Shanghai Exchange Lowers Silver Margin, Daily Limits
Source: Reuters  (5/16/11)
"All changes will take effect since the silver price did not hit the daily upward or downward limit." More >

Silver Near Crash
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (5/16/11)
"After a parabola sucks in buyers and capital like a black hole, anything can ignite furious selling." More >

Sell Fort Knox's Gold, Some Say
Source: Washington Post, Joel Achenbach  (5/16/11)
"Selling that gold is just one level of 'crazy' away from selling Mount Rushmore." More >

Three Reasons to Believe in $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (5/16/11)
"Volatility ahead, but markets may remain volatile in the short term." More >

U.S. Panel Backs New Plan for Nuclear Waste
Source: China Post  (5/16/11)
"A U.S. commission said it's building more nuclear storage sites." More >

U.S. Streamlines Offshore Wind Energy
Source: UPI  (5/16/11)
"This streamlined approach may knock a year off the leasing process." More >

North Dakota Potash Deposits Attract Investor Attention
Source: Associated Press  (5/16/11)
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Tidal Turbines
Source: Christian Science Monitor, Colin Woodward  (5/16/11)
"Predict how much power you'll have years in advance with tides." More >

In Libyan Oil Shipment, Sanctions Prove Dumb
Source: Reuters, Emma Farge  (5/16/11)
"Speculation abounds in industry that finds ways around sanctions." More >

New U.S. Institutes to Tackle Cleantech Workforce Shortage
Source: SolvClimate, Maria Gallucci  (5/16/11)
"Now cleantech industry can get pre-trained employees." More >

Proposed Marcellus Shale Production Tax
Source: Gas Investing News, Robert Sullivan  (5/16/11)
"Showdown looms over proposal to tax Marcellus Shale drillers." More >

Black Gold
Source: Christian DeHaemer, Wealth Daily   (5/16/11)
"The future of Kenya is golden. . .