Metso divests some of its industrial rubber conveyor belt manufacturing Metso has agreed to divest certain parts of its industrial rubber conveyor belt manufacturing and related sales and services operations. Metso | September 3, 2013 | 5:52 pm
MICROMINE signs Academic Agreement with Camborne School of Mines MICROMINE, the leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, has signed an Academic Agreement with the internationally renowned Camborne School of Mines (CSM), University of Exeter. MICROMINE | September 3, 2013 | 5:49 pm
Gold price vaults past $1,400 Goldman Sachs raises second half gold price forecast on inflation, Syria fears. Frik Els | September 3, 2013 | 5:19 pm
Fission Uranium to acquire Alpha Minerals Alpha Minerals is up 4.92% in mid-morning trading to $7.62 a share. Michael Allan McCrae | September 3, 2013 | 3:31 pm
Woman loses £300 diamond to a chicken The dangers of owning fowl. Ana Komnenic | September 3, 2013 | 3:19 pm
Atlas Copco lays off 163 employees "Continued weak global demand for mining equipment." Michael Allan McCrae | September 3, 2013 | 2:14 pm
Gold effective in prostate cancer treatment "It’s well on the way to becoming the norm." MINING.com Editor | September 2, 2013 | 7:55 pm
India cuts gold’s import tax From US$461to $458 per 10 grams. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2013 | 7:52 pm
Justin Bieber loses $40,000 gold chain at Toronto nightclub It happened during an altercation with a club-goer. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2013 | 7:13 pm