Venezuela sends a committee to Turkey to sign a contract enabling refining of thousands of tons of gold at central Turkish facilities.

Officials say poor villagers try to compensate earnings by pursuing illegal mining during winters.

More than 30 people have died in northern Chad after Arab fighters, crossing from neighboring Libya, attacked miners in a region in the grip of a gold rush.

Iran is stepping up production of precious metals to cushion its economy against the effects of new US sanctions.

Market figures in Iran show the prices of the US dollar and gold – two key drivers of consumer prices - have been declining over the past week in what is seen as a clear defiance against earlier predictions that sanctions could trigger a price shock in the country. 

Britain is reportedly refusing to repatriate some 14 tonnes of gold to Venezuela worth around $550 million over fears that the move could violate US sanctions against the Latin American country. 

The United States has imposed fresh economic sanctions against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

An ex-member of the anti-Iran MKO terror group details the Saudi transfer of almost $200 million worth of gold to the notorious outfit.

A top Iranian official has proposed to create a mechanism to barter Iranian oil products with African gold.

Iran’s national currency set a new record low against the US Dollar on Sunday as a result of a race that it appears to be losing on two key fronts: the greenback and the gold.