Silver and Silver Stocks Forming Bullish Cup and Handle Pattern
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (9/6/11)
"A cup and handle pattern is a bullish continuation pattern that represents a period of consolidation followed by an eventual breakout." More >

Mugabe Expects Foreign Firms to Abide by Stakes Plan
Source: Reuters, Nelson Banya  (9/6/11)
"President says foreign investment is safe, after investors stepped back due to the plan to force foreign companies to turn over shares." More >

Swiss Pledge Unlimited Currency Purchases
Source: Bloomberg, Klaus Wille  (9/6/11)
"The Swiss central bank imposed a ceiling on the franc for the first time in more than three decades." More >

Closure Notice Leaves Dubai Gold Retailers Puzzled
Source: Gulf News, Aya Lowe  (9/6/11)
"Retailers in Dubai Mall's gold souk have been given just over three weeks to close up their shops." More >

Romania to Bolster National Gold Reserves
Source: Mediafax  (9/6/11)
"While the central bank gold reserve is adequate for now, nobody knows what could happen in upcoming years, Governor Mugur Isarescu says." More >

Index Distortions and Share Investment
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (9/6/11)
"There is hope, but there are traps if you don't understand the deleveraging game or the debt collapse shuffle." More >

The Life Cycle of a Gold Mine: Assessment and Approval
Source: Leia Toovey, Gold Investing News  (9/6/11)
"The resource will never be brought to market unless the company can properly assess and present the total environmental and socio-economic impacts." More >

Melting Down Grandma's Ring
Source: Daily Finance, Bruce Watson  (9/6/11)
"The key to getting the highest price for scrap gold is finding out how much it is actually worth." More >

The Black Monday the Public Doesn't Know About
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (9/5/11)
"We will need to see some resolutions in Euro-land before gold will trade lower or sideways." More >

Governments Buying Gold
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (9/5/11)
"Opportunism may have guided his decision, but Chavez' reclamation of Venezuela's gold was an excellent investment move. Others will follow." More >

Tracking Gold
Source: Doug Hornig, Casey Research  (9/2/11)
"Why don't ETFs track gold more closely? For those unfamiliar with the workings of this innovative way to 'own gold,' it's worth going over a few of the details." More >

Rick Rule: Play Metals Stock Volatility to Win
Source: Special to The Gold Report  (9/2/11)
In March of 2011, Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule predicted a time of unprecedented volatility. As investors struggle to recover from what, indeed, turned out to be one of the most up-and-down months in history, this special Gold Report from his latest web broadcast outlines his secrets for using volatility as a tool to take advantage of new opportunities. More >

Gold Leaps as Recession Looms
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/2/11)
"Gold rose on U.S. jobs data that showed no added jobs in August—the worst result since September 2010. Silver prices meanwhile smashed through $43/oz." More >

Miners Just Beginning Breakout
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (9/2/11)
"Everything has its season. It appears to be the miners' time under the sun."
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Why Juniors?
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (9/2/11)
"Juniors, not majors, own the world's future mines and are the most adept at finding them." More >

The Credibility Crash
Source: David and Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories   (9/2/11)
"Brinkmanship on one side, bumbling on the other, and markets caught in the middle: It's been a terrible month for markets." More >

Pink Sheets Basics: How to Profit Without Getting Fleeced
Source: Money Morning  (9/2/11)
"Small-cap pink sheets stocks can be extremely lucrative, but you have to make the right moves to rake in the big profits." More >

Silver and Gold, Different Steps But Same Dance
Source: Hubert Moolman, HGM and Associates  (9/2/11)
"If we use gold's performance to establish a target for silver, it would appear that $80 would be a minimum." More >

First REE/Boron Complex Produces Unexpected Results
Source: PhysOrg  (9/2/11)
"Rare earth metals are critical components of hybrid vehicle engines, but a new partnership between these elements and boron atoms is set to have a transformative impact on synthetic chemistry." More >

USD on the Verge of Rally: Watch Out!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (9/1/11)
"Although I see potential for another drop, I'm not willing to bet on lower prices. We could wake up any day to poor news that instantly sends gold higher." More >

Copper Expected To Be Range-Bound Or Higher Into Year-End
Source: Kitco News, Allen Sykora  (9/1/11)
"Analysts look for copper prices to be sideways to higher through 2011, supported by an ongoing supply deficit and an expected re-stocking phase in China." More >

Ganesh Idol insured at Rs 1835 Crore ($401M)
Source: Commodity Online  (9/1/11)
"The 17-foot Ganpati idol at the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Mandal at King's Circle has a jaw-dropping 68 kilos of gold and 435 kilos of silver." More >

Buy Gold Before Fed Announces Further Easing: Expert
Source: NBC, Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani  (9/1/11)
"Over the short term gold stocks might be a better investment opportunity than owning gold itself." More >

U.S. Mint Gold, Silver Coin Sales In August Are Most Since January
Source: Kitco News, Allen Sykora   (9/1/11)
"Total sales of American Eagle gold coins rose to 112,000 oz. in August, up 73.6% from July." More >

Rare Earths Heat Up with Crackdown
Source: Resource Investor  (9/1/11)
"China's goal is to consolidate all production into three state-owned giants. Authorities have been burning refineries, arresting offenders, and offering rewards for others." More >