Solar Power Could Become Major Source of Silver Demand
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (2/9/11)
"Solar industry could support silver as investors take a backseat." More >

Africa Warned of Unrest if Resource Wealth Not Spread
Source: Reuters, Tiisetso Motsoeneng  (2/9/11)
"With Africa facing 17 elections this year, voters may use the ballot box to demand a decent share of the pie." More >

Vietnam Government Approves Eight Gold Mines in Ha Giang
Source: Intell Asia  (2/9/11)
"Local governance ordered to select qualified companies to exploit mines." More >

Rare Earth Deficiencies, Diagnosis
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/8/11)
"As Lincoln wrote, 'It is time for us to disenthrall ourselves.'" More >

Colombia's FARC Lured by Gold Mining
Source: Miami Herald, Jim Wyss  (2/8/11)
"Notorious guerrilla group eager to expand drug-running and extortion rackets." More >

Japan to Invest Billions in African Minerals, Infrastructure
Source: Reuters, Agnieszka Flak  (2/8/11)
"Japan, China compete for influence in the developing continent." More >

Platinum, Palladium Prices Rally in Gold's Wake
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (2/8/11)
"Platinum and palladium prices jumped to multiyear highs Tuesday." More >

Critical Thinking
Source: Kevin Michael Grace, Resource Clips  (2/8/11)
"It's a good time to be mining, or opening a mine. . ." More >

Are Gold and Silver Prices Going to Turn Up?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/8/11)
"What will happen to the dollar and the euro?" More >

Four Americans Busted in Congo Gold Smuggling Ring
Source: Fox News  (2/8/11)
"Arrest uncovers millions in USDs and more than $20,650,000 in gold." More >

Brazil Sees Opportunity in China's REE Cuts
Source: Mining Weekly, Keith Campbell  (2/8/11)
"Brazil to develop research program to locate exploitable REE resources under the seabed." More >

Politics of Hate
Source: David Galland, The Casey Report  (2/8/11)
"The government will continue on the path of more spending—until it simply can't." More >

JP Morgan Will Accept Gold as Type of Collateral
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Carolyn Cui and Rhiannon Hoyle  (2/8/11)
"Gold is re-establishing its role as a monetary and financial asset." More >

Is It Time to Sell Gold and Silver?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/7/11)
"It's a matter of perspective. . ." More >

The Real Reason for Rising Commodity Prices
Source: James Turk, Free Gold Money Report  (2/7/11)
"Buy physical gold to shelter yourself from the gathering monetary storm." More >

Gold and Silver Prices Struggle Higher
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (2/7/11)
"Physical buying supported prices, technical selling prevented rallies." More >

Congo Arrests Foreign Suspected Gold Smugglers
Source: Reuters, Jonny Hogg  (2/7/11)
"Nation's eastern region mining ban has gunmen clashing over resources." More >

Dock Strike Slows Peru's Mineral Exports
Source: Reuters, Teresa Cespedes  (2/7/11)
"At least eleven ships stall at mineral export terminal." More >

Summer Break
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (2/7/11)
"It's now clear that QE2 is going to stretch this cycle." More >

Doug Groh: What's Old Is New Again in Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/7/11)
Do old investment strategies apply to the new gold market? Doug Groh, a fund manager and senior research analyst with Tocqueville Asset Management in New York City, has been analyzing basic materials and gold equities for more than 25 years. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Doug explains how to view gold's history when making investments in its future. More >

China Moves to Strengthen Grip on REE Supply
Source: The Wall Street Journal, James Areddy  (2/7/11)
"China isn't alone in looking to stockpile rare earth metals. . ." More >

It's Super Gold Sunday!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy   (2/7/11)
"Gold stocks have put in a nice bounce from the strong selling in January." More >

Silver Breaks Its Golden Shackles
Source: Resource Investor, Adrian Douglas  (2/7/11)
"Silver is manipulated to move algorithmically with the price of gold." More >

Some ETFs Boom by Getting Physical
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Liam Pleven  (2/7/11)
"Physically backed funds can sidestep contango. . ." More >

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Critical Times for Critical Metals
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (2/7/11)
Access to sources of real-world critical metals is in serious jeopardy. A variety of experts gathered recently in Vancouver to learn more about the reasons we're at risk and what we can do about it. Join The Gold Report as we venture into the complex, complicated, cloudy, uncertain, conflicted world they explored. More >