Caterpillar retail sales drop 12% in first three months of the year

Imports of rare earth minerals from China plunged in 2012, while Japan-sourced supplies more than tripled

Tensions between locals and overseas mining interests escalate

Mosaic sold more potash at the end of 2012 than it predicted and Canpotex's new-year's eve deal sets global ball rolling.

New survey reveals significant anti-foreign sentiment

Australia's coal industry shed more than 8,000 jobs in the past six months

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Doima, a small town in central Colombia, about 80 km West of the capital Bogota, to oppose a proposed AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) (JSE:ANG), gold processing plant for its 100%owned La Colosa project.

The operation —a joint venture between BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP), Anglo American (LON:AAL) and Xstrata (LON:XTA)— produced 34.6 million tons of coal last year, 4% more than the projected 33.3 million tons and exported 32.8 million tons, 2.5% over the 32 million ton target.

Sepro is currently completing the engineering design and equipment procurement for the Sample Plant, which will include scrubbing, sizing, crushing, DMS and recrush sections.

The SEC is accusing Nekekim Corp. and its CEO of deceitfully luring hundreds of investors to spend $16 million on a fruitless gold mining venture.