Gold seen cracking $1,600 as Fed goes for cut, cut, cut, cut

Illegal gold excavation and scrapping, worth about six billion rands per year (about US$550 million), is today the lifeblood of Johannesburg’s informal economy.

Thanks to the festive and marriage season, which fuelled demand for otherwise dull market a few months ago.

What’s the connection between access to water, human rights and mining projects? It’s a complicated area where the vast challenges that lie ahead can only increase as the century progresses.

“With this mining policy we can no longer be ignored or imposed upon"

Gold prices experienced a dramatic comeback Monday after falling sharply in overnight trading due to Switzerland’s rejection of a proposal to boost the country’s gold reserves.

The country’s congress passed Friday legislation to increase mining royalties from 5% to 10%.

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

Canada is tying foreign aid to overseas mining development. It’s touted as “win-win,” but in Burkina Faso there are already some losers.

The law provides a standard for the US to follow in finalizing its own rules requiring payment disclosure