The Rush to Acquire Copper Resources
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Michele Toovey  (4/7/11)
"With prices near record-highs, there's extra incentive for companies to secure future supply." More >

Protests in 18 Nations Drive Gold and Silver Ever Higher
Source: Forbes, Robert Lenzner  (4/6/11)
"Today, gold reached a new peak of $1456, silver rose to over $39 and is flirting with $40 an ounce, while the price of Brent rose to a worrisome level of over $121." More >

China's Rate Tightening Threatens Copper
Source: Financial Times, Jack Farchy  (4/6/11)
"Some of the world's biggest copper miners are warning of lower prices for up to a year on China's moves to curb inflation." More >

Silver and Energy the New ETF Stars
Source: USA Today, Matt Krantz   (4/6/11)
"While often overlooked, shares of midsize companies were big winners, and the trend is likely to continue." More >

Ima Casanova Uncovers the Under-Covereds
Source: Zig Lambo and Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (4/6/11)
McNicoll, Lewis & Vlak Investment Analyst Imaru (Ima) Casanova specializes in "under-covered" and turnaround companies in the resource sector. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Ima describes several situations that fit her investment parameters, including the unique field of royalty companies. More >

Silver's Long-Run Value
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (4/6/11)
"Silver is a very different market to gold. Most crucially, there's no commonly accepted benchmark value—such as a men's suit for an ounce of gold—against which to measure silver across time." More >

U.S. Global Investors Sees Gold Prices Doubling
Source: Reuters  (4/5/11)
"Big corrections still possible, but the odds favor a doubling gold price 'unless there is a complete slowdown in the world.'" More >

Gold, Silver Are 'Uncertainty Magnets'
Source: CNN Money  (4/5/11)
"Geopolitical concerns have eroded confidence in paper money, leading investors to pile into commodities—which, in turn, have reached multi-year and all-time highs." More >

Fed Officials Divided over Tighter Policy
Source: Bloomberg, Joshua Zumbrun and Scott Lanman  (4/5/11)
"Federal Reserve policy makers last month differed over whether to begin removing record stimulus this year." More >

PGM Investors Should Not Ignore Zimbabwe
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (4/5/11)
"The PGMs sector is a prime example where higher government taxes and ownership policies can materially impact future platinum and palladium prices." More >

Gold's Long-Term Outlook
Source: Clif Droke   (4/5/11)
"Gold's uptrend should remain firmly intact until the cycle bottoms in late 2014." More >

Gold, Governments and Banks
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (4/5/11)
"This is the greatest Ponzi scheme in history." More >

Jared Sturdivant: Distressed Companies Offer Gold Lining
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (4/4/11)
Jared Sturdivant, portfolio manager and managing partner of O-Cap Management, LP, digs deep to find value in special-situation investment opportunities—companies that have "good assets and bad balance sheets." In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jared talks about those companies that look good to him now. More >

Sudan's Gold Exports to More Than Double, Says Bashir
Source: Bloomberg, Maram Mazen  (4/4/11)
"Sudan will expand in gold mining and oil exploration in the north as the oil-rich south prepares to declare its independence on July 9." More >

The Lesson from Japan for PM Investors
Source: Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD  (4/4/11)
"Country may revise mining law, particularly seabed mineral exploration." More >

IMF May Use Gold Sale Profit to Help Poor Nations
Source: Commodity Online  (4/4/11)
"The IMF disposing of over 400 metric tons of gold last year, one eighth of the IMF's total stock." More >

Feds Seek $7M in Privately Made Silver 'Liberty Dollars'
Source: Associated Press, Tom Breen  (4/4/11)
"Legal skirmish finds resonance, as about a dozen states have legislation allowing them to produce their own currency backed by gold or silver." More >

The Bedrock of the Gold Bull Rally
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (4/4/11)
"The fear trade is a function of both government monetary and fiscal policies." More >

Silver Hits 31-Year High as USD Weakens
Source: Reuters  (4/4/11)
"Spot silver was bid at a high of $38.23/oz." More >

Geology and Risk Hinder New Copper Supplies
Source: Reuters, Julie Gordon  (4/4/11)
"There's no 'peak copper' theory, but the easy-to-get stuff is gone." More >

China to Cap 2011 Rare Earth Output at 93,800 Tons
Source: Steel Guru  (4/4/11)
"Beijing has sought to impose more discipline on its REE industry but policies alarm foreign markets." More >

Vietnam to Release Draft Decree on Gold Trading in April
Source: Vietnam Business News  (4/4/11)
"Gold regulation in Vietnam has been decentralized, under five different government departments, making it very hard to regulate the metal." More >

Gold, Silver and the Endgame for USA Inc.
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (4/4/11)
"Toss fatuous 'gold bubble' commentary into the horribly flawed thinking dumpster." More >

Gold and Silver Rise Near Records
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (4/4/11)
"Gold prices reach for new highs while silver hovers near 30-year record as investors seek protection against inflation." More >

Southwest Sees Copper Boom
Source: Associated Press  (4/4/11)
"With prices high, the hunt for copper in the American Southwest is experiencing a revival." More >