"Worst case scenario" for Mexican mine in final year of its life says Vancouver-based gold giant.

The Namibia Diamond Trading Co, a joint venture with De Beers, lays charge of theft of the 78-carat stone which could be worth up to $6 million.

Investment banks says it's time to short gold.

Vancouver junior jumps 30% after picking up on the cheap a $100m mining and milling complex adjacent to its flagship Val-d'Or, Québec project.

The firm no longer expects to complete its $7.3 billion (and climbing) project in four years.

As China aims to improve its coal mine safety record, it is investing in new, large-scale mining operations with modern equipment, while also improving the safety and productivity of the medium sized enterprises. In order to assist this initiative, RMI has launched a range of high pressure pump stations which are designed to provide a cost effective pumping system; predominantly used for powering the roof support systems.

Fiscal third-quarter profit dropped 61% to $71.3 million, or 71 cents a share, down from $183.2 million, or $1.71 a share, a year earlier.

Representatives of the four largest shareholders registered in Metso's shareholder register as of September 1, 2014 are elected to the Shareholders' Nomination Board along with the Chairman of the Board of Directors as an expert member.

Throughout history, there have been a constant flow of schemes to try to manipulate the gold price and gold itself in terms of paper money.