The capital projects comeback

Centamin issues in Egypt go back to 2012, when a court cancelled its mining license for Sukari, the firm’s only producing mine, and the country’s first large-scale modern gold operation.

Trans Tasman Resource project will vacuum iron-rich seafloor sands, to later extract the desired titano-magnetite for export to Asian steel mills.

If anything, experts agree gold will continue to build on last week's gains.

Silver has a reputation for being gold’s less desirable sister, but make no mistake, silver may still be a golden opportunity to invest in.

Prices go from $136,000 to $272,000, depending on the size.

Pillot Gold is snapping up junior Cadillac Mining, which owns the early stage Goldstrike project in Western Utah, in an all-share deal valued at nearly 20 cents per share.

The government of Kyrgyzstan has approved Centerra's mine plan for 2014, after the company threatened to shut operations at the country's largest gold deposit.

Located in the country's historic Yukon gold belt, it has the potential to produce 3,000 to 4,000 ounces of gold per year.

Since 1970 the average number of barrels of oil can that can be bought with one ounce of gold is 15. The ratio has now fallen to below 12.