Gold in 2013: Fund Managers Reveal Reasons for Optimism
Source: Special to The Gold Report   (1/21/13)
The Gold Report's first-ever survey of fund managers who invest heavily in junior gold mining stocks reveals cautious optimism on the sector's performance in 2013. The historical performance of gold in the year following a U.S. presidential election, the devaluing of the U.S. dollar and current low valuations for gold miners all bode well for an upturn this year, but some doubts remain. Learn how professional investors decide which companies are worth investing millions of dollars in this year. More >

Forget Demand: Base Metals Supply Should Be the Focus
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (1/19/13)
"Barclays Capital believes a lot of focus should be on the supply side." More >

Gold Mania Phase Approaching for Junior Miners: Michael Ballanger
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (1/18/13)
Low market valuations for junior mining companies have Michael Ballanger, director of wealth management at Richardson GMP, feeling like a kid in a candy store, and equities satisfy his sweet tooth more than the metal right now. Ballanger has had enough years in the business to recognize the advent of gold fever. In this Gold Report interview, Ballanger discusses his personal views and discusses how he looks for "well-incubated" companies that meet budget and timelines and raise funds without diluting shareholder value. He also shares why he sees junior miners as higher reward and lower risk than gold itself. More >

Gold. . .Buy the Dips!
Source: Jeff Clark, The Daily Reckoning  (1/17/13)
"The stall in prices is giving us one last window to buy before prices break permanently into higher levels for this cycle." More >

Are Junior Gold Investors Living the Movie 'Groundhog Day'?: David Skarica
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Gold Report  (1/16/13)
Gold stocks, especially juniors, have been undervalued for longer than most investors thought possible. The result is what David Skarica, founder of Addicted to Profits, calls a "maximum pessimism trade." In this interview with The Gold Report, Skarica summarizes his analytical tools and provides clear examples of companies that meet his criteria as "screaming buys." Gold junior investors might feel as if they live in the movie "Groundhog Day," but the undervaluation cycle will eventually be broken. Is spring just around the corner for the junior gold miners? More >

Gold to Average $1,847/oz in 2013 in Institutional, Investor Buying
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (1/16/13)
"Thomson Reuters GFMS says it expects mine production to grow by around 35 tonnes during the year." More >

Graphite Stock Strategies for a Second Bubble: David Skarica
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Metals Report  (1/15/13)
David Skarica, founder of Addicted to Profits, says another—bigger—graphite bubble is likely on its way. In this interview with The Metals Report, Skarica compares the graphite space to the rare earth and uranium arenas, making some interesting conclusions about what kinds of stocks perform best during market-wide roller coaster movements. However, he warns that the graphite space is different, with no clear industry leaders and a number of companies with high potential. His conclusion? Choose carefully. More >

Scaling the Heights with Peruvian Miners: Ricardo Carrión
Source: Alec Gimurtu for The Gold Report   (1/14/13)
The Peruvian mining sector has lots of promising developers and producers, but don't ignore the smaller companies—2013 may surprise to the upside in Peru. In this interview with The Gold Report, Ricardo Carrión, managing director for capital markets and corporate finance for Kallpa Securities in Lima, Peru, says it is fine to ride the wave with the rest of the market as lower-risk projects advance toward production in Peru. However, smart investors should balance a mining portfolio with smaller and earlier-stage companies that are selling at compelling valuations. Get there before the majors go on a New Year's shopping spree. More >

Futures Traders Could Provide Springboard for Sharp Rise in Gold Price
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/14/13)
"Wholesale gold bullion prices hovered just below $1,670/ounce Monday morning in London, having regained some ground after Friday's losses." More >

Copper Reserves Could Run Out in 25 Years
Source: Harlan Kessler, Seeking Alpha  (1/14/13)
"There are a number of ways to play the potential supply and demand imbalance for copper." More >

How to Invest Like a Merchant Bank in High-Risk Resources: Rick Winters
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (1/11/13)
It is difficult for retail investors to sift the wheat from the chaff in the junior miner sector. In this interview with The Gold Report, Rick Winters reveals how RMB Resources, a resource merchant bank, figures out what projects to invest in and those to pass over and talks about some of the companies that made the cut. More >

Crash Course: Mining Equity Financing
Source: Visual Capitalistm  (1/11/13)
"Mining exploration companies use large amounts of capital to find discoveries, define a resource and advance to production." More >

Gold as a Weapon in the Currency War: Chris Mancini
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (1/9/13)
There is a war raging behind the scenes among the world's currencies. Chris Mancini, an analyst with the $400-million Gabelli Gold Fund, believes that gold will emerge the victor. In this interview with The Gold Report, Mancini makes his case for why gold is a currency and not just a relic, and why his fund doesn't own bullion. He also shares names of companies operating around the world that offer great upside potential. More >

