California Gold Fever Sweeps the Criminal Underworld
Source: Claims Journal, Thomas Watkins  (9/8/11)
"Gold fever is also fueling a crime spree in the precious metal." More >

Investors to Chase Gold and Currencies for Next Six Months
Source: Professional Adviser Singapore, Heidi Lee   (9/8/11)
"Gold and currencies are likely to retain their 'safe heaven' position in the next six months." More >

Who Is Actually Buying Copper?
Source: Mineweb, Simon Hunt  (9/8/11)
"Copper is becoming a financial asset in place of its historic role as an industrial metal." More >

Zimbabwe’s New Mine Laws May Prevent Platinum Surplus
Source: Bloomberg, Carli Lourens  (9/8/11)
"A 'real risk' of excess supply if economies go into a recession." More >

Meteorites Delivered Gold to Earth
Source: BBC, Leila Battison   (9/8/11)
"Gold was delivered by meteorites." More >

Mickey Fulp: Plan on Rebound After Labor Day
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (9/7/11)
With the patience of a good contrarian, Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp has spent the last couple of months watching for buying opportunities among fundamentally strong micro caps that have drifted down during the summer doldrums—and pouncing on a select few. Noting that precious metals have been on an almost unprecedented run, in this exclusive Gold Report interview, Mickey said that he expects a lot of the patient money sitting on the sidelines to get itchy soon, resulting in a rebound in junior resource equities that he hopes will mimic the sector's post Labor Day rally last year. More >

Gold Falls on Bailout Green Light
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/7/11)
"Stocks rose after Germany's highest court ruled the country's bailout policies are not in breach of its constitution." More >

Bull Market In Gold Over With Double Top?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (9/7/11)
"Gold markets move very, very fast these days and can whipsaw even the best of traders." More >

Can Washington Deliver?
Source: Sheraz Mian, Zacks Investment Research  (9/7/11)
"The market is keenly waiting for the two speeches this Thursday—the first by Ben Bernanke and the second by President Obama." More >

MLP IPO Update: On Pace for Record 2011
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP Hindsight  (9/7/11)
"Over the last month, while the IPO market was closed due to market correction and volatility, several hopeful MLPs continued to work through the SEC registration process." More >

Want Jobs? Let Us Drill, Industry Says
Source: CNN Money, Steve Hargreaves  (9/7/11)
"With looser restrictions, the industry says it could deliver 1.4 million new jobs, boost tax rolls by $800B and increase domestic energy production almost 50%." More >

Setting the Speed Limit for Oil
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Liam Denning  (9/7/11)
"The question for energy bulls is whether $90 is now as good as it gets." More >

Tar Sands Oil Will Reach U.S. Sans Pipeline
Source: Forbes, James MacPherson  (9/7/11)
"Study says Canadian oil will make its way to U.S. refineries by rail, barge or trucks." More >

Greece Opens New Round of Geothermal Bidding
Source: Bloomberg, Sally Bakewell  (9/7/11)
"Greece opened bidding for geothermal exploration as it seeks to become an exporter of renewable power." More >

EU Seeks Power to Block Bilateral Energy Deals
Source: New York Times, James Kanter  (9/7/11)
"In light of Russia's new gas pipeline, the EU aims to curb oil and gas exporters' power." More >

Uranium Mining and Nuclear Industry Outlook
Source: Dave Brown, Uranium Investing News  (9/7/11)
"The potential outlook for the uranium mining and broader nuclear industry suggest a muted positive context." More >

China Seeks Japan Tech in Rare Earth Deals
Source: Reuters, Chang-Ran Kim  (9/7/11)
"Demand for rare earths is expected to double in the next five years." More >

Chris Berry: Can Electric Vehicles Drive Vanadium Demand?
Source: George Mack of The Critical Metals Report  (9/6/11)
Solar and wind can't produce power when there is no sun or turbulence in the air. That is why energy storage will be vital for offsetting and balancing use of traditional baseload power sources during peak and off-peak periods. House Mountain Partners founder Chris Berry is making a bet on the unfamiliar element vanadium, which will be required in large quantities for mass storage batteries. In an exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, Chris has identified several vanadium names that could power investor portfolios and simultaneously provide broader diversification. More >

Rick Rule: Supply Decrease + Demand Increase = Explosive Oil Upside
Source: Special to The Energy Report  (9/6/11)
Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule is a self-described energy bull. In this special Energy Report from his latest web broadcast, he highlights the global macro-trends that will drive energy prices—oil, natural gas, uranium and alternative energy—way up in the coming years. More >

AAA Prepares for Electric Vehicle Boom
Source: Sacramento Bee, Mark Glover  (9/6/11)
"AAA is rolling out roadside-assistance trucks capable of providing 10 to 15 minutes of battery charging time to electric vehicles." More >

Uranium Deal Shows Nuclear Future
Source: Bloomberg, Tara Lachapelle  (9/6/11)
"Cameco's gambit to buy a Canadian uranium deposit in its biggest-ever acquisition is showing that the nuclear future is now." More >

A New Wind Turbine Built for Small Buildings
Source: Earth Techling, Lauren Craig  (9/6/11)
"The vertical-axis turbine is cheap to manufacture, contains few moving parts and is designed to be installed by a single worker." More >

Deficit Panel May Aim at Oil Tax Breaks
Source: Houston Chronicle, Jennifer Dlouhy  (9/6/11)
"A big question is whether the panel will embark on a broad rewrite of the tax code, with a lower corporate tax rate in exchange." More >

Geothermal Heats Up Kenya's Energy Sector
Source: Clean Technica, Andrew Burger  (9/6/11)
"Nineteen companies submitted bids to Kenya's state-owned Geothermal Development Co. to develop eight 100-MW geothermal power plants in the Bogoria-Silali block of northwestern Kenya." More >

Brazil to Hike Mining Royalties
Source: Reuters  (9/6/11)
"Brazil's overhaul of its mining code will likely double average royalty rates for minerals." More >