Rare Earth Use Grows Rarer
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Tatyana Shumsky  (9/22/11)
"With prices for certain metals skyrocketing and supply interruptions threatening production, companies are scrambling to cut REE usage." More >

Brien Lundin: Long-Term Resource Investing Tips
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (9/21/11)
Downgrades for U.S. debt, austerity programs across Europe and political uncertainty all point to a continued uptrend in gold prices according to Brien Lundin, publisher and editor of Gold Newsletter. For long-term investors, Brien Lundin says in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, small-cap, precious metals equities are one place to take advantage of the coming upward gold price trend. More >

Australia to Launch Gold Exchange
Source: Reuters  (9/21/11)
"Australia's first physical bullion exchange, an over-the-counter spot market for gold, silver and platinum will begin operations next month." More >

Venezuela Publishes Law Nationalizing Gold
Source: AFP  (9/21/11)
"Chavez' new policies require foreign mining firms to enter into partnerships with the state." More >

Central Vietnam Bank Licenses New Gold Imports
Source: Tuoi Tre  (9/21/11)
"The State Bank of Vietnam licensed 10 banks and gold trading companies to import a total of four tons of gold." More >

Mainland Ranks 6th in Gold Holdings
Source: Sina.com  (9/21/11)
"The Chinese mainland had 1,054.1 Mt. of gold holdings in September." More >

Gold ETFs Shine, Silver ETFs Shine Brighter
Source: Seeking Alpha, Commodity HQ  (9/21/11)
"Gold and silver continue to trend back and forth as equities ping pong around a number of issues." More >

Another Way to Buy Gold
Source: MarketWatch, John Nyaradi  (9/21/11)
"Funds tracking gold miners stocks could offer a profitable way to participate in gold's rally." More >

LBMA Delegates See Gold Above $2,000/oz. by November 2012
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (9/21/11)
"The LBMA polled the audience using an electronic system both at the end and start of the two-day event." More >

Escape Velocity
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (9/21/11)
"It's not too late to get set at base levels in an ongoing bull market." More >

What Future U.S. Monetary Policy Means for Gold Prices
Source: Sam Kirtley  (9/21/11)
"This week will most likely be a game changer for the gold market, an inflection point which will be paramount to determining price direction over the coming months." More >

How Far Can Gold and Silver Climb?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (9/21/11)
"The masses will look for a store of value against a plunging loss of purchasing power: enter gold and silver." More >

Liquidity Crisis? A Currency Perspective
Source: Axel Merk, Merk Funds  (9/21/11)
"While complaining about policy makers and bankers may generate animated water cooler discussions, let's take their human (and fallible) nature as a given and discuss implications for investors." More >

Perfect Storm Creates Tidal Wave of Gold Demand
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (9/21/11)
"India may be the world's largest gold market, but in China, gold buying has become so significant that the country has become the fastest-growing market for gold jewelry in the world." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/21/11)
"In recent weeks, every time the gold price has approached $1,760 'physical demand was large enough to take gold higher.'" More >

The Next Selling Wave Is About to Begin
Source: Toby Connor, GoldScents  (9/21/11)
"The bottom line is operation twist will be a miserable failure just like QE1 and QE2." More >

What Is the Mining Industry Forecasting for Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (9/21/11)
"Conditions for gold 'have never been better,' thanks to its safe haven status and strong supply and demand fundamentals." More >

Bullion Vaults Run Out of Space on Gold Rally
Source: Bloomberg, Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy   (9/21/11)
"Gold bought for investment accounted for 38% of total demand in 2010." More >

Fed's "Operation Twist" Could Be Neutral to Negative for Gold Prices
Source: Kitco News, Debbie Carlson  (9/21/11)
"'Operation Twist' could be bearish for gold." More >

U.S. and Russia Commit to Expand Nuclear Power
Source: World Nuclear News  (9/21/11)
"Energy leaders from Russia and America have made a "commitment to supporting the safe and secure expansion of civil nuclear energy.'" More >

IAEA to Organize Nuclear Fast-Response Team
Source: Platts, Ann MacLachlan  (9/21/11)
"The French-proposed initiative was widely supported by ministers from other nations interested in nuclear power." More >

Solar Power Excelling at U.S. Schools
Source: Renewable Energy World, Eric Paul  (9/21/11)
"As schools battle with budget deficits and look to educate students about renewable energy, this rapidly growing market has attracted solar developers." More >

Natural Gas Prices to Surge 71%
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse  (9/21/11)
"LNG prices could jump as Japan and China fight for the resource and India builds out its massive power infrastructure projects." More >

Green Energy, the Cost-Efficient Option
Source: Salon.com, David Sirota  (9/21/11)
"Green energy is suddenly drawing sustenance in a swath of the economy that today seems like a barren desert: the devastated housing market." More >

Developers Warm to Small-Scale Geothermal
Source: Renewable Energy World, Chris Webb  (9/21/11)
"Ground Source Heat Pump applications are gaining traction, but varying climatic, geological and economic conditions set dissimilar paces for adopting new geothermal technologies." More >