Gold Wedding Bands Get Dumped for Tungsten
Source: CNN Money, Parija Kavilanz  (9/1/11)
"Skyrocketing gold prices have jewelers and cash-strapped couples clamoring for wedding bands made of less expensive metals." More >

China Firms to Pay $1.95B for Brazil Miner Stake
Source: AFP  (9/1/11)
"The deal comes as China snaps up key resources globally to secure stable supplies to keep its economy moving." More >

Colombia Miners Happy over Reform, Fret About Future
Source: Reuters, Jack Kimball  (9/1/11)
"The government of President Juan Manuel Santos plans to reform the mining sector—creating a new mining agency, consolidating oversight and strengthening institutions." More >

The Future of the European Union May Be Decided in Less than a Week
Source: Shah Gilani, Money Morning  (9/1/11)
"Are we coming to a point where integrated global economies, capital markets and cross-border debt obligations will necessitate sovereign nations losing control of their sovereign assets?" More >

Rodney Cooper: Bullish on Iron Ore and Copper
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/31/11)
Rodney Cooper, a senior mining analyst with Dundee Capital Markets in Toronto, has some rather bullish forecasts for iron ore and copper prices. But given the worldwide economic malaise and a slowdown for China's economic powerhouse, what's his rationale? Cooper talks about his predictions in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Gold Stocks Coiled Again
Source: Neil Charnock, Gold Oz.  (8/31/11)
"Gold has roared an assertive 'here I am' as a wider group of investors realized the problems in the financial system were worse than they previously thought." More >

Gold "Dominated by Uncertainty" as "Reality Dawns" for Investors in Stocks
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/31/11)
"We expect QE3 to become an increasingly dominant issue for the markets as we enter September." More >

Le Deluge
Source: Fayyaz Alimohamed, Acamar Journal  (8/31/11)
"Every time the GPD has fallen over 2% year-over-year, it has led to a recession. We are currently down 1.5%." More >

Gold Surge Draws Prospectors, Thieves Worldwide
Source: Reuters, Natalia Konstantinovskaya and Tan Ee Lyn  (8/31/11)
"It has been called the saint-seducing metal, with good reason." More >

Fed Prepared Ground for Possible Easing
Source: Bloomberg, Jeannine Aversa and Scott Lanman  (8/31/11)
"Minutes of their closed-door meeting yesterday showed that members of the Federal Open Market Committee favored a 'more substantial move.'" More >

Gold Mine Backers Hail Romania President
Source: UPI  (8/31/11)
"Chronic waffling is turning into qualified support for the $1B Transylvania-based project." More >

Copper Climbs to Three-Week High
Source: Dow Jones, Tatyana Shumsky  (8/31/11)
"Copper futures are sweeping higher amid quiet trade as investors focus on better physical demand from China and concerns about supply." More >

Investors Return to Undervalued Mining Stocks
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/31/11)
"These are some of the fastest growing stocks in the market with increasing profits and margins." More >

India Returns to Rare Earths Production
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (8/31/11)
"After a 7-year hiatus, India has decided to expand its REE output of by stepping up indigenous production." More >

Has China Missed a Rare Opportunity?
Source: BBC, Puneet Pal Singh  (8/31/11)
"If miners and companies find alternative sources, rare earth might not do for China what oil did for Saudi Arabia." More >

Rick Mills: Cobalt Is the King of Critical Metals
Source: Zig Lambo of The Critical Metals Report   (8/30/11)
Most people don't know or care about cobalt. But, as with a number of metals we seldom hear about, we would certainly miss cobalt if it were not available for use in many cutting-edge applications. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Rick Mills, editor of Ahead of the Herd, talks about the supply and demand for critical metals and tells us why cobalt is the "King of Critical Metals." He also tells us why he likes two emerging cobalt producers that could reward investors looking to participate in this very tight market dominated by China. More >

Galluping Gold!
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (8/30/11)
"One in three Americans think gold is the best long-term investment, according to the Gallup survey." More >

Why Gold Will Replace U.S. Treasuries as the World's Last Risk-Free Investment
Source: Keith Fitzgerald, Money Morning  (8/30/11)
"You can't downgrade gold; and that makes it the world's only risk-free investment." More >

Gold, Silver Should Help You Sleep Not Keep You Up
Source: MarketWatch, Dan Greenshields  (8/30/11)
"The only sure bet for the foreseeable future is volatility." More >

Nov. Deadline Set for S. Africa's Minerals Beneficiation Framework
Source: Mining Weekly, Terence Creamer  (8/30/11)
"The aim was to help diversify the South African economy away from traditional commodities and nontradable services." More >

QRM Has What It Takes
Source: George Maniere, Seking Alpha  (8/30/11)
"QRM's highly respected management team has a proven mine-finding track record." More >

TSM Norra Karr Declared "National Interest"
Source: George Maniere, Seking Alpha  (8/30/11)
"QRM's highly respected management team has a proven mine-finding track record." More >

John McClintock: Gold Producers Riding the Risk Trade
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (8/29/11)
With the price of gold soaring to over $1,900 an ounce and investors abandoning equities for commodities, John McClintock, equity research analyst at Mackie Research Capital, sees gold mining companies benefitting from this flight from risk. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, McClintock identifies several gold mining companies with great upside potential. More >

Has the Fed Started QE3?
Source: Bud Conrad, The Casey Report  (8/29/11)
"The Fed policy is to let the dollar fall and to support the bankers and politicians who want to stimulate the economy." More >

For Signs of Stability, Look to the Price of Gold
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (8/29/11)
"The key indicator that markets are stabilizing will be when gold prices come down in regular increments." More >