Federal Reserve Can't Rescue Debt Debacle
Source: Washington Post, Neil Irwin  (7/27/11)
"Could the Federal Reserve bail Congress and the Obama administration out of their standoff? No way, no how, says Bernanke." More >

S. African Wage Talks in Mining Sector
Source: Reuters, Olivia Kumwenda and Ed Stoddard  (7/27/11)
"South Africa's powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is set to strike on Thursday." More >

Gold Sidelining Platinum and Palladium
Source: Mining Weekly, Martin Creamer  (7/27/11)
"With gold and PGMs in parallel movement, the yellow metal may climb to $1,800/oz. by Christmas." More >

Gold Futures Rise to Record on Debt Impasse
Source: Bloomberg, Pham-Duy Nguyen and Maria Kolesnikova  (7/27/11)
"The cost of insuring U.S. debt rose to a 17-month high, and the dollar fell to a record against the Swiss franc." More >

Vietnam Gold Trader Association Objects to New Proposal
Source: Stoxplus  (7/27/11)
"The SBV's proposal will force local firms to cut gold purity further, while possibly raising production costs." More >

Gold Strong, Silver Surging
Source: Mary Anne and Pamela Aden, The Aden Forecast  (7/27/11)
"All factors considered, the fundamentals and the technicals are, and will continue to be, super bullish." More >

For Rare Metals Mining Moon to Be "Massive Wealth" Creator
Source: Minyanville, Davis MacMillan  (7/27/11)
"A moon-focused shipping company could eventually make a fortune hauling rare metals back to earth." More >

Rare Earths Sales Likely to Triple by 2015
Source: Hyrdrocarbon Processing  (7/27/11)
"World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand by 7.1% per year." More >

The Reser Report: Wanted—Domestic Electrolytic Manganese Metal
Source: Ken Reser, special to The Critical Metals Report  (7/26/11)
"The global shift to green energy has put pressure on metallurgical scientists to advance new applications. The days of infinite deposits and low base metals prices are over—forever." More >

Luisa Moreno: Top REE Stock Picks
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (7/26/11)
As uncommon as they may be, rare earth elements are all around you—in your laptop, your cell phone and your flat-screen television. But despite their frequency in our everyday lives, investors still have a lot of false preconceptions about these 16 elements. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Luisa Moreno, a senior analyst with Toronto-based Jacob Securities, delves into the unique challenges rare earth miners encounter and how those can be opportunities for investors. More >

Dollar Default to Change Gold/Silver Markets
Source: Julian Phillips  (7/26/11)
"Bear in mind that precious metals markets are driven primarily by the developing world, where there has never much trust in paper money systems." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (7/26/11)
"Precious metals look set for a busy, volatile few weeks with sovereign debt issues at the front of trading sentiment." More >

Gold Surges to Record on Haven Demand
Source: Bloomberg, Pham-Duy Nguyen and Nicholas Larkin  (7/25/11)
"Gold futures rose as U.S. lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on raising the federal debt limit." More >

Eric Lemieux: No Gold Bubble
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (7/25/11)
Laurentian Securities Analyst Eric Lemieux was headed out into the field a few days after this interview to check out the latest progress on some of his favorite exploration plays in the James Bay area of eastern Canada. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shared his latest insights on the gold market, and his current thinking on some of his favorite plays in the vast untapped areas of Quebec and Ontario now being opened up to expanded exploration efforts by both juniors and majors. More >

Criticality Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Source: Rick Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (7/25/11)
"REEs are going to continually come under greater supply pressure as climate change-related demand increases." More >

The Greek Canary Sings: Are Gold, Silver and Natural Resource Investors Listening?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (7/25/11)
"As we ponder the economic chessboard, we sense that the basic aim is economic stimuli in whatever guises are necessary." More >

S&P500 and Gold: A Crazy Little Game of Poker
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (7/25/11)
"If a trading plan is built on multiple unknowns it can lead to a disastrous outcome." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, Bullion Vault  (7/25/11)
"Gold breaks through $1620 with eight days left until U.S. debt ceiling 'suicide.'" More >

Palladium Prices Set to Rise in 2011, Platinum Surplus to Increase
Source: Commodity Online  (7/25/11)
"Platinum is expected to witness another sizeable gross surplus in 2011." More >

Making the Bullish Case for Silver Prices
Source: MoneyMorning, Keith Fitz-Gerald  (7/25/11)
"If you're still bearish on long-term silver prices, you'd better reconsider your stance." More >

Debt Ceiling Brinkmanship Rattles Investors
Source: Reuters, Wanfeng Zhou and Herbert Lash  (7/25/11)
"This whole game of chicken is fraught with risk." More >

After 20 Years, California's Mother Lode to Finally Get New Gold Mine
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (7/25/11)
"Could the old mines of the 49ers give rise to a modern-day California gold rush?" More >

SA Gold Sector Wage Talks Underway
Source: Business Live  (7/25/11)
"Unions and mining companies are talking to avert the national strike in the SA gold sector." More >

Gold: Twitching Tiger, Cooling Dragon
Source: Mineweb, Rhona O'Connell  (7/25/11)
"While the underlying market sense is one of gradual acceptance of rising prices, the recent price gain has slowed demand for the time being." More >

Bob Moriarty: Triple-Digit Returns Predicted for Mining Stocks
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (7/22/11)
With the price of gold hitting record highs and equity prices lagging behind, Bob Moriarty, founder of 321gold.com, says it's time to gather some precious metals as insurance against hyperinflation or deflation—whichever may be coming our way—and to stock up on junior resource stocks. Prudent picks, he suggests in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, stand a good chance of yielding returns up to 500%. More >