China Threatens Russia Bid for Potash Control
Source: Bloomberg, Henry Meyer and Ilya Khrennikov  (7/11/11)
"China may thwart Russian efforts to control half the potash market as Belarus sells its assets to stave off a deepening economic crisis." More >

China's Grip on REE Supply Won't Last Forever
Source: Telegraph, Rowena Mason and Garry White  (7/11/11)
"Japan scientists' 100 Bt. REE find equals one-fifth of global supply." More >

Carbon Nanotubes Visible to the Naked Eye
Source: PhysOrg  (7/11/11)
"Lanthanide compounds are very attractive for photonics." More >

Fukushima: Nuclear Power's VHS Relic?
Source: BBC, Richard Black  (7/11/11)
"Have we been guilty of rejecting the nuclear Betamax in favor of an inferior quality VHS?" More >

China Unlikely to Yield on REEs Despite WTO
Source: Reuters, Juliane von Bismarck  (7/11/11)
"EU negotiators to pressure Beijing into relenting on REE exports." More >

Biomass Furnace Provides Alt. Energy Source
Source: Leader Post, Dan Yates  (7/11/11)
"A Saskatchewan-based pilot project is looking for an alternative fuel source in a familiar form—wood." More >

Brazil's Ethanol May Have Hit Bottom
Source: Platts, Guilherme Kfouri  (7/11/11)
"Brazil's swap curve for hydrous ethanol follows the sugarcane harvest, which spans from April to December." More >

DOE Grants Another $11M to Geothermal
Source: Renewable Energy World, Marc Favreau  (7/11/11)
"Advanced geothermal projects were selected as part of the department's efforts to reduce the cost of this energy source." More >

Why Mining Investors Must Follow Peru
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (7/8/11)
"What we are witnessing is no less than the ongoing sophistication of the developing world." More >

Kryptonite to the Gold Price
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (7/8/11)
"When real headwinds blow for the gold price, they'll blow from the East, not from falling gold ETF sales." More >

Silver Bottoms Amid Subtle but Bullish Factors
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (7/8/11)
"The silver's complex seems to have put in a bottom." More >

The Greek/B.I.S. Currency Gold Swap
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (7/8/11)
"The Bank of International Settlement holds 500.7 tons of gold as of the end of 2010. Why?"

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Politics of Default: Road Map to Debunk the Dollar
Source: Axel Merk, Merk Funds  (7/8/11)
"Old Europe's currency may debunk the dollar. Not convinced? Let's look at what is and what isn't working on both sides of the Atlantic." More >

Eric Hommelberg: A 2,000 Dow or $10,000 Gold?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (7/8/11)
Eric Hommelberg has called a few in his day. In 2009, he predicted gold would reach $1,300/oz. the following year. And it did. But $1,800/oz. gold by the end of the year? Gold has recently come off its high of $1,580/oz., but Hommelberg, a principal of ValcambiGold.com, isn't discouraged. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Hommelberg makes a few more predictions. More >

Gold, Silver Prices Ease Lower
Source: Kitco, Jim Wyckoff  (7/8/11)
"Gold and silver prices are slightly lower as the U.S. awaits the release of the employment report. More >

Coin Dealer's Heirs Await Ruling on Rare Gold Pieces
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, Nathan Gorenstein  (7/8/11)
"At stake is the ownership of ten Double Eagle coins likely worth at least $7.59M each." More >

As More Investors Seek Shelter in Gold, Russia Is Only Too Happy to Sell
Source: New York Times, Andrew Kramer  (7/8/11)
"After advocating for a gold-backed currency, Russia surprises markets by not hoarding, but selling its gold in the face of a national deficit. More >

Stephen Maresca: Are Midstream MLPs Going Mainstream?
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (7/7/11)
Judging from fund flows into some of the Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) he tracks, investors apparently agree with Stephen Maresca, Morgan Stanley's MLP expert, that the midstream sector of the oil and gas industry has gone mainstream. As Stephen tells The Energy Report in this exclusive interview, investors want exposure to the income, yield and total return that the MLPs provide, and they're finding growing revenues and growing free cash flow per share in operators with good management teams, strong balance sheets and assets in growing supply areas that are connected to good market sources for demand. "It's a good time to be involved in midstream plays," he says. More >

Crude Oil Tops $98
Source: UPI  (7/7/11)
"Crude oil prices topped $98 per barrel as the U.S. added 157,000 jobs in June." More >

Oil Showing Signs of Strength and Higher Prices
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (7/7/11)
"If these resistance levels break, the sky's the limit for the next rally."
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EPA Finalizes Coal Plant Emission Rule
Source: Reuters, Timothy Gardner and Tom Doggett  (7/7/11)
"EPA aims to slash air pollution from plants east of the Rocky Mountains." More >

Get Ready for $150 Oil
Source: Barron's, Gene Epstein  (7/7/11)
"As oil producers' spare capacity declines to worrisome levels, prices could reach new records." More >

Potash Mining Controversies
Source: Resource Investing News, Leia Toovey  (7/7/11)
"Potash mining is abuzz with environmental, political and financial controversy." More >

Gold Showing Signs of Strength and Higher Prices
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (7/7/11)
"The charts indicate we could be at the beginning of another major rally."
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Mining Stocks to Out-Sparkle Gold
Source: Reuters, Amanda Cooper  (7/7/11)
"Gold miners' margins are growing significantly, while premiums remain low for the time-being." More >