The detailed claim alleges there were misrepresentations in Barrick's public disclosure relating to Barrick's development of the Pascua-Lama mine located on the border between Chile and Argentina.
Austria, unnerved by Germany's experience with the US Fed and mindful of Brown's Bottom, is sending auditors to London to verify existence of its bullion reserves.
Susan Shabangu, highly criticized for her handling of a strike in the platinum sector, was booted out from a cabinet that now includes South Africa's first black minister and a first openly gay official.