Gold and Silver Miners Beginning to Outperform Bullion
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (9/20/11)
"When gold pulls back periodically, the miners should outperform and shrink a very wide divergence."
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Funding Given for Project to Replace Rare Earth Magnets
Source: The Engineer, Stephen Harris  (9/20/11)
"A project to replace expensive and environmentally damaging rare earth metals in EVs with steel has received £518,000 to commercialize its technology." More >

Gold Mulligan
Source: John Hathaway, Tocqueville Asset Management  (9/19/11)
"The case for the sustainability of high gold prices rests on whether the present international system of money and banking has passed a point of no return." More >

Are Gold Shares Getting Ready to Run?
Source: Keith Schaefer, Investments Bulletin  (9/19/11)
If this breakout in the gold stocks holds and builds strength over the next several days and weeks, we very well may have a major breakout on our hands. More >

Gold Forming Bullish Consolidation
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (9/19/11)
"The market is holding well above gold's previous resistance, which indicates that acceleration remains in effect." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/19/11)
"As gold fluctuates, analysts suggest a 'domino effect' from Greece could send shockwaves throughout Europe's Banking System." More >

Hot Trends from Denver Gold Forum
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (9/19/11)
"When policymakers react quickly, then the downturn in gold prices is short, says DundeeWealth's Martin Murenbeeld." More >

Gold Battles Back, Bugs Cheer
Source: MarketWatch, Peter Brimelow  (9/19/11)
"Bugs blame central banks, but say they'll fail." More >

Central Banks Net Buyers of Gold for 1st Time in 20 Years
Source: Financial Times, Jack Farchy  (9/19/11)
"This is the latest sign highlighting how turbulence in the currency and debt markets has revolutionized the bullion market." More >

The Lifecycle of a Gold Mine: Mine Construction
Source: Leia Toovey, Gold Investing News  (9/19/11)
"Construction generally takes a few years, depending on the location, size and the complexity of the regulations." More >

Is Gold Cheap? Who Knows? But Gold-Mining Stocks Are
Source: The Wall Street Journal, The Intelligent Investor  (9/19/11)
"Figuring out if gold is cheap or dear is like trying to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded. But it's possible to make rational estimates of value with gold-mining stocks." More >

Gold Price Could Restart India's Kolar Mine
Source: Reuters, Jo Winterbottom  (9/19/11)
"Gold's meteoric rise has intensified the allure of reopening one of the world's oldest and deepest mines." More >

Rich REE Resources in the Mojave Desert
Source: Greg Klein, Resource Clips  (9/19/11)
"American Manganese' updated resource estimates reveal a 226.46 Mt. resource for the Arizona-based project." More >

James West: Unrestrained Bullishness for Gold and Silver
Source: The Gold Report Staff  (9/19/11)
James West has gone from writing the audacious and controversial newsletter Midas Letter to raising over $1 billion for a series of funds called Midas Letter Funds based in Luxembourg. The Gold Report caught up with James in Colorado Springs at the Denver Gold Forum, where he was searching for quality companies to include in his next newsletter. He agreed to sit down with us to find out how this juggernaut of rapid financial evolution came about, and where it is heading next. More >

Gold Equities Should Be Doing Better
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (9/19/11)
"Three top precious metals analysts said gold shares are overdue an upward correction." More >

Are You Ready for the Annual Christmas Rally in Gold and Silver?
Source: Peter Degraaf  (9/19/11)
"Based on the observations presented in this report the expectation is that the annual Christmas rally in gold and silver is 'right on course.'" More >

Upcoming Vanadium Projects
Source: James Wellstead, Vanadium Investing News  (9/19/11)
"With talk of supply tightening, vanadium suppliers are preparing to expand production." More >

Manganese Prices Reflect Economic Conditions
Source: MicMontgomery, Manganese Investing News  (9/19/11)
"Manganese' use in steel, a prime component of infrastructure and consumer products, make the resource a good economic barometer." More >

Major Economies to Meet in Washington over REE Restrictions
Source: ICTSD  (9/19/11)
"Each of the major economies is considering a range of responses to counteract China's supply restrictions." More >

There Will Be Oil
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Daniel Yergin  (9/19/11)
"For decades, advocates of 'peak oil' have been predicting a crisis in energy supplies. They've been wrong at every turn." More >

World Oil Use Seen Surging 27% by 2035
Source: Reuters, Ayesha Rascoe  (9/19/11)
"Proposed rules requiring automakers to improve fuel efficiency in the United States were not factored into the forecast." More >

USDA Funds 500 Rural Clean Energy Projects
Source: Brighter Energy  (9/19/11)
"More than 500 agricultural producers and rural small businesses received grants to implement renewable energy in their operations." More >

China Closes Solar-Panel Plant After Protests
Source: Los Angeles Times, Jonathan Kaiman  (9/19/11)
"The decision is an indication of the growing power of environmental protesters to sway government policy in China." More >

The Insidious Truth About Federal Reserve Policy
Source: Shah Gilani, Money Morning  (9/18/11)
"If you want to play the markets, use the Fed as a backstop and leverage yourself against its misguided policy decisions." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (9/18/11)
"Silver has managed to hold at a key support level, which may generate a bounce early next week." More >