A tenth of the world’s tailing dams have had stability issues

Authorities are calling them the "the billion dollar diamond fields," though little exploration has taken place so far.

Anthony Munk is the son of Peter Munk - the founder of Barrick who stepped down last month.

Analysts say it could soon become one of the world’s largest producers of the precious metal.

This is the first time since 2010 that emissions increased compared with the preceding year.

A researcher from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics says there are likely 'few' ore-bearing asteroids.

If it goes through, Goldcorp will be the No. 1 gold producer in the Canadian province of Quebec.

China increased imports of iron ore 10% last year to 820m tonnes, but a bigger jump in stockpiles and a flood of new supply have pushed prices down 3% this year.

Miners enjoy heavy gains on Friday as the gold price continues 2014 climb.

Canadian Business' list of Canada's most well-to-do shows which billionaires lost the most in 2013.