What Happens to the Gold World When Greece Exits the Eurozone?
Source: Julian Phillips,Gold Forecaster  (8/8/12)
"The very fact that the B.I.S. undertook over 500 mt of currency/gold swaps two years ago testifies to its ability to facilitate and support the global monetary system as we know it now." More >

Peru Seeks to Build a New Relationship with Mining Companies
Source: The Guardian, Mattia Cabitza  (8/8/12)
"Central and regional governments, the mining companies and local residents say they are ready to build a new relationship based on trust and respect." More >

Could Gold Be Tripped Up by a Coming Deflation?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (8/8/12)
"There are many high-quality mining stocks today that you can buy at 7, 8, 10 times earnings, something we have never seen in this bull market, and you can receive a dividend yield that is higher than a 30-year Treasury bond." More >

Silver Price Manipulation Probe Is Not Over
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (8/8/12)
"CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton said silver price manipulation did occur, and he's intent on finding it." More >

A Specialty Metals Primer: Mickey Fulp
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (8/7/12)
You'll never hear Mickey Fulp talk about electric metals, technology metals or rare metals. But he's got plenty to say about specialty metals. While the nomenclature may not seem important, Fulp, who is one of the foremost experts in the space today, believes obscure definitions are confusing investors. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Fulp clears up the confusion and talks about some in-demand elements many investors may have never even heard of. More >

All Roads Lead to Berlin
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (8/7/12)
"Despite numerous summits, we still look to the European Commissioners to present and implement a solution that would boost economic activity and drive down unemployment. As we see it, there are only two choices: They can either default or print." More >

Guatemala Steps Back from Mining Reform Plans
Source: Reuters  (8/7/12)
"The Guatemalan government is stepping back from plans to take a stake of as much as 40% in new mining projects, a top government official said." More >

Gold Will Hit New Highs in 2013 and Beyond: Blanchard
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (8/7/12)
"While gold finished 2011 in consolidation mode after reaching a record nominal high above $1,900/oz in September, Blanchard's analysts see the stage being set for another robust advance through the remainder of the year and beyond." More >

Gold Close to Confirming a New Breakout to All-Time Highs
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (8/7/12)
"I expect gold to rally for about 8–13 months into at least June 2013, and our longstanding target has been in the $2,300/oz arena." More >

Why Junior Gold Stocks Are Still the Place to Be: Edward Karr
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/6/12)
Edward Karr, CEO of Geneva-based RAMPartners, favors a disciplined, patient and steady approach to investing in junior gold mining companies. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Karr shares his thoughts on the European crisis, its effect on gold prices and some of his favorite junior gold mining companies. More >

Speculators Pile Into Gold Futures, Options
Source: Kitco News, Debbie Carlson  (8/6/12)
"For the week ended July 31, speculators in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly commitment of traders report saw their net-long positions in gold rise significantly in both the legacy and disaggregated reports." More >

Gold and Silver Regaining Footing as Treasuries Make Bearish Reversal
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/6/12)
"The long-range upward trajectory of precious metals, particularly gold, is continuing higher and has considerably higher to go." More >

Five Ways to Invest in Gold
Source: MetroWest Daily News  (8/6/12)
"A recent survey shows that nearly half of U.S. investors don't believe they're knowledgeable enough about the precious metal to make a decision about adding gold to their portfolios. The World Gold Council highlights these five options to get investors started." More >

Likelihood 'Remains High' for Central Bank Stimulus
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/6/12)
"Precious metals prices held on to most of their gains from Friday's rally, which coincided with a stock market rally following better-than expected U.S. non-farm jobs data, as well as news that Spain may seek a bailout." More >

South Africa Tops Gold Grade List
Source: Christy Filen, Mineweb  (8/6/12)
"After more than a century of gold mining in the country, South Africa is featured in the number one spot in terms of gold grades, with Canada close on its heels, in a report drawn up by Natural Resource Holdings' Roy Sebag." More >

China Cracks Down on Illegal Rare Earth Mining, 50 Arrested
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (8/6/12)
"While China's Guangdong Province is allowed to mine only 2,000 mt of rare earth oxides annually, illegal mining production surpassed 40,000 mt last year." More >

EU and China Race to Greenland's Rare Earths Gold Rush
Source: AFP  (8/6/12)
"The E.U. commissioner approached Greenland for exploitation rights to rare earth metal ores in return for technological and environmental mining know-how—to find Chinese miners already working the ground." More >

Summer Slump in Silver Prices Closer to an End
Source: Carrington, Money Morning  (8/6/12)
"Silver prices have suffered this year as the white metal has lost its luster as a safe-haven investment, but the pullback has slowed and may be bottoming out." More >

Fed Hits 'Kill' Switch on Liquidity
Source: Clif Droke  (8/5/12)
"Gold, as the ultimate safe haven at both ends of the long-wave, will eventually prove its merit as a store of value in deflation. Before we arrive at that critical juncture, however, there will undoubtedly be phases of volatility along the way that temporarily obstruct gold's forward progress." More >

Precious Metals Short-Term Outlook Is Bullish
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/5/12)
"We believe that gold and gold stocks are primed to head higher in the coming weeks." More >

Frontier Markets Harbor High-Reward Investment Opportunities: Carlos Andres
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/3/12)
Select frontier markets, once eyed skeptically as fraught with danger, are now some of the most robust economies in the world. But the shares of companies exploring and producing in these markets often continue to lag based on long-held fears that are no longer valid. How does an investor decipher that fine line between real and perceived? Carlos Andres, the chief analyst and managing editor of the Frontier Research Report and the Global Resource Investor, makes his living informing retail investors about risks in the junior resource space. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Andres discusses how to capitalize on the narrowing gap between real and perceived risks in South America and beyond. More >

Gold to Rally Above $1,900/oz by Year-End: HSBC
Source: CNBC, Holly Ellyatt  (8/3/12)
"Gold could be one of the few assets to profit from the political and economic turbulence in the United States as the 'fiscal cliff' approaches." More >

Try as He Might, Mario Draghi Cannot Save the Euro
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (8/3/12)
"Eventually, the Eurozone will break up and drag the global economy right down with it. In the long run, that will mark the beginning of the recovery, but in the short run it will precipitate a banking and economic crisis that will make 2008 look like child's play." More >

Survey Majority Sees Higher Gold Prices Next Week
Source: Kitco  (8/3/12)
"Of the 21 survey participants, 12 see prices up, while 4 see prices down and 5 are neutral or see prices moving sideways. Market participants include bullion dealers, investment banks, futures traders, money managers and technical-chart analysts." More >

Is Gold Mining Healthy?
Source: Scott Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (8/3/12)
"In 2011, gold-mine production came in at an all-time record high. And in 2012 experts anticipate production to be even higher. But is the gold-mining industry truly healthy?" More >