Palladium Rising on Coming Shortage
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Maria Kolesnikova  (5/31/11)
"The long-term story is excellent. . ." More >

Utah Makes Coins Worth Their Weight in Gold (or Silver)
Source: New York Times, William Yardly  (5/31/11)
"Law ascribes cash value to coins based on the weight of the precious metals in them." More >

Metals Recycling Falls Short
Source: Chemical & Engineering News, Jyllian Kemsley  (5/31/11)
"Over 50% of the metals surveyed are recycled at rates of less than 1%." More >

Copper Climbs to Three-Week High
Source: Bloomberg, Yi Tian and Agnieszka Troszkiewicz  (5/31/11)
"Investors optimistic, embrace risk on potential for more Greece aid." More >

Normal Rains Could Drive Indian Gold Demand
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Biman Mukherji  (5/31/11)
"Gold demand in India could rise to as much as 1,000 metric tons if the monsoon keeps its course." More >

SA Sits on 31,000 Tons of Explored Gold
Source: Commodity Online  (5/31/11)
". . .Russia has 7,000 tons and China owns 6,328 tons." More >

Vertical Credit Spreads
Source: JW Jones, Options Trading Signals  (5/31/11)
". . .and clues about S&P500 left behind by the Russell." More >

Nasty Weather
Source: David Coffin and Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories  (5/31/11)
"Gold's small pullback reflects its status as a quasi-currency and its insurance value." More >

Goldman Sachs, Richard Russell Concur with Maund
Source: Clive Maund   (5/31/11)
"Should we be worried?" More >

Metals Put the 'Fuel' in Biofuels
Source: R&D  (5/27/11)
"Scientists are increasingly using platinum and platinum-molybdenum hybrid." More >

David Skarica: Emerging Markets on Upswing
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/27/11)
Gold is in the midst of a 20-year upward climb, according to The Great Super Cycle Author David Skarica. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he points out the emerging market small caps that could profit from global economic swings. More >

Warring Tribes Unite to Allow Large-Scale Mining
Source: PhilStar, Jun Pasaylo  (5/27/11)
"Tribe leaders negotiated rights over the Diwalwal Mineral Reservation in the Philippines." More >

Gold Rises on Greece Debt Fears, Silver Gains
Source: Reuters  (5/27/11)
"Gold may revisit a recent three-week top before profit taking kicks in." More >

Gold Strengthens in Real Terms
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/27/11)
"When the economy rebounds, commodities will outperform gold." More >

Chinese Rare Earth Prices Soar
Source: Financial Times, Leslie Hook  (5/26/11)
"Gravity-defying leap in the price of Chinese REEs triggers global supply fears." More >

A Tool to Find Gold, Oil and Terrorists
Source: Gold Investing News, Leia Toovey  (5/26/11)
"Hyperspectral imaging is well developed for mineral exploration." More >

Bid to Use Gold as Collateral Advances
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Francesca Freeman  (5/26/11)
"Investors are one step closer to being able to use gold as a trading security." More >

Small-Time Investors Flock to Commodities in India
Source: Commodity Online  (5/26/11)
"Persistently high commodity prices have increased investors interest." More >

SA Gold Miners May Face $100B Liability
Source: Bloomberg, Mike Cohen and Carli Lourens  (5/26/11)
"Prevalence of the disease in mineworkers is between 17% and 32%." More >

China Gold Demand Seen Rising over 22%
Source: Reuters, Fayen Wong  (5/26/11)
"Within three years, demand may sharply outpace domestic production." More >

Commodities Still Going Strong Despite Barclays Selloff
Source: Kitco, Cecylia Tulikowski-Denison  (5/26/11)
"The volatility in the commodity market has not deterred investors." More >

Vanadium: The Best Thing Since Lithium
Source: Nick Hodge, Energy and Capital  (5/26/11)
"It's the new holy grail of battery materials." More >

Why Gold Is Going Higher
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (5/26/11)
"So many black swans are flying overhead, anything can happen." More >

Critical Metals: Investing at a Crossroad
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/25/11)
Shifting technology, energy and defense needs along with volatile global economic and political pressures are changing the supply and demand equation for rare earth and strategic metals, opening opportunities that didn't exist a few years ago. More >

The USD's Impact on the S&P 500, Gold, Silver and Oil
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (5/25/11)
"We're sitting at a key inflection point. . ." More >