Balfour Beatty is acquiring the US consulting and engineering company for $626m in what is set to be the largest acquisition in the construction group's history

A gradual easing of the downturn in the sector is adding to hopes that the current quarter will see a return to growth, though order books remain depressed

Closed mines are resuming production after output slumped 50% in 2008, the country's chamber of mines said.

Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said yesterday illegal mining in the country is "huge"

Hopes to create a more conducive business environment

CEO says the group is looking at an exploration company with a portfolio of mostly copper assets

Eike Batista said in an interview that he is "super capitalized"

The European aerospace company forecasts a brighter future for the industry, with manufacturers delivering 25,000 aircraft, worth $3,100bn, over the next 20 years

It helps that the long term relationship between oil and the yellow metal is currently bolstered by the declining quantity and quality of new gold exploration discoveries