Artisanal miners’ associations aren’t always popular but they do help cut pollution and rehabilitate land.
The well-heeled flock to a marble-clad hotel in a city renowned as a smuggling hub for gold.
Concept design duo Jana + Koos have drawn inspiration from the city of Johannesburg for their current collection, titled ‘City of Gold Diggers’.
Alleging asset stripping and illegal gold sales from the mine, liquidators warn of an Aurora rerun
If guilty, the five major institutions could be sued in SA for deals done locally
The commodity rallied as an ADP research institute report showed US companies added less jobs than was forecast.
Amcu will face its biggest hurdle yet as strikes in the platinum and gold industry reveal wide divisions within the union.
The NUM and Solidarity have laughed off the wage and living allowance increase put forward, adding to fears over strike action in the sector.
Thousands of Chinese nationals have been deported from Ghana in a crackdown on the plunder of the country’s gold by illegal miners.
Gold climbed higher than it has done in the last two weeks after Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus would be introduced slowly.
Minister of Mining Susan Shabangu says she is confident that an agreement can be reached, but analysts have said unions are under pressure to deliver.
Knocked by a strong dollar and dogged by outflows from exchange-traded funds, gold has fallen for the eighth of nine sessions.
Large gold shipment from New York to South Africa has set off rumbles in the business world.
Many investors have lost hope that the gold price — which has plummeted to its lowest level in two years — will ever get back to its 2011 mark.
When Nigerian-American businessman Kase Lawal courted Thabo Mbeki in an oil deal South Africa got screwed. Now he is cosying up to Jacob Zuma.
Investors are again flocking to bullion, which is giving the markets some comfort, says <b>Sharda Naidoo</b>.
As the price of gold rests near record highs, people from Spokane to Bangkok are selling jewelry or buying bullion.
Are Krugerrands a sound investment?
Tens of thousands of small-scale Sudanese prospectors are undertaking hazardous expeditions across barren areas to search for gold.
Talk of a bubble making you jittery? Here’s why the experts haven’t suggested you sell the yellow metal.
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/ 9 September 2010
A reader wants to know how to invest in gold without using a large lump sum.
A reader is concerned that we are entering a depression that will put his investments at risk — particularly the equity component.
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/ 30 October 2009
Harmony Gold said on Friday gold production for the first quarter exceeded its own forecast, rising 6% from the preceding quarter.
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/ 16 January 2009
Job losses will be widespread as mining companies restructure in view of weaker demand and lower resource prices, a consultancy said on Friday.
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/ 19 December 2008
China is set this year to become the world’s largest physical market for gold, precious metals analyst GFMS said on Friday.
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/ 9 December 2008
SA gold production in October fell 14,4% year-on-year, Statistics South Africa announced on Tuesday.
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/ 5 December 2008
The JSE remained in the red by midday on Friday weighed by resources and gold stocks, which remained under pressure.
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/ 28 November 2008
The JSE slipped into the red by noon on Friday as profit-taking set in by market participants looking to cover their shorts ahead of the weekend.
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/ 20 October 2008
Gold Fields estimates that South African mine closures due to fatalities last week have cost it about 300kg (or close to 10 582 ounces).
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/ 17 October 2008
Harmony Gold, South Africa’s third-largest gold producer, on Friday said it remained "bullish" about the gold price.
The time has come for people to stop buying monthly bus and train tickets and rather put their money in gold.
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/ 15 September 2008
Gold injections can treat arthritis and silver coating fights infections. Peta Bee reveals the practical uses of precious metals in medicine.