Pure Gold receives amended air and noise permit ahead of Q4 production

Workers call the situation "a jobs bloodbath"

The crystal had a 30-centimetre diameter and was a city icon

Chalkstone was born out of counter-insurgency tactics used by troops in Afghanistan, but its unique methodology is now being used by miners, which can map-out power structures and counter the potentially crippling risk of strikes and political opposition.

The company that unearthed the world's second-largest diamond but has so far failed to sell it, is mulling a partnership to sell the giant stone if a buyers is not found within the next six to eight weeks.

It's the end of an era for one of Canada's oldest and most prolific gold mines.

The gold miners’ stocks have suffered a lackluster year so far, mostly lagging gold’s solid new upleg.

South Africa's mineral resources department has withdrawn its plan to impose a moratorium suspending the issuance of new mining and prospecting rights, which had drawn a court challenge by an industry group.

SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest physically-backed gold fund, saw its holdings drop more than 7 percent in July, as investors dumped bullion for other assets like equities and led it to its biggest monthly decline since April 2013.

Spot gold finished July up more than 2 percent, its best month since February, when it returned 3.7 percent.