Mining companies operating in Russia improve environmental transparency – WWF

India's cabinet has launched two gold savings vehicles to to put the 20,000 tonnes of gold held privately to more productive use.

Experts believe the troubles affecting gold producers in South Africa go way deeper than a slump in prices for the metal or the usual cycles the mining industry experiences.

"The combination of higher nominal opportunity costs and lack of inflation has hardly ever been bullish in the past 40 years, " says investment bank.

Glencore's bold move and huge jump in Chinese concentrate imports light fire under copper price.

The companies are expected to make an official announcement on Wednesday.

Deutsche Bank recently provided a graphical snapshot that covers the returns of a wide span of assets both YTD and since the mid-August meltdown.

Supply for the year, however, is expected to increase by 9% to 7.91 million ounces, owing to the recovery in the country’s output following strikes in 2014, as well as increased platinum recycling.

Gold prices began this week on a slightly negative note as prices drifted back towards their lowest levels since mid-August.

Mining employs about 440,000 in South Africa and makes up more than half of its exports.