Rare Earth Junior Miners Should Applaud China: Michael Silver
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (5/22/12)
In a sector where the playing field is not always level, Michael Silver, chairman and CEO of rare earth supplier American Elements, makes a case for more cooperation. With China's quotas creating a marked price differential for critical metals, Silver insists that junior miners finally have an opportunity to develop the U.S. resource and manufacturing sectors. Silver shares his vision of a fair market—and his favorite junior miners—in this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview. More >

Mining Stocks: Will the Downturn Last?
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (5/22/12)
"For gold and silver miners, the outlook is bright. Their output prices should increase, while their inputs of energy and mining engineer talent will become cheaper as supply increases and energy prices remain at around current levels." More >

What Is Wrong with Gold Mining Stocks?
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (5/22/12)
"There are some potential values beginning to surface in what could be an oversold industry segment where stocks are approaching 52-week lows across the board." More >

Yukon Juniors with Cash to Burn
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (5/22/12)
"Despite a rocky junior market, exploration continues apace in the Yukon, which is set to have near-record exploration expenditures this year." More >

The Real Price of Gold Holds the Card for Gold Shares
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/22/12)
"The real price of gold appears to have bottomed and looks likely to trend higher in the coming months." More >

Rare Earth Mining in Quebec
Source: Resource Investing News  (5/22/12)
"With an investor-friendly market environment coupled with 26 underground open-pit mines and over 300 sandpits, quarries and peat bogs, Quebec's mining industry has thrived over the past decade." More >

Gold and Silver Long-Term Signal
Source: Chris Vermuelen and J.W. Jones, Traders' Video Playbook  (5/22/12)
"The reasons why I believe gold and silver will perform well in the longer term are a bit different than what many economists and pundits are expecting." More >

The People Have Spoken and Precious Metals Will Soar: Leonard Melman
Source: Zig Lambo and JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/21/12)
The elections in Greece and France have shown that in democratic societies the people are the ultimate deciders of how well the best-laid economic plans will work out in the long run. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Leonard Melman, veteran precious metals analyst and publisher of The Melman Report, talks about the implications of the recent European elections on the prospects for the gold and silver markets. He also discusses some of his favorite stock picks for taking advantage of the huge rebound he sees in the metals markets later this year. More >

Natural Resource-Related Stocks Show Promise: Frank Barbera
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (5/21/12)
From gold and silver to energy and oil services, Frank Barbera, editor of The Gold Stock Technician Newsletter, sees a bright future for commodities and their equities. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Barbera cites large blue-chip and midtier mining companies, especially those now paying dividends, as favorites and suggests that investors looking to protect retirement savings invest in bond funds outside the U.S. More >

This Is the Bottom for Gold: John Hathaway
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (5/21/12)
"In an interview with Louis James, John Hathaway discusses the U.S. economic outlook and why he's delighted by the current bearish sentiment toward gold." More >

If You Want to Be a Winner, Follow These Four Rules
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (5/21/12)
"Rick Rule capped off predictions for gold, energy and other commodities with four rules successful resource investors must follow." More >

Euro Crisis Gives Gold Significant Upside
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (5/21/12)
"The potential for a secession in Europe and/or a U.S. fiscal crisis represent significant upside risks to gold prices." More >

Sprott Sees Great Things for Gold and Silver
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (5/21/12)
"In an expectedly upbeat presentation in New York, Eric Sprott pointed to a large number of factors supporting his premise that gold and silver will revert back to their rising paths." More >

No Major Changes in Chinese REE Export Update
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (5/21/12)
"The updated 2012 rare earths export quotas China published on Thursday implied a total of 31.438 tons for the year, a slight increase on last year's figure." More >

Gold: The World's Friend for 5,000 Years
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (5/21/12)
"Beware of the herd mentality that accompanies tech stocks. Groupon has lost more money than all precious metals funds' losses combined. Yet investors have 'defriended' gold recently in favor of the dollar." More >

What Is Volume Telling Us About Gold Stocks?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (5/21/12)
"If buyers become the dominant player in the market, which could easily occur once gold heads north again, stock prices could push dramatically higher." More >

How Strong Is Global Gold Demand?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (5/21/12)
"According to the latest 'Gold Demand Trends' report by the World Gold Council, the world continues to have a strong appetite for the precious metal, despite higher prices in the first quarter of 2012 when compared to a year earlier." More >

An Extraordinary Time to Be in the Driver's Seat: Aaron Kennon
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (5/18/12)
Aaron Kennon, co-founder and CEO of Clear Harbor Asset Management, shares some of his company's trade secrets in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. Educating yourself is critical before investing, and Kennon suggests questions to ask, what specialized knowledge your adviser should know and why small-cap and junior resource equities are offering surprisingly thrilling returns. More >

The Recovery Is an Illusion: John Williams
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/18/12)
John Williams, author of the ShadowStats.com newsletter, shines light on his interpretations of the GDP, CPI, unemployment and other government statistics in this exclusive Gold Report interview from the recent Recovery Reality Check conference. Highlights include what the money supply measures tell him and why QE3 will be a hard sell. More >

Counterattack by Bulls Sets Up Gold for Weekly Gain
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (5/18/12)
"Heading into the weekend, gold prices looked set for a slight weekly gain by Friday lunchtime in London, having risen 4% from Wednesday's low." More >

Dramatic Turnaround for Silver?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (5/18/12)
"Patterns indicate a dramatic turnaround in the price of silver is coming—it might have started already." More >

Big Majority of Survey Participants See Higher Gold Prices Next Week
Source: Kitco   (5/18/12)
"A solid majority of survey participants expect prices to rally next week, especially since June gold futures on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange held the low set on Wednesday of $1,526.70/oz. Many said the selloff was overdone so the rebound was in due course." More >

Gold Rises 1%, Eyes Weekly Gain as Euro Recovers
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (5/18/12)
"Gold bucked the trend in the wider markets, with European shares falling 0.6% and oil prices slipping to their lowest this year." More >

Bottom Is In, But Is It September 2008 or October 2008?
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/18/12)
"Judging from the technicals and recent sentiment data, it is clear that the gold stocks are currently more oversold and much closer to a major bottom relative to the failed recovery in the summer of 2008." More >

Gold Stock Capitulation
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (5/18/12)
"Capitulation, the wholesale abandonment of a sector by traders pushed to their emotional limits, is one of the greatest buy signals. And the intense technical weakness and extreme sentimental distress in gold stocks sure looks like one." More >