Meet the Israeli middleman said to have 'stripped and flipped' First Quantum's DRC mine. Mining

Good news. Some fees for the street. Sandstorm Gold increases bought deal to $130 million. Yahoo

Gold Fields CEO: Reduction in Guidance, Two Operations Are Struggling(video). Bloomberg

A Grandmother "Whose Birth Date Could Not Be Confirmed", Discovered As Brazil's Wealthiest Woman, Controlling a $13B Fortune. Bloomberg 

Spanish fresco restoration botched by amateur. BBC

Christie’s First Online Auction Sells $820,000 in Wine. CNBC

SEC sets new ‘conflict minerals’ rules. Mining.com

Is Gold Heading To $4,500? Peter Brimelow, MarketWatch

Russia Issues Revised Privatization Plan For More Than 1400 State Owned Companies. MarketWatch