Despite everything that's been thrown gold's way, the precious metal has managed to hold its own, falling only slightly below the key $1,300 per ounce level.

Karl Simich, Managing Director, Sandfire Resources, says the copper space comprises of large mines that are difficult to take over whereas the gold mining sector has smaller assets that are ripe for picking.

A modest uptick for wages in the United States is not going to jolt the Federal Reserve into raising interest rates sooner than expected, according to Dennis Gartman.

"You want to own gold in yen terms," he says.

Gold will break out of a narrow band of trading in which the precious metal has been stuck for 12 months and will head towards $1,700 an ounce or higher as central bank moves and production problems increase the demand for gold.

Looking at the sell-off in gold, oil, copper and other commodities, strategic investor Dennis Gartman says, it feels like the market is growing irrational.

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Shares of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. gained more than 5 percent in aftermarket trading on Thursday after majority shareholder Rio Tinto PLC disclosed that it is reviewing the company's board and management structure in advance of likely changes.

Gold ended last year in violent fashion, dropping 21 percent in less than three months. The sudden move, coming as equities rebounded in December, raised doubts among many investors about the sustainability of a trade that has been a winner for 10 years.

Toronto's commodity-heavy stock index hit its highest level in two months on Tuesday as healthy Chinese import data and a constructive outlook from U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa boosted confidence in resources and the global economy. Base metal miners were among the most influential gainers, jumping 3.2 percent, as copper prices surged on stronger than expected Chinese imports, which brightened the demand outlook for industrial metals.