Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination

Move will leave up to 12,000 jobless and it is likely to sour the already fractious relationship between the government and mining companies.

The deals that were and those that failed. Here is MINING.com’s shortlist.

Monetization of treasury bonds to the tune of $300 billion will not be nearly enough to solve our country’s financial problems.

Mine safely.

The $7.5m fine was imposed following the Triangle Tailings Pond dam breach in May 2011 and other environmental missteps over a period of 18 months.

There should be a significant rally in junior resource stocks in the early days of 2015.

The security guard, a long-time employee at the Masbate gold project, was killed by a fellow guard on Saturday, following an argument between the two.

The market for coloured gemstones is on fire, with pink diamonds, rubies and sapphires achieving record prices. This infographic sheds some light on the situation.

Ottawa should have consulted First Nations before introducing two omnibus bills that sparked the "Idle No More" protests, in 2012.