Critical Metals: Investing at a Crossroad
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/25/11)
Shifting technology, energy and defense needs along with volatile global economic and political pressures are changing the supply and demand equation for rare earth and strategic metals, opening opportunities that didn't exist a few years ago. More >

Mining Firms Look to IT in 2011
Source: Mining Weekly  (5/25/11)
"Expanding companies are likely to invest in technologies that get them up-and-running more easily in remote locations." More >

Montana Mining Fortune Heiress Dies in NYC at 104
Source: Bloomberg, Verena Dobnik  (5/25/11)
"Daughter of copper tycoon and Montana Senator William Clark, Huguette Clark passed away, leaving her fortune under dispute." More >

S.A. Mine Wage Negotiations Begin
Source: The New Age  (5/23/11)
"S. Africa's National Union of Mineworkers demands a 14% basic wage increase." More >

Low China Imports, Strong Dollar Pressure Copper
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Tatyana Shumsky  (5/23/11)
"Many factories are relying on 'hand-to-mouth' purchases to feed production lines." More >

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Kevin Puil: Copper Stocks Gleaming in Gold's Glow
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (5/20/11)
Blinded by the glare of gold's rocketing rise over the last several years, investors may want to follow the leads of the Barricks, Thompson Creek Metals, Goldcorps and other major miners targeting the copper space, according to Kevin Puil, portfolio manager at Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates and senior analyst for its Encompass Fund. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Kevin tells us that major gold miners increasingly want to diversify and are turning to the red metal on the opposite end of the economic spectrum. More >

China Tightens Rare Earth Rules
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Yajun Zhang  (5/19/11)
"China to impose quotas on ferroalloys with more than 10% REEs Friday." More >

Copper's Talking Infrastructure
Source: Richard Mills, AheadOfTheHerd   (5/19/11)
"There's still time for investors to capitalize on the coming infrastructure boom." More >

Base Metals Recover on Global Cues
Source: Business Standard  (5/18/11)
"Industrial metals rebounded from Tuesday's losses, supported by weakening dollar coupled with improved demand from China." More >

Commodities Advance
Source: Bloomberg, Kim Kyoungwha and Glenys Sim  (5/18/11)
"The outlook for increased demand from emerging markets prompted speculation that this month's decline was excessive." More >

Don't Give Up On The Rare Earth Mining Sector Yet
Source: Jeb Handwerger, GoldStockTrades  (5/17/11)
"This pullback in REE miners may prove an excellent buying opportunity." More >

Goldman 'Most Constructive' on Copper
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"We believe a demand-rationing environment still lies ahead." More >

Palladium Production Behind Demand
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"Palladium production could lag behind demand through 2015." More >

Melek: PGMs Will Outshine Precious, Base Metals
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/16/11)
"Analysts expect PGMs to be star performers into 2013." More >

John Kaiser: +$1,200 Gold Is New Normal
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/13/11)
What is good for the U.S. economy is good for gold. John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online, has proposed a graphic model that relates the value of all above-ground gold stock to global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), thereby explaining why higher real gold prices—even with a recovering American economy—will be the new reality. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares his projections about where both gold prices and the U.S. economy could be going in the future. More >

Copper Intact After China's Rate Hike
Source: Scrap Monster, T. Tremon  (5/13/11)
"Copper prices focused more on indicators of continued economic improvement." More >

China's REE Clampdown Benefits Canadian Miners
Source: Montreal Gazette, Robert Gibbens  (5/12/11)
"Global rare earth metals demand is expected to surge by more than 60% in the next five years." More >

Market Study to Test the Waters for American Eagle Palladium Coin
Source: Insane Planet  (5/12/11)
"The coins will only go into circulation if it passes this popularity acid test." More >

Namibia's Minerals Rules Affect Only New Permits, Licenses
Source: Bloomberg, Chamwe Kaira  (5/10/11)
"Currently, mining's contribution to Namibian GPD is 'not enough.'" More >

Jobs Left Out of Mining Industry's Pot of Gold
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Peter Martin  (5/10/11)
"Australia's headed for more mining income than ever before." More >

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 >