Euro Debt Crisis is Good for Gold and Silver: Sprott Money Manager Charles Oliver
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (6/13/12)
Charles Oliver, a senior portfolio manager for Sprott Asset Management, is keeping the faith that gold and silver stocks will eventually appreciate this year as Europe and the U.S. continue to print money. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Oliver says that an indicator that juniors are about to take off could be an improvement in certain bellwether mid-cap stocks. More >

Everything You Need to Know About Junior Mining Stocks
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (6/13/12)
"The truth is you need to approach the junior mining sector with a game plan, an investment 'tool kit' if you will, to help you to cast aside the dogs and focus on the 'diamonds in the rough.'" More >

Do Asian Central Banks Have Enough Gold?
Source: Reuters, Rhona O'Connell  (6/13/12)
"The Bank for International Settlements noted in its June 2012 Quarterly Review that 'central bank balance sheets in emerging Asia expanded rapidly over the past decade because of the unprecedented rise in foreign reserve assets.'" More >

Gold Jumps Again but Rangebound Below $1,640/oz
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (6/13/12)
"Buying commodities such as gold 'at current lows' has 'always been profitable' over the last 18 months, said Kevin Norrish, managing director of commodities research at Barclays." More >

Blaming the Machines for Gold
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (6/13/12)
"If London's market-making bullion banks feel they can't hang a story on what's driving the price tick-by-tick, few journalists or private investors will spot the 'true' cause either. So save your energy." More >

It's Time to 'Buy Low' on Rare Earth Stocks: Byron King
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (6/12/12)
Resource developers, especially in the rare earths space, are suffering from the market's obsession with immediate results, says Byron King, writer and editor for Agora Financial's Outstanding Investmentsand Energy & Scarcity Investor newsletters and contributor to the Daily Resource Hunter. Nonetheless, he argues, large-scale demand for high-tech metals remains. The question is, which developers can weather the storm? Read more in this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview. More >

Are You Brave Enough to Buy Low?
Source: Louis James, International Speculator  (6/12/12)
"People brave enough to buy when others are not interested know the secret of how to 'buy low and sell high.' They are the true contrarians." More >

Molycorp-Neo Material Merger Now Complete
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (6/12/12)
"Molycorp says the now completed acquisition of Neo Material Technologies is a game changer that will open up new and exciting rare earths product opportunities." More >

Buy Gold to Bet on Bernanke and QE, Not to Hedge Euro-Crisis Risk
Source: Forbes, Agustino Fontevecchia  (6/12/12)
"If the Federal Reserve engages in a third round of quantitative easing, or any other form of balance sheet expansion, one could imagine a scenario where gold and risk assets will benefit at the expense of the U.S. dollar." More >

Probing for Gold Porphyrys in Colombia
Source: Stockhouse, Peter Kennedy  (6/12/12)
"A raft of gold discoveries has put the spotlight on the Middle Cauca Belt in west central Colombia, attracting the attention of major mining sector players." More >

Why Gold Prices Are Ready to Rally
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (6/12/12)
"Gold prices could be ready to make major moves in very short periods—too big and fast for speculators. Without the speculators, long-term gold investors who can withstand short-term volatility will get back in the market to protect against weakening fiat currencies." More >

Ten-Point Model for Picking Mining Winners: Dr. Michael Berry
Source: Chris Marchese of The Gold Report  (6/11/12)
If this is a bottom, Dr. Michael Berry sees it as the ideal time to pick up bargains in the mining sector. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the Federal Reserve Board expert gives his diagnosis for what ails the markets and names the companies from Alaska to Brazil that could survive the financial plague wiping out equities all over the world. More >

Silver Offers a Golden Opportunity
Source: Hubert Moolman  (6/11/12)
"The fundamentals for silver and gold are very strong, and with all the massive bailouts, which are increasing debt levels, they are just getting stronger. Until a significant portion of these debts is repaid or defaulted on, it would be foolish to talk about a top in precious metals." More >

Producers for Growth, Juniors for Speculation
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (6/11/12)
"While juniors, midtiers and large producers will usually bottom around the same time, they each outperform at different times." More >

Reserves in the Ground Make Gold Stocks Incredibly Cheap: Coxe
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb   (6/11/12)
"As the entire banking system in the Eurozone remains at risk from Eurozone crisis, BMO Global Strategist Don Coxe doesn't 'see a way of getting out of this without bringing gold back in somehow.'" More >

Gold Falls Back as It Tracks Dollar
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/11/12)
"If an event in Europe causes the U.S. dollar to weaken, gold is likely to rise. If it causes the U.S. dollar to strengthen, gold will likely fall." More >

Gold-Investment Demand in China to Advance 10%, ICBC Says
Source: Bloomberg  (6/11/12)
"Gold-investment demand in China may gain more than 10% this year as buyers seek a haven from Europe's debt crisis and the prospect of weakening currencies, according to the country's largest bullion bank." More >

Speculative Buyers Mostly Return to Precious Metals
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (6/11/12)
"After cutting bullish exposure to New York precious metals futures and options markets in May, speculators have mostly returned to buy back precious metals, according to U.S. government data released Friday." More >

Rare Earth Minerals: An End to China's Monopoly Is in Sight
Source: Forbes, Paul Martyn  (6/11/12)
"North America is finally waking up to the consequences of a continued Chinese monopoly and has quietly invested significant money and resources into mining rare earth elements domestically." More >

Why Graphite Is One of the Few Spaces Where Savvy Investors Can Make Money
Source: Alex Cowie, Money Morning  (6/11/12)
"The number of graphite stocks tripled in the space of a year. Some huge gains are being made by jumping on the stories at the very start." More >

How to Invest Your Mother's Money
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (6/11/12)
"Risk is smaller with companies that expect to see large increases in production over the next few years. Why? Because even if gold flounders for a while, they will still grow into bigger companies." More >

Monday Precious Metals and Equity Prices Are Marked Up!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (6/10/12)
"In recent months, I have been talking about how stocks, commodities and the dollar could rise together. While is sounds crazy, we just may start seeing that happen sooner rather than later." More >

Op Ed: Let Industry Take the Lead on REE Supply Risk
Source: MetalMiner, Lisa Reisman   (6/10/12)
"Here's why policy-making for strategic metals and materials, rare earths or whatever terminology you want to use belongs outside of Washington, D.C." More >

Gold Miners Starting to Shine
Source: MarketWatch, Mike Paulenoff  (6/8/12)
"Since early May 2012, the ratio between the GLD and the GDX has contracted significantly, reflecting a reversal in relative performance that shows that the GLD is underperforming the miners." More >

Byron King: Companies Must Pay Dividends to Make Top-10 Gold List
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (6/8/12)
The world still needs gold and other natural resources, but we may need a new investment model to sustain them, says Byron King, writer and editor for Agora Financial's Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor newsletters and contributor to the Daily Resource Hunter. Despite ongoing market volatility, he names several midtier and small-cap gold equities for investors with a "reasonable" tolerance for risk. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, King also shares his perspective on the practical and political future of gold mining in South Africa. More >