Gold Miner ETFs Outperforming Gold at Last
Source: NASDAQ, Ana Kostioukova  (9/20/12)
"The price of gold versus gold equity has been artificially high over the past few quarters and is now leveling back to a more 'normal' ratio." More >

QE3 Is Strong Medicine for Dr. Copper
Source: Don Miller, Money Morning  (9/20/12)
"The biggest winners from the Fed's move are likely to be emerging stock markets. And in those markets, the biggest winners may just be commodity stocks." More >

Can Dividends Cure Gold Equity Hangovers?: David Christensen
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (9/19/12)
A market hangover may be causing suffering among gold mining equities, but some cash-rich companies still beguile investors with record-breaking dividends. Dividend distributions are up by about one-third year-over-year from many major mining companies, according to David Christensen, chief executive and president of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. The Gold Report spoke with Christensen at the Denver Gold Forum in this exclusive interview. More >

John Mauldin's Prescription for Avoiding Economic Catastrophe
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report   (9/19/12)
Best-selling author John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics says the EU is only left with choices that range from bad to disastrous. Meanwhile, Republicans and Democrats will have to hold hands and walk off the cliff together to solve U.S. economic problems. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Mauldin expands on his comments at the Casey Conference, "Navigating the Politicized Economy." Read more about the consequences of those choices and necessary compromises—and how he would reform the U.S. tax code. More >

Sudan Opens First Gold Refinery to Boost Exports
Source: Reuters, Khalid Abdelaziz  (9/19/12)
"Sudan is increasing its gold production after losing three-quarters of its oil output when South Sudan became independent in July last year." More >

Investing in Gold After QE3
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (9/19/12)
"Investors should get used to pricier gold. While some dips could appear due to occasional profit-taking, its long-term bull run continues." More >

Very Bullish Long-Term Outlook for Silver Stocks
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (9/19/12)
"The long-term technical outlook for silver producers is potentially nothing short of super bullish." More >

Copper Hits 4.5-Month High as Bank of Japan Adds to Stimulus Rally
Source: Reuters, Melanie Burton  (9/19/12)
"Traders said the BOJ's move had boosted price expectations for metals, which tend to rise in value as paper currency depreciates, while the price rise also forced shorts to cover as trading in Europe began." More >

Platinum Mines Fail to Lure China
Source: Business Day Live, Dirk Kotze  (9/19/12)
"Now, with assets at rock-bottom prices, rumors are swirling about whether the Chinese will finally start pulling their weight in a sector in which they have so far only been a consumer." More >

Project Funding in the Mining Sector
Source: Vin Maru, TDV Golden Trader  (9/19/12)
"We are now seeing investment funding and credit becoming available to mining companies from the private sector." More >

The Fed's Balance Sheet Puts Gold and Silver on the Warpath
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (9/19/12)
"The central bank's third attempt to print prosperity has spurred a new round of balance sheet analysis and gold price targets." More >

Research Gives Insight into Graphene-Metal Junctions
Source: R&D Daily  (9/19/12)
"A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have developed a better understanding of how graphene-metal interfaces affect the movement of electrons through two-terminal junctions." More >

The Astounding Rise of Western Rare Earth Extraction: Jack Lifton
Source: JT Long of The Critical Metals Report  (9/18/12)
Got a rare earth deposit? Great. Got a mine? Even better. But do you have a processing plant? No? That could be a problem. The market doesn't understand how complex and expensive solid-phase rare earth extraction can be, but Metals Consultant Jack Lifton is here to put it into layman's terms in this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report. Lifton discusses processing innovations from North America, Germany and India that are changing the cost picture. He even names some companies that could see huge changes in their bottom lines in the coming years. More >

When You Should Stop Buying Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (9/18/12)
"Ron Rimbus argues to give up one's gold when governments give up on fiat currencies—but not a moment sooner." More >

Brock Salier Unlocks the Secrets of Gold Miner Valuations
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (9/17/12)
What does high grading have to do with the disconnect between high gold prices and low valuations among junior and mid-cap producers? In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Brock Salier, a mining analyst with GMP Securities Europe LLP in London, explains high grading and provides insights into the future of gold mining in Africa, from high-grade underground assets to low-grade near-surface discoveries. More >

Central Bank Policy 'Hugely Bullish' for Commodities
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/17/12)
"Despite recent euro strength however, the cost of buying gold in euros remained within 2% of its spot market all-time high during Monday morning's trading." More >

Is Silver Fast on Its Way to $50/oz?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (9/17/12)
"If silver continues to follow the pattern that gold formed, then we can expect a massive spike toward $50/oz and beyond, very soon." More >

Gold Futures Struggle for Direction Post-Fed Glow
Source: MarketWatch, Claudia Assis and Sara Sjolin  (9/17/12)
"Gold futures weaved in and out of the red Monday, looking for a firmer direction after they rallied strongly last week on the Federal Reserve's latest bond-buying plan." More >

Mali's Gold Industry Resists Turmoil
Source: Reuters, Joe Penney  (9/17/12)
"The chaos that erupted in the months since the military staged a coup d'etat has left the country's twin economic engines, the cotton and gold industries, essentially untouched, in contrast to the vast economic damage caused by coups and conflicts in West African neighbors like Guinea and Ivory Coast." More >

The Next Recession Will Be Triggered by Oil
Source: Toby Connor, GoldScents  (9/17/12)
"Any move of 100% or more in energy prices within a year has historically been the straw that breaks the camel's back. More >

UAF Tapped to Research Rare Earth Minerals
Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner  (9/15/12)
"The UAF Minerals Industry Research Laboratory received a $297,000 contract to identify the best techniques for processing rare earth minerals, along with the best ways to handle waste rock." More >

Five Must-Haves for Junior Mining Companies: Aleksandra Bukacheva
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (9/14/12)
Valuation disconnects among producers, rising gold price and juniors facing funding crunches are among the factors fueling a spate of M&A activity. In her first exclusive Gold Report interview, Aleksandra (Sasha) Bukacheva, a mining research analyst with Fraser Mackenzie in Toronto, shares her list of likely targets and suitors in the zinc, copper and precious metals spaces. More >

How Long Before Money Collapses?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (9/14/12)
"Gold remains in the bulk of the world's leading reserves for that rainy day when something else is needed other than the currency issued by the nation's central bank." More >

The Printing Presses Are Now Running 24 Hours a Day!
Source: Ira Epstein, The Linn Group  (9/14/12)
"September is proving to be the month where market events have kicked in to drive gold up on a seasonal basis and I don't see much on the charts to stop this action." More >

The Bottom Line on Gold, the Dollar and the Euro
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (9/14/12)
"The euro and the dollar take turns winning and losing against each other, but both are being debased, both are losing ground in the real world and both have lost a lot of ground against gold." More >