Vietnam's Largest Gold Mine Lures Illegal Miners
Source: VietnamNet  (3/21/11)
"The number of illegal miners in Bong Mieu has risen from less than 100 to thousands." More >

Why Deflation Will Torpedo the Economic Recovery
Source: Clif Droke  (3/21/11)
"The impact of the 30-, 60- and 120-year long-term cycles is decidedly deflationary." More >

Silver: A Currency for Crisis
Source: Marc Davis, BNW News  (3/21/11)
"Pressure's on for silver miners to ramp-up production to meet global demand." More >

Germany to Recycle REEs to Help Tackle Shortage
Source: Global Post, David Wroe  (3/21/11)
"Factory workers continue to fill garbage bags with rare earths elements." More >

Gold Gains from Softer Dollar, Geopolitics
Source: Reuters, Amanda Cooper  (3/21/11)
"Since the Japanese earthquake, gold has fallen by more than 3%." More >

Speculators Cut Bullish Metals Positions as Prices Fall
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (3/21/11)
Analysts say strong hands will replace 'shaky ones.'" More >

Why Gold Is No Longer an Effective USD Hedge
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (3/20/11)
"The gold story is no longer simply a USD devaluation play." More >

Louis James: Crisis Creates Opportunity with Junior Miners
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (3/18/11)
Good rocks and good people are the core building blocks of successful junior miners. Casey Research Senior Editor and Mining Strategist Louis James wants to see the mineralization close up and talk to geologists to verify the powerful upside potential that may be in these stocks, which are also vulnerable to staggering corrections. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Louis reveals how to benefit from the combination of geopolitical and domestic uncertainty and growth potential in the ground. More >

Rare Earth Explorers Look to Africa
Source: Mining Weekly, Irma Venter  (3/18/11)
"Equilibrium will be possible only if non-Chinese suppliers come onstream." More >

Silver in SPX Selloffs
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (3/18/11)
"As a hardcore lifelong speculator myself, I love corrections." More >

ETFs Slice, Dice Gold Miners
Source: The Street, Don Dion  (3/18/11)
"ETFs are cutting the mining sector into increasingly thinner slices." More >

Volatility Jumps in Global Markets
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (3/18/11)
"What does this mean?" More >

PGM Outlook Tied to Speed of Japan's Recovery
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (3/18/11)
"Japan's auto industry faces hurdles, but not significant production-capacity damage." More >

Gold Holds Up
Source: Reuters  (3/18/11)
"The metal's safe-haven status kept it firmly in positive territory." More >

Delusional Comments in Support of Delusion Policy
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (3/18/11)
"Bloomberg is not generally known to publish tripe indiscriminately. . ." More >

China Enters Race for Seafloor's Mineral Riches
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (3/17/11)
"Nation to follow Canadians' example in mining for underwater precious metals." More >

Peru's Presidential Field Split over Mining Taxes
Source: Reuters, Caroline Stauffer and Teresa Cespedes  (3/17/11)
"Candidates debate strategies for maximizing mining's economic benefits." More >

The Government Lied. . .There Is No More Silver!
Source: SilverSeek, Casey Research  (3/17/11)
"Eric Sprott discusses dwindling global silver supply." More >

Record Copper Prices Encourage Substitutions
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Matt Whittaker  (3/17/11)
"Aluminum gains some sparkle for manufacturing and construction." More >

India: ETF Products Unlikely to Affect Demand
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (3/17/11)
"Gold ETFs may not curry favor in India, jewelry demand provides a cushion." More >

Gold Bar Premiums Rise in Tokyo
Source: Reuters, Lewa Pardomuan  (3/17/11)
"Gold bars were offered at zero premium to the spot London prices last week." More >

Copper Mining in Russia
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Michelle Toovey  (3/17/11)
"Russia has 139 copper deposits, about 10% of global copper reserves." More >

The World's Best Gold Experts: "Buy and Hold!"
Source: Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD  (3/17/11)
"BIG GOLD's Jeff Clark interviews the smartest, most-accomplished investors in the gold industry." More >

How to Gauge the Equities Market
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (3/17/11)
"We must start watching closely for a bottom in gold. . ." More >

Three Years Ago to the Day
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (3/17/11)
"The trend gold began rising on 10 years ago doesn't seem to have hit its true peak just yet." More >