5 Factors that Will Push Silver to $250 an Ounce
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (4/25/13)
"Because the global silver market is relatively small, silver prices tend to be more volatile; the pounding selloff we witnessed in silver this past month is a testament to that fact. But volatility works both ways, so when silver rises, its price can explode higher." More >

Portfolio Manager Greg Orrell: 'My Belief in Gold Has Not Wavered'
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (4/24/13)
After the extreme volatility of gold in the last few weeks, OCM Gold Fund Manager Greg Orrell is more convinced than ever of the necessity of owning gold assets. In this interview with The Gold Report, Orrell lays out the rationale for buying these cheap gold stocks from around the world, including California of all places.
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Anorthosite: What It Is and Why You Should Care
Source: Sally Lowder of The Metals Report  (4/23/13)
Copper and nickel are two metals modern society cannot get enough of, but there is not enough to go around, says Rick Mills, publisher of Ahead of the Herd. Add in mounting production costs and you have a supply-and-demand disaster in the making. But when it comes to making fiberglass and aluminum, Mills says in this interview with The Metals Report that he sees a revolution in the making, and its name is anorthosite. More >

Jim Rogers: Once Gold Bottoms, We're Looking at a 'Multi-Year Bull Market'
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (4/23/13)
"The former hedge-fund manager and best-selling author believes this is a badly needed—even healthy—price correction." More >

How Low Can They Go?—Gold Breaking Points: Killian Charles
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/22/13)
Killian Charles, an analyst with Industrial Alliance in Montreal, isn't too concerned if the gold price hits $1,300 an ounce or even $1,000. He's more concerned with the gold breaking point. How low can the gold price go without breaking a project? Investors will be surprised to know that a wealth of junior miners are lean and mean enough to survive a pint-sized gold price. Charles talks with The Gold Report
about which companies have resized and redesigned their projects to make it in this unforgiving market.
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The Alchemy of Gold Investment
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (4/22/13)
"Amara Mining Chairman John McGloin discusses the key things investors should be looking for in a mining company." More >

Can Equities Cushion the Blow of Falling Gold Prices?: Peter Rose
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (4/19/13)
The recent fall in precious metals prices has investors on edge. Many precious metals equities were hurting even before the latest precious metals drop. In this interview with The Gold Report, Peter Rose, head of mining research with Fox-Davies Capital Ltd. in London, provides a European perspective on mining and advises looking at under-appreciated jurisdictions (think Europe) and neglected metals like tin, lead and zinc.
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Why Gold Really Crashed and What You Can Do About It
Source: Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money Morning  (4/19/13)
"Japan caused the biggest single one-day gold sell off in 30 years." More >

How One Slip Can Create a Copper Supply Emergency
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (4/18/13)
"The landslide in Utah is just one example of how quickly and unexpectedly the supply and demand factors facing the red metal can shift." More >

These Three Triggers Will Produce a Resurgence in Natural Resources Prices: Greg Dorsey
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (4/17/13)
Three trends will light a fire under natural resource prices and equities in the coming years, according Greg Dorsey, editor of Leeb's Real World Investing. Buying small- to mid-cap equities now and holding them as a long-term option against the metal price is a winning strategy, whether you are talking about gold, silver, copper, platinum or palladium. In this interview with The Gold Report, Dorsey shares the names of favorite companies that could profit from the expected surge. More >

Gold's Tumble: Panic or Conspiracy? What's Next?
Source: Tony Daltorio of The Gold Report  (4/17/13)
Since 2001, gold has risen more than seven times in value to an all-time nominal high in 2011 of $1,920/oz. As we all know, the price suddenly fell nearly 15% in two days, and is still bouncing around $1,375/oz. What caused the sharpest fall in the gold price since 1983? Depends on who you talk to. Reasons range from Wall Street downgrades by Goldman Sachs to fears over planned gold sales by highly indebted European countries. Other theories involve a hedge fund in trouble (a gold whale?) and conspiracies involving the Fed and others. Read on to learn experts' opinions on the cause of the fall and the opportunities the downturn presents for investors.
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The Gold Takedown: Another Glimpse into the Central Banking Matrix
Source: Nick Barisheff, Bullion Management Group Inc.  (4/17/13)
"After gold lost $84/oz last Friday and silver lost $1.81, we can conclude the beneficiaries were not gold or silver investors who panicked and sold, but rather those who are fighting to preserve the reputation of the U.S. dollar and the fiat currency model that underpins the global economy." More >

Tungsten Enters the Limelight with Bullish Fundamentals: Ken Chernin
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Metals Report   (4/16/13)
Location, processing and capital can make the tungsten market a tough place to be, but dwindling supply and insubstantial production indicate a coming price swing. In this interview with The Metals Report, Ken Chernin, equity research analyst with Jennings Capital, talks about why investors have ignored tungsten in the past and which companies could be a "tungsten global force." More >

Don't Panic, Buy Silver: Rick Mills
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (4/15/13)
It looks bad for precious metals. Gold prices have fallen hard. Explorers are hurting for money. Slim treasuries mean fewer drill programs. Scarce discovery news could lead to fewer listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange. But all is not lost. In this interview with The Gold Report, Rick Mills, owner and host of Ahead of the Herd, points to the fundamentals of silver and the opportunities for stock pickers willing to invest in small bites and wait out the inevitable market ups and downs. More >

Four Things Investors Should Know About Gold's 'Bear Market'
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (4/15/13)
"See how much money you've got at risk, and remind yourself why you got into precious metals in the first place." More >

Resource Sector Paradigm Shift
Source: Eric Coffin, HRA Journal  (4/15/13)
"I still think discoveries are the best path to salvation for individual companies and perhaps the broader sector. Maybe gold gets a big bounce in the next few weeks but with the drubbing everyone has taken I don't see traders heavily on the bid unless higher gold prices are already in the rear view mirror." More >

Thinning the Junior Mining Herd Tough but Necessary: Philip Ker
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/12/13)
A dearth of financing is culling the junior mining herd. Who will be left? Philip Ker, a mining analyst with PI Financial in Toronto, believes cash-flow generators in safe jurisdictions will continue to perform in this market. In this interview with The Gold Report, Ker talks about a few favorite companies that fit the bill. More >

What Could Ignite the Precious Metals Market?
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (4/11/13)
"The value of a position in the precious metals sector would have increased for those living in the UK or Japan, but for investors living in the United States the strength of the dollar has eroded the value of their holdings in the gold and silver space." More >

West Africa—Still Early Days with Lots of Potential: Dan Hrushewsky
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Gold Report  (4/10/13)
Jennings Capital Analyst Dan Hrushewsky sees investors' understanding of risk as directly related to the unknown. West Africa is unknown to many investors but it has a long history of mining, good infrastructure, favorable geography, many active producers and huge potential. In this interview with The Gold Report, Hrushewsky details three gold mining business models and specific companies active in West Africa that provide investors with asymmetric possibilities of limited downside and strong upside in a world-class mining jurisdiction. More >

Every Gold Coin Has Two Sides
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (4/10/13)
"Although the gold price has fallen with the strengthening U.S. dollar, the yellow metal is appreciating in Japanese yen." More >

Arie Papernick: A New Mining Investment Landscape Explained
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Metals Report  (4/9/13)
Life is difficult for junior resource companies. Not only are stocks and commodity prices moving sideways, but tax changes in Canada may signal less friendly treatment for exploration investment. But not all is grim, according to Arie Papernick, the head of equity capital markets at Secutor Capital Management Corp. in Toronto. In this interview with The Metals Report, Papernick says investors can still make money if they focus on companies that are producing or near production with an attractive capital structure and strong balance sheets. Royalty plays are another favorite. He reveals that the next big opportunity may be coming in the energy metals space. More >

Stansberry Analyst Matt Badiali's Four Rules for Finding Junior Miners to Like or Avoid
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (4/8/13)
Too many investors fall in love with a project and forget that mining is a business, says Matt Badiali, editor of the S&A Resource Report. And business is tough these days. Still, a lot of companies' share prices have been unfairly cut down as investors who need to liquidate are selling good stocks on good news in an attempt to get a slightly higher price. These top 25% firms represent great bargains right now if you pick using the rules that Badiali sets out in this Gold Report interview. More >

Gold to Remain in Demand Medium to Long Term: Commerzbank
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (4/8/13)
"Expansionary monetary policies are not easing but accelerating worldwide, thus destroying the value of money leaving gold as the prime store of wealth in the medium to long term." More >

The Casey Downturn Millionaires' Message: Why David Galland Is Answering His Broker's Calls Again
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (4/5/13)
Natural resource investors have experienced a tough year. The price of gold bullion has fallen from its 2011 highs and the prices of good junior companies have been slashed to as little as half their former valuations. All the more reason to start returning broker phone calls according to David Galland, Casey Research managing director, speaking on the Friday eve of the webinar he is moderating that features some of the biggest names in the industry.

The webinar, "Downturn Millionaires: How to Make a Fortune in Beaten-Down Markets," features Casey Research Founder Doug Casey, Sprott Global Resource Investments Founder Rick Rule, International Speculator Editor Louis James, "Endgame" Author John Mauldin and Diary of a Rogue Economist Editor Bill Bonner. In this interview with The Gold Report, Galland shares the motivation behind assembling this all-star cast for a golden wake-up call.
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Two Seniors + Five Juniors = One Amazing Gold Portfolio: Adrian Day
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/5/13)
Adrian Day, founder of Adrian Day Asset Management, finds royalty plays some of the cleanest, least risky ways to invest in precious metals. Royalties also offer high margins and the benefit of exposure to exploration. In this interview with The Gold Report, he explains why royalty companies are so hot right now and shares the names of a handful of favorite companies both large and small with royalties around the world. More >