Glencore announces $1 bn share buyback days after probe

Prices are up nearly 5% so far this month, heading for a second straight monthly gain.

A one-two-three punch saw the gold price drop more than 2% on Tuesday to trade at a three-and-a-half month low and $115 an ounce below its 2014 high.

Angry rioters attacked the nickel facility, which has been closed since early May after an estimated 100,000 litres of acid-tainted effluent polluted a nearby creek.

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.

Decision was based on the discovery of potentially dangerous construction defects, such as bad welds.

The European nation is the conduit for gold moving from West to East and business soared 77% year on year.

The Imouraren project’s production start date has been pushed back several times. It was last due in 2015.

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.

Tenova Mining & Minerals announced today that its furnace specialist Tenova Pyromet has been awarded a significant contract by KCC Engineering & Construction (KCC), Republic of Korea, to build a mineral wool facility.