CPM Platinum Market Analysis and Forecast for 2013
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Metals Report  (1/8/13)
Violent strikes and supply disruptions in South Africa put platinum in the headlines last year, and the metal spent 2012 selling at a discount to gold. Is a platinum discount the new normal? How will the market shift in the labor strike fallout? And will mining asteroids transform supply fundamentals? CPM Group Platinum Analyst Erica Rannestad met with The Metals Report to share her price and cost forecasts for 2013 and discuss the supply and demand trends to watch this year. More >

US Gold Eagle Sales Start Year Up by One-Third
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (1/8/13)
"Opening day orders for 2013 Gold Eagle coins have been one third higher than last year while the opening day of sales of Silver Eagle coins are believed to have come in at a new record for one day sales." More >

Mark Lackey Homes in on Golden Mining Opportunities in West Africa
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (1/7/13)
Gold has been produced in Africa for thousands of years in places like Ghana and neighboring countries whose names have changed over the centuries. One thing that has not changed is that there's still a huge amount of gold to be found and mined in West Africa. That's what Mark Lackey likes about the area and in this interview with The Gold Report, he talks about companies that are or will be producing significant amounts of the world's prized metal. More >

Nickel: Where Form Meets Function
Source: Visual Capitalistm  (1/7/13)
"While best known for its use in the five-cent coin, nickel has far more strategic uses." More >

Brent Cook: How to Turn Rock into Money
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (1/4/13)
What if the shockingly low valuations of some junior mining companies are really all they're worth? As the market shakes off years of exuberance, Brent Cook, co-editor of the Exploration Insights newsletter, searches for the truly undervalued—finds as rare as gold itself. In this interview with The Gold Report, Cook talks about high-margin deposits that the rest of the market can't see. More >

Are You a Base Metal Growth Bull or a Gold Gloom-and-Doomer?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (1/2/13)
Gold bugs say the global economy could collapse any day now. But what about investors who see continued growth in emerging economies and a steady, if slow, U.S. recovery? Look to base metals, recommends Haywood Analyst Stefan Ioannou. He expects price runs for 2013–2015, especially for zinc, which is facing a serious supply squeeze. Do your homework now to get positioned as soon as the uptick begins. Ioannou shares his favorites in this Gold Report interview. More >

Gold and Silver Gain Along with Stocks
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/2/13)
"Spot market gold prices started the year by touching a two-week high above $1,680/oz Wednesday morning, as European stock markets also gained following news of a deal in Washington to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff." More >

Is Gold Becoming More Convenient?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/2/13)
"For thousands of years, gold has satisfied the three common requirements of money." More >

Tips for a Prosperous 2013:
The Best Investing Advice Ever
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (12/31/12)
The Gold Report shares investing ideas from some of the smartest people in the precious metals mining sector—analysts, money managers and newsletter writers including Rick Rule, James Dines, Doug Casey and Porter Stansberry. That was founder Gordon Holmes' vision in 2003 when he started the publication after receiving these words of wisdom from GoldMoney Chairman James Turk: "Buy gold." As the former publisher of Buyside magazine, Holmes set out to create a publication that would interview a wide array of experts and feature in-depth stories about macro-trends and individual investing ideas, but let the readers make their own decisions. In 2008, Karen Roche joined the team as president and grew the parent company, Streetwise Reports, to four newsletters, including The Critical Metals Report, The Energy Report and The Life Sciences Report.

To celebrate the New Year, Roche asked some of our most popular interviewees to share The Best Investing Advice They Ever Heard. Most of it falls into a few basic areas we already know: "Buy low and sell high before the cycles start all over again." Some is contradictory: "Be cautious, but take risks." Some made us laugh out loud. Consider it our New Year's gift to you as we all get ready for an exciting 2013 in the world of junior mining investing.

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Brien Lundin: Pick Up Junior Gold Mining Bargains Now
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (12/28/12)
The past year was a very tough one for the junior gold mining sector. In this interview with The Gold Report, Brien Lundin, CEO of Jefferson Financial, says that the past year has, in fact, put many gold mining companies on the bargain basement shelf. He shares some advice on end-of-year portfolio repositions and talks about some of his favorite stocks that he believes are poised for a rebound in 2013. More >

Your 2013 Guide to Investing in Gold
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (12/28/12)
"Gold bullion, gold stocks or no gold at all?" More >

Bakken Oil Production: Can the Giant Oil Formation Reach 1 Million Barrels a Day?
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin  (12/28/12)
"If so, it would join an elite group of oil fields able to produce at that rate." More >