A larger than expected jump in job creation in the US sent global markets higher on Friday, but gold went the opposite way.

Safe haven buying on Ukraine escalation not enough to stop gold's slide as investor sentiment turns decidedly bearish.

Vancouver's Corvus Gold lost nearly 6% on Thursday after releasing latest results from drilling at its North Bullfrog project in Nevada.

In light of the Indonesian mineral ore ban that came into force on January 12th 2014, Wood Mackenzie says the aluminium industry - particularly in China - faces a challenge to address a growing shortage of the raw material bauxite, an aluminium ore.

The LIBOR scandal broke almost two years ago, and the banks found responsible for manipulating that key index are still dealing with lawsuits. Meanwhile, allegations of gold market manipulation have been simmering for over a decade and grew into an inferno after the spot price dropped dramatically last spring.

On October 30, 2013, Stans Energy Corp., a Toronto-based firm focusing on heavy rare earth metals, and its subsidiaries filed a claim for arbitration under the Convention for the Protection of Investor’s Rights to which Kyrgyzstan is a signatory.

"One thing is for sure the price will not go below $110 on a sustainable basis," thanks to high cost Chinese producers and pick-up in European demand.

PANalytical Boulder will award selected students a TerraSpec® 4 Hi-Res mineral spectrometer to support mineral analysis research in mining, energy or geothermal applications.

The gold giant's ongoing dispute with Mexican landowners could affect 2014 production at its currently halted Los Filos mine.