Emerging world buys gold as West wobbles
Central banks of emerging market countries have added more than $10bn of gold to their reserves this year, in a sign of waning faith in the West's benchmark bonds and currencies.
Gold producers, unions to resume talks
Gold mine workers and producers are to resume wage talks aimed at ending a strike that is costing the companies up to $25 million a day in lost output.
Deal reached to end gold strike
A strike in South Africa's gold mining sector has ended after a two-year wage deal was clinched, unions and the Chamber of Mines say.
Gold slides on US trade breakthrough
Stocks have risen while gold and the yen dropped as investors cut safety trades after Washington reached a last-minute deal to escape default.
Harmony creates new executive post
Harmony Gold has created a new executive position to accelerate the execution of its safety and health strategy.
Wits Gold ready to develop, says new CEO
Former head of Anooraq Resources, Philip Kotze, has been appointed new CEO of Wits Gold and says the group is ready to move from being an explorer to a developer of mines.
Two dead, five injured at Gold Fields’ KDC
Gold Fields has announced the death of two employees at its KDC East mine after a seismic-related accident.
Colombia’s comptroller warns AngloGold
The use of water resources for a major AngloGold Ashanti project in Colombia could threaten agriculture and human populations, says the country's comptroller.
Chinese plunge into marginal projects
Hong Kong-listed Wing Hing International is pushing ahead with the R4bn acquisition of two marginal South African gold projects on the back of some highly optimistic projections.
Gold miners set to strike
Tens of thousands of gold miners will stop work on Thursday, adding to a wave of strikes and potentially costing the gold mining sector $25m a day in lost output.