The Latest Breaking News from Gold

Beaconsfield mine reopening delayed again after costly copper theft attempt

An attempt to steal copper wire at the mine, which attracted global attention in 2006 after a deadly accident, will delay plans to resume operations, the "devastated" company says.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2023

Dick Fosbury, the Idaho Olympian who revolutionized high jumping, dies at age 76

Dick Fosbury, the Olympic gold medal winner who went on to settle in Idaho, died at the age of 76 from lymphoma on Sunday morning, his publicist Ray Schulte confirmed on social media.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Dick Fosbury dies at 76; high-jumper known for ‘Fosbury Flop’

Dick Fosbury started using the unconventional Fosbury Flop in high school high jump competitions in Oregon and went on to win the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023

High jump revolutionary Dick Fosbury dies aged 76

Fosbury won Olympic gold in 1968.

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023

Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who changed high jump forever, dies aged 76

Oregon athlete who invented the Fosbury Flop won historic gold medal at Mexico City games in 1968

The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023

Three boys aged 11 and 12 arrested after 14-year-old threatened with knife for his gold chain in 'terrifying ordeal'

He was unhurt but left 'understandably shaken'

Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023

Peter Bartlett tells court he was 'stunned' by gold theft allegations against 'protégé' Patrick Keogh

Well-known mining entrepreneur Peter Bartlett has told the trial of his former "protégé" that he was in "shock", "stunned" and "broken" when Patrick Keogh was accused of stealing gold and repeatedly "begged" him to change his statement.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2023

Perth Mint warned of potential US commodities law breaches, but did not publicly reveal scale of issue

Documents show the Perth Mint potentially breached commodities regulations in 23 US states, but did not publicly reveal the scale of the concerns.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2023

Legendary athlete Dick Fosbury dies after “changing the high jump forever”

American Dick Fosbury, the man who changed the face of the high jump discipline forever and won a gold medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, has died at the age of 76

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

What time does Cheltenham Festival start tomorrow?

‘The Greatest Show on Turf’ returns to Cheltenham Racecourse across four action-packed days of racing

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023