Copper Rallies to Two-Month High
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Toovey  (8/26/11)
"Copper was boosted by a 'better than expected' jobless report and is approximately 13% off of its record high." More >

Carlos Andres: Uranium and Potash Stocks on the "Frontier"
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (8/25/11)
Operating out of Uruguay, Carlos Andres' Frontier Research Report provides a vastly different perspective. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he gives us some insights on global mineral exploration and production in areas that are more "out of the way" than what we usually consider. He tells us about two very exciting companies with huge investment potential in projects located in Namibia and Ethiopia. More >

Crude Gains as Market Hopes for Fed Action
Source: Dow Jones, Jerry DiColo  (8/25/11)
"Stock and commodity markets hope that the Federal Reserve will signal a new round of stimulus measures Friday." More >

Potash Continues to Have Promise
Source: Mineweb  (8/25/11)
"Scotiabank Group's Patricia Mohr predicted potash prices will tighten next year 'with onward growth in world consumption in the face of only limited new mine and mill capacity expansion.'" More >

Risk-On Trades Are Back
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (8/25/11)
"The overall market seems to be entering a pivot point. It's likely that another big move is brewing." More >

Fear Mania Hits Gold
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (8/25/11)
"It isn't greed driving our runaway gold price, it's fear. Just pick your headline. . ." More >

Gold and Silver Aren't the Only Precious Metals Making a Killing
Source: Peter Krauth, MOney Morning  (8/25/11)
"Even while gold and silver steal most of the headlines, there are stealth bull markets advancing in other precious metals." More >

Will Gold Become Collateral for an EU Bailout?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (8/25/11)
"Although Ben Bernanke says gold is not money, countries around the world sure are treating it as such." More >

Canada's Mines to Get $130B in Investments
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (8/25/11)
"Companies will invest some $130B in Canadian mines over the next five years, as burgeoning commodity demand creates opportunities 'not seen since the post-war boom of the 1950s.'" More >

Will Silver Benefit from Rising Gold Margin Requirements?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/25/11)
"We expect silver to hit new highs along with the miners in 2011." More >

Asian Buyers Rush in on Gold Price Dip
Source: Reuters, Rujun Shen  (8/25/11)
"Dealers saw a flood of orders for physical gold after Asia opened business yesterday." More >

Peru Gov't, Miners Reach Deal to Increase Royalties
Source: Reuters, Caroline Stauffer and Patricia Velez  (8/25/11)
"Humala had vowed to tax mining companies' windfall profits to bolster social programs in a country where one of every three people is poor." More >

Brazil Metal Rush: Boom in Gold, Copper, Iron Ore Mining
Source: Commodity Online, Mrudul Bose  (8/25/11)
"The soaring price of metals in commodity markets has Brazilian firms and foreign players investing heavily." More >

Gold Scams Rise with Prices
Source: AFP  (8/25/11)
"The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority warns of private investment schemes that directly steal investors' money." More >

Japan Boosting Physical, ETF Platinum Buying
Source: Reuters, Chikako Mogi  (8/25/11)
"Japanese investors have been bucking the global trend for buying gold." More >

Wind Energy to Dig Deep for Key Metals
Source: Recharge, Ben Backwell  (8/25/11)
"Gareth Hatch, co-founder of Technology Metals Research, warns wind turbine companies of ever-escalating neodymium prices, recommending the industry increase involvement in the mining sector." More >

Carlos Andres: Discovering Bargain Basement Gold Stocks
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (8/24/11)
If gold equities are on sale, the stocks Carlos Andres follows as publisher of the Frontier Research Report are on clearance. Andres seeks out stocks that have been unfairly pummeled, offering extra upside for investors. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Andres identifies some top picks trading at insanely low prices that belie their quality management and mining projects. More >

Exiting the Eye of the Storm
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (8/24/11)
"Smells like blood in the streets. What does a street fighting man like Doug Casey make of all this?" More >

Much Ado About Debt: Dollar vs. Euro
Source: Axel Merk, Merk Funds  (8/24/11)
"Because the U.S. must finance its deficit, the U.S. dollar may be far more at risk than the euro. In the Eurozone, the current account is roughly in balance." More >

Gold to Roubini: $21,500 Ker-Pow!
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (8/24/11)
"Squint hard enough at the Nasdaq bubble, and apparently you can see the future of gold." More >

Gold, the Dollar and the Failure of Currencies
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (8/24/11)
"The U.S. Fed and Congress want to see a far weaker dollar against all other currencies. The only thing stopping them is the structure of the currency system." More >

Gold Charts Send a Warning
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (8/24/11)
"The drop in prices has attracted an element of bargain hunting, which should provide support across the precious metals complex." More >

Junior Mining Deal Puts West Africa in Focus
Source: Postmedia News, Peter Koven  (8/24/11)
"Because West Africa has a relatively short mining history, 'it just hasn't been trampled the way other places have.'" More >

Call for Gold Reserves as Collateral in EU
Source: DPA  (8/24/11)
"A leading member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's government called for EU members to use gold reserves as collateral for future bailouts." More >

Chavez Formalizes Nationalization of Gold Industry
Source: Associated Press  (8/24/11)
"President Hugo Chavez' formal decree aims to give the government total control over gold produced in the South American country." More >