Canada's Fiscal Strength Means Commodities Won't Sink
Source: Bloomberg, Theophilos Argitis and Greg Quinn  (5/10/11)
"Canada has the best fiscal outlook of any G7 country." More >

Urgent Infrastructure Action Needed to Spur Small-Miner Growth
Source: Mining Weekly, Terence Creamer  (5/9/11)
"S. African miners face major backlogs in transport and power infrastructure. More >

Copper May Drop, Survey Says
Source: SteelGuru  (5/8/11)
"Demand will weaken as the world's biggest consumer of the metal moves to curb inflation." More >

Yuan-USD Relationship to PMs and Commodities
Source: Jeb Handwerger   (5/6/11)
"This correction should be short lived; silver will regain its footing." More >

A Warning on Rare Earth Elements
Source: The Wall Street Journal, David Fickling  (5/5/11)
"Goldman Sachs analysts believe the price boom is nearing its peak." More >

Credit-Mad Chinese Companies
Source: Business Insider, Gus Lubin  (5/5/11)
". . .are hoarding copper in a ponzi scheme for new loans?" More >

Astronaut's $15 Billion Plan to Mine the Moon
Source: Montreal Gazette, Bruce Johnstone  (5/4/11)
"Last astronaut on the moon wants to mine REE used to produce fusion nuclear energy." More >

The S&P 500 May Hold Clues to Peak in Gold & Silver
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (5/3/11)
"The Federal Reserve is the greatest thief in American history." More >

China Ups the Ante in Rare Earths Game
Source: The Daily Reckoning, Addison Wiggin  (5/3/11)
"New developments appear to show the ongoing trend is with us to stay." More >

Commodities Beat Financial Assets for Fifth Month in Best Streak Since '97
Source: Bloomberg, Chanyaporn Chanjaroen  (5/2/11)
"Demand for raw materials is increasing with expanding economies and Federal Reserve promises to boost growth." More >

Chinese Pay Price for World's REE Addiction
Source: Daily Times  (5/2/11)
"Peasant farmers blame Baogang for tooth loss, gray hair by age 20." More >

Japan's REE Imports from China Jump 40% in March
Source: SteelGuru  (5/1/11)
"REE demand has remained steady even after the March 11 earthquake." More >

Copper Climbs as Fed Stimulus Boosts Demand Prospects
Source: Bloomberg, Agnieszka Troszkiewicz  (4/28/11)
"Copper is poised to rise following the Federal Reserve's announcement it will maintain monetary stimulus." More >

Copper Thieves Cut Agency Communications
Source: Associated Press  (4/26/11)
"The state Department of Agriculture has lost communications with the outside world." More >

China Lifts Quotas for Minor Metals
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (4/25/11)
"Production quotas were increased for tungsten, tin, antimony and molybdenum." More >

Eight New Rare Minerals Found in Nebraska
Source: Lincoln Journal Star  (4/24/11)
"This illustrates that it's still possible to make new discoveries." More >

Copper Is King
Source: Newsweek  (4/24/11)
"If you'd bought copper in February 2009, you'd be up 181%." More >

SA Miners to Submit Health/Safety Reports
Source: Reuters  (4/21/11)
"Death rates increase in South African mines, which are the deepest and among the most dangerous in the world." More >

Major Manganese Mines Reduce Prices
Source: SteelGuru  (4/21/11)
"The prices of manganese ores to be sold to China are reduced for two grades." More >

Palladium: Bound for Rebound?
Source: Resource Investing News, Michelle Smith  (4/21/11)
"Not everyone has given palladium the cold shoulder." More >

Copper Thieves Knock out 12 Streetlights in St. Paul
Source: Pioneer Press, Mara Gottfried  (4/21/11)
"It will cost roughly $10,000 to repair the damage and fix the lights." More >

Chile Foresees High Copper Prices
Source: Reuters  (4/20/11)
"World's top copper producer sees prices staying above the 2010 average." More >

S&P's Negative U.S. Outlook Pressures Copper
Source: Resource Investing News, Leia Michele Toovey  (4/19/11)
"LME copper prices rose for the first time in six sessions Tuesday." More >

Superconductors and Copper Oxides
Source: BBC, Jason Palmer  (4/18/11)
"Thin strips of superconducting wire vastly outperform copper cables." More >

No Crisis in Rare Earths
Source: Defense News, Derek Scissors  (4/17/11)
"The market is responding perfectly: Participants have plenty of funds and are moving aggressively." More >