Labour action threatened after half the workers at El-Abra mine in Chile – jointly owned by world's top copper miners Codelco and Freeport – were let go.
By Black Monday, speculators on the gold futures market were well positioned to go bearish on bullion again and stop the momentum of safe haven buyers.
The 64-year-old American-Belgian citizen has become the first businessman ever arrested for suspected involvement in the illegal trade of “blood” diamonds.
Graham Howell, Partner and Principal Structural and Geotechnical Consultant at SRK Consulting (SA), has been elected as a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE).