Sibanye shuts gold mines in South Africa as strike turns violent

Government will also introduce new environmental laws.

Penchant for engaging in vitriol.

Pressure on the government to find solutions is mounting.

Local activists are protesting the Peruvian judicial system, the local district attorney and the state police force.

Earnings dipped from $196 million to $170 million and production increased from 588,358 to 648,897 ounces, year-over-year.

Investors now see huge value in oversold precious metal producer Allied Nevada.

The world's 40 largest miners announced a massive $45 billion in writedowns last year.

Parties are currently considering a potential restructuring deal to form a joint venture that would own Centerra's flagship Kumtor project.

It was used to smuggle guns to revolutionaries in Haiti, carried money and gold and it was at the centre of a mutiny.