile and Peru.

Another blow to number one iron ore producer Vale's strategy to change dynamics of 1.2 billion tonne seaborne trade.

For the first time in a decade, Australia's unemployment rate has hit 6%.

Down Under’s richest living prospector Mark Creasy, just got US$167 million richer.

Evaluating rare earth projects is a tricky business, and the ambiguous reporting methods some companies use don't make it any easier.

More so than other industry executives, mining execs believe that using mobile technology can be a life-saver.