A crypto tycoon, banking heir and the mysterious fight for gold

Canadian Lumina Copper Corp. (CVE:LCC) fell 8.5% Tuesday after the company hinted its expected sale will have to wait as it plans to carry a study at its Taca Taca massive copper/gold/molybdenum deposit in Argentina.

Only two months after swapping CEOs, Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has announced its chief financial officer, Paul Barry, is leaving the company “to pursue other interests.”

Renowned investment guru Stephen Leeb says China is pushing for a stronger yuan in order to cut the cost of its commodities purchases.

The better-than-expected non-farm payrolls numbers may mean that the Federal Reserve will end QE3 sooner rather than later.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez’s easy re-election has given him another six years as the head of the oil-rich South American country. It has also given mining and oil companies another reason to look for greener pastures.

Montreal's Osisko says it has staked out some one million hectares of ground in an – as yet unnamed – "emerging gold rich mineral belt in Mexico".

The Royal Canadian Mint unwrapped bountiful array of new collector coins.

Canadian Timmins Gold Corp. (TSE:TMM) said Tuesday it produced 25,153 ounces of gold from its San Francisco mine in Sonora, Mexico, in the third quarter. This represents nearly 49% more than a year earlier.

First ore from the massive copper-gold-silver mine is expected to be processed within six weeks of China and Mongolia signing the final power agreement.