Elmer delivers long, shallow intercepts for Azimut

Also approves expansion of Tanami mine in Australia.

The US Federal Reserve keeps rates near zero, but hints at rate cut in December sending gold tumbling more than $30.

The government is planning to open up new mining areas for gold and copper exploration.

The number of registered artisanal miners, or barrequeros, inside Colombia now top 100,000 and production should keep rising.

An additional one-year ban for the former BarkerVille Gold Mines executive.

Shares in fast-growing producer surge after drill results at Cote d'Ivoire "free dig" mine provide extensions of oxide mineralization and fresh resources.

Vancouver firm drops 12% after announcing a bought deal with bankers at discount followed up by a gold-silver-copper streaming deal with Yamana.

If you add patience to your portfolio management strategy, holding discounted oil and gas and metals mining stocks is one way to leverage the price equilibrium that will come when China's growth hits the market.

Large gold futures speculators lift bullish positions 47% to 345 tonnes, the fifth week in a row of gains ahead of crucial Fed interest rate decision.