Rare Earths Heat Up with Crackdown
Source: Resource Investor  (9/1/11)
"China's goal is to consolidate all production into three state-owned giants. Authorities have been burning refineries, arresting offenders, and offering rewards for others." More >

Gold Wedding Bands Get Dumped for Tungsten
Source: CNN Money, Parija Kavilanz  (9/1/11)
"Skyrocketing gold prices have jewelers and cash-strapped couples clamoring for wedding bands made of less expensive metals." More >

China Firms to Pay $1.95B for Brazil Miner Stake
Source: AFP  (9/1/11)
"The deal comes as China snaps up key resources globally to secure stable supplies to keep its economy moving." More >

Colombia Miners Happy over Reform, Fret About Future
Source: Reuters, Jack Kimball  (9/1/11)
"The government of President Juan Manuel Santos plans to reform the mining sector—creating a new mining agency, consolidating oversight and strengthening institutions." More >

The Future of the European Union May Be Decided in Less than a Week
Source: Shah Gilani, Money Morning  (9/1/11)
"Are we coming to a point where integrated global economies, capital markets and cross-border debt obligations will necessitate sovereign nations losing control of their sovereign assets?" More >

Rodney Cooper: Bullish on Iron Ore and Copper
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/31/11)
Rodney Cooper, a senior mining analyst with Dundee Capital Markets in Toronto, has some rather bullish forecasts for iron ore and copper prices. But given the worldwide economic malaise and a slowdown for China's economic powerhouse, what's his rationale? Cooper talks about his predictions in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Gold Stocks Coiled Again
Source: Neil Charnock, Gold Oz.  (8/31/11)
"Gold has roared an assertive 'here I am' as a wider group of investors realized the problems in the financial system were worse than they previously thought." More >

Gold "Dominated by Uncertainty" as "Reality Dawns" for Investors in Stocks
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/31/11)
"We expect QE3 to become an increasingly dominant issue for the markets as we enter September." More >

Le Deluge
Source: Fayyaz Alimohamed, Acamar Journal  (8/31/11)
"Every time the GPD has fallen over 2% year-over-year, it has led to a recession. We are currently down 1.5%." More >

Gold Surge Draws Prospectors, Thieves Worldwide
Source: Reuters, Natalia Konstantinovskaya and Tan Ee Lyn  (8/31/11)
"It has been called the saint-seducing metal, with good reason." More >

Fed Prepared Ground for Possible Easing
Source: Bloomberg, Jeannine Aversa and Scott Lanman  (8/31/11)
"Minutes of their closed-door meeting yesterday showed that members of the Federal Open Market Committee favored a 'more substantial move.'" More >

Gold Mine Backers Hail Romania President
Source: UPI  (8/31/11)
"Chronic waffling is turning into qualified support for the $1B Transylvania-based project." More >

Copper Climbs to Three-Week High
Source: Dow Jones, Tatyana Shumsky  (8/31/11)
"Copper futures are sweeping higher amid quiet trade as investors focus on better physical demand from China and concerns about supply." More >

Investors Return to Undervalued Mining Stocks
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/31/11)
"These are some of the fastest growing stocks in the market with increasing profits and margins." More >

How Much U.S. Shale Gas Is There, Really?
Source: MIT Technology Review, Mike Orcutt  (8/31/11)
"It appears there are more than enough recoverable resources in the Marcellus to meet foreseeable demand." More >

Natural Gas Marches On
Source: The Motley Fool, Adam J. Crawford  (8/31/11)
"An expanding natural gas refueling infrastructure coupled with the decreasing incremental cost to convert could jump-start the natural gas vehicle industry." More >

A New Kind of Hybrid: Solar and Geothermal Working Together in Nevada
Source: Smart Planet, Kirsten Korosec   (8/31/11)
"The hybrid geothermal-solar plant: a new spin on an old idea that could help utilities move away from coal and natural gas-power plants." More >

Potash Prices Could Beat $650/t by End 2012
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (8/31/11)
"As the supply-demand equation for potash continues to tighten, prices will continue to climb." More >

U.S. Governors Ask Obama to Boost Wind Power
Source: Reve  (8/31/11)
"The 24 governors have asked the administration to take steps to provide a more favorable business climate for the development of wind farm plants." More >

Vietnam Has "Absolute Confidence" in Japan Nuke Technology: Ambassador
Source: Mainichi Daily News  (8/31/11)
"Despite the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, Vietnam would proceed with discussions on the nuclear technology deal as planned." More >

Germans Face Blackout Risk
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Beate Preuschoff and Jan Hromadko  (8/31/11)
"The country's gradual exit from nuclear power requires using all available power-production reserves to help balance demand and stabilize grids." More >

2011 Lithium Market Trends
Source: Lithium Investing News, Dave Brown  (8/31/11)
"This year has seen a rising number of direct partnerships between lithium producers and battery manufacturers, consumer electronics companies and industrial conglomerates." More >

India Returns to Rare Earths Production
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (8/31/11)
"After a 7-year hiatus, India has decided to expand its REE output of by stepping up indigenous production." More >

Earthquakes, Hurricanes and. . .Shale?
Source: IPAA  (8/31/11)
"The U.S. Geological Survey announced has increased its estimates of Marcellus Shale natural gas deposits to a staggering 84 trillion cubic feet." More >

Has China Missed a Rare Opportunity?
Source: BBC, Puneet Pal Singh  (8/31/11)
"If miners and companies find alternative sources, rare earth might not do for China what oil did for Saudi Arabia." More >