Norway is using its wealth to lead an exodus from coal

Iron ore and oil, for ages among the strongest commodities, are on course to end 2014 as the worst performing ones.

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

Worries over tension between Russia and the West, a fresh wave of political uncertainty in Greece, and a weaker dollar helped push the precious metal through key chart levels.

The move aims to expedite the processing and sanction of pollution cases.

Export taxes to remain at 15% – 25% until at least March 2015.

If successful the technology could be used to treat many forms of environmental pollution.

The coal miner, which emerged from bankruptcy only a year ago, had warned earlier this month it might have to make “substantial” job cuts at those facilities.

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

Bundesbank confirms Germany's gold repatriation plan is still in place, but can't say if more than 2013's five measly tonnes were brought back from the US.