Glencore buys major stake in troubled Aussie iron ore miner

South African miners believed to suffer from the world's highest tuberculosis rates

Extremely unusual

From silver-lined prophylactics to iron Buddhas from space, 2012 has seen some strange and fascinating stories on the topics of both base and precious metals

While long neglected compared to gold some analysts believe silver could be the single best investment option of the decade

Chief lawyer for SouthGobi denied permission to leave Mongolia two months ago

Share prices dive yet CEO Terry Burgess still refuses to rush into a purchase

Adrok, the Scottish “virtual drilling’ technology” development company has announced expansion plans which will see the company invest almost £1.8million in new staff and equipment over the next two years.

World's number one copper producer is not ramping up production as expected.

The notable flops, failures and flameouts of the year.