Important Technical Signals in Gold and Silver Mining Stocks
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/17/11)
"Mining stocks are rising above their 200-day moving average, the critical long-term trend indicator. This reversal is among the most bullish of buy signals." More >

Gold Holds, Silver Gains Momentum
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/17/11)
"Gold is still the most appealing asset in the short run, while uncertainty over the Eurozone's future will not evaporate overnight." More >

Bears Yell "Fire" in an Empty Theater
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (8/17/11)
"This is options expiration week, trading this week is notoriously difficult. I'm leaning bullish as long as I keep seeing confirming price action." More >

Gold Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (8/17/11)
"Gold appears to have its sights set on the outer trend channel boundary now in the $1900 area before this strong upleg is done." More >

Peru, Miners in Pact to Change Royalties
Source: Reuters, Teresa Cespedes and Patricia Velez  (8/17/11)
"Under the new system, companies would pay royalties based on operating profits instead of sales, similar to Chile's mining tax structure." More >

TSX "Stars Align" as Resources Rise
Source: Reuters, Claire Sibonney  (8/17/11)
"Thanks to its heavy weighting in resources, the TSX was outperforming its U.S. counterparts." More >

China's Wind Power Sector Struggles with Rare Earth Price Hikes
Source: Renewable Energy World, Liu Yuanyuan  (8/17/11)
"The price hikes are expected to intensify the already fierce competition in the sector." More >

Jason Burack and Kevin Kerr: Six REE Metals to Watch
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (8/16/11)
Rare earth elements have made possible improvements in everything from smart phones and plasma televisions to clean energy technology. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jason Burack, independent investor and cofounder of Wall St. for Main St., and Kevin Kerr, commodities trader and president of Kerr Trading, share the names of the rare earth element companies to watch as the market grows. More >

Can the U.S. Break China's REE Stranglehold?
Source: Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz  (8/16/11)
"Miners are using everything from satellite technology to 'old-fashioned' prospecting to locate REE deposits. Still, there are hurdles for ambitious companies to jump through." More >

Venezuela May Move Cash, Gold from U.S.
Source: Bloomberg, Daniel Cancel and Corina Rodriguez Pons  (8/16/11)
"Venezuela may transfer billions of dollars in cash and gold reserves held in U.S. and European banks to financial institutions in 'allied' countries." More >

Gold Miners Worth a Look
Source: Debbie Carlson, Kitco  (8/16/11)
"With the selloff in the equity markets and rise in gold, the gap between the gold price and mining stocks has been especially evident." More >

Swiss Ponder Unthinkable as World Chaos Turns Franc Economy Upside Down
Source: Bloomberg, Simone Meier  (8/16/11)
"Switzerland, the nation that hasn't gone to war since Napoleon, is reluctantly debating a generational taboo: ceding monetary independence to win a battle over its runaway currency." More >

Tanzania Invites Gold Processors
Source: East African Business Week, John Mbalamwezi  (8/16/11)
"Tanzania is calling for international and local firms to venture into modernization of artisan mining and establishment of a gold processing plant." More >

Recent Gold Hedging Activity—a Warning Sign?
Source: Andrey Dashkov, Casey Research  (8/16/11)
"As gold hits one nominal high after another, is such behavior a sign that the bull market in gold is over?" More >

Joe Mazumdar: Gold Mining Companies Too Good to Pass Up
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/15/11)
Suffocated by staggering unemployment and economic woes, many mining jurisdictions around the world are finding the nearly $1,800/ounce gold too good to pass up. Joe Mazumdar, a senior mining analyst with Haywood Securities in Vancouver, tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview which projects are primed to see the light of day in the face of rising gold prices and a dearth of other industry. More >

Is It Time for a Gold Standard Revival?
Source: MarketWatch, Myra Saefong  (8/15/11)
"'If people lose faith in a nation's paper currency, the money will no longer hold value.'" More >

Gold Demand "Strong on Dips"
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (8/15/11)
"Confidence in currencies 'goes down the drain' 40 years after the gold standard's end." More >

QE2.5 and Gold Stocks
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (8/15/11)
"This is incredibly accommodating monetary policy by the Fed; it guarantees the world will maintain current trends for some time, and fits with my investment model." More >

Gold Stocks' Relative Strength Signals Bullish Future
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/15/11)
"Savvy and experienced market technicians and traders will laud the concept and importance of relative strength, an analysis method that can be used in any time frame." More >

The Market Dynamics That Sent Gold Past $1800
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (8/15/11)
"Whilst we think that gold prices are vulnerable to a correction in the short term, the U.S. interest rate environment still points to much higher long-term gold prices." More >

Gold Climbs, Poised to Break Losing Streak
Source: MarketWatch, Myra F. Saefong and Virginia Harrison   (8/15/11)
"Gold's current strength indicates long-term economic concern, globally and domestically." More >

S. Africa's Municipal Workers Strike
Source: Reuters, Agnieszka Flak  (8/15/11)
"More than 200,000 South African municipal workers walked off the job on Monday, fueling the ongoing labor strife that has rocked the mining industry and Africa's biggest economy." More >

The Week Ahead: Gold Sees Corrective Influence
Source: Kitco  (8/15/11)
"The longer-term secular bull trend remains firmly intact, but the market remains in the midst of a minor corrective pullback." More >

Tanzania in Talks with Miners to Raise Gold Royalties
Source: Reuters, Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala  (8/15/11)
"Tanzania plans to conclude negotiations with mining companies early next month to allow the government to raise royalty payments on gold exports to 4% from 3%." More >

Rare Earth Supply Too Tight for Comfort
Source: Resource Investing News, Michael Montgomery  (8/15/11)
"Though prices are seen to be stabilizing, high rare earth prices are the new reality until non-Chinese sources of the elements hit the market." More >