Copper Climbs to Three-Week High
Source: Dow Jones, Tatyana Shumsky  (8/31/11)
"Copper futures are sweeping higher amid quiet trade as investors focus on better physical demand from China and concerns about supply." More >

Investors Return to Undervalued Mining Stocks
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/31/11)
"These are some of the fastest growing stocks in the market with increasing profits and margins." More >

India Returns to Rare Earths Production
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (8/31/11)
"After a 7-year hiatus, India has decided to expand its REE output of by stepping up indigenous production." More >

Has China Missed a Rare Opportunity?
Source: BBC, Puneet Pal Singh  (8/31/11)
"If miners and companies find alternative sources, rare earth might not do for China what oil did for Saudi Arabia." More >

Rick Mills: Cobalt Is the King of Critical Metals
Source: Zig Lambo of The Critical Metals Report   (8/30/11)
Most people don't know or care about cobalt. But, as with a number of metals we seldom hear about, we would certainly miss cobalt if it were not available for use in many cutting-edge applications. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Rick Mills, editor of Ahead of the Herd, talks about the supply and demand for critical metals and tells us why cobalt is the "King of Critical Metals." He also tells us why he likes two emerging cobalt producers that could reward investors looking to participate in this very tight market dominated by China. More >

Galluping Gold!
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (8/30/11)
"One in three Americans think gold is the best long-term investment, according to the Gallup survey." More >

Why Gold Will Replace U.S. Treasuries as the World's Last Risk-Free Investment
Source: Keith Fitzgerald, Money Morning  (8/30/11)
"You can't downgrade gold; and that makes it the world's only risk-free investment." More >

Gold, Silver Should Help You Sleep Not Keep You Up
Source: MarketWatch, Dan Greenshields  (8/30/11)
"The only sure bet for the foreseeable future is volatility." More >

Nov. Deadline Set for S. Africa's Minerals Beneficiation Framework
Source: Mining Weekly, Terence Creamer  (8/30/11)
"The aim was to help diversify the South African economy away from traditional commodities and nontradable services." More >

QRM Has What It Takes
Source: George Maniere, Seking Alpha  (8/30/11)
"QRM's highly respected management team has a proven mine-finding track record." More >

TSM Norra Karr Declared "National Interest"
Source: George Maniere, Seking Alpha  (8/30/11)
"QRM's highly respected management team has a proven mine-finding track record." More >

John McClintock: Gold Producers Riding the Risk Trade
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (8/29/11)
With the price of gold soaring to over $1,900 an ounce and investors abandoning equities for commodities, John McClintock, equity research analyst at Mackie Research Capital, sees gold mining companies benefitting from this flight from risk. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, McClintock identifies several gold mining companies with great upside potential. More >

Has the Fed Started QE3?
Source: Bud Conrad, The Casey Report  (8/29/11)
"The Fed policy is to let the dollar fall and to support the bankers and politicians who want to stimulate the economy." More >

For Signs of Stability, Look to the Price of Gold
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (8/29/11)
"The key indicator that markets are stabilizing will be when gold prices come down in regular increments." More >

What Could Lie Ahead for the S&P 500 & Gold
Source: J.W. Jones and Chris Vermeulen  (8/29/11)
"Is this just a correction that pushes stocks higher by the end of the year, or is this the beginning of something far worse?" More >

Valuation Gap Makes Gold Miners Attractive
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (8/29/11)
". . .but not all miners are created equal. The Five M's of mining investment are: Market cap, Management, Money, Minerals and Mine life cycle." More >

Gold Base-Building Could Take Time
Source: Kitco  (8/29/11)
"Comex December gold futures are weaker Monday as the market continues volatile action following last week's sharp downside correction." More >

India's Silver Exports Surge
Source: Commodity Online  (8/29/11)
"The export of silver jewelry from India has jumped by a whopping 63% year-over-year in July." More >

Gold Stocks Inch Closer to Major Breakout
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/29/11)
"The table is set. The fundamentals for this sector are outstanding." More >

Indonesia Could Face More Strikes
Source: Reuters, Neil Chatterjee and Olivia Rondonuwu  (8/29/11)
"Gold mine workers push for a greater share of profits in a booming economy that has drawn foreign investors partly for its low labor costs." More >

S.Africa to Block Streets for Malema Hearing
Source: Reuters, Jon Herskovitz  (8/29/11)
"Malema's call to nationalize mines has unnerved investors, but South Africa's Youth League sees him as a future leader of the continent's biggest economy." More >

Gold Coins: The Mystery of the Double Eagle
Source: Bloomberg, Susan Berfield  (8/29/11)
"How did a Philadelphia family get hold of $40M in gold coins, and why has the Secret Service been chasing them for 70 years?" More >

Rare Earth Market Trends
Source: Rare Earth Investing News, Michael Montgomery  (8/29/11)
"Very little has changed in the REE market this year. Tight export quotas have only prolonged the supply-side tightness for the elements, pushing prices higher still." More >

The Bear Market Rally Has Begun
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (8/29/11)
"The further you stretch the stock market the more violent and persistent the snap back tends to be once the turn occurs." More >

AVC's "Purple Gold" Attractive Prospect
Source: John Seelmeyer, Northern Nevada Business Weekly  (8/29/11)
"AVC to receive up to $1 million in fresh capital." More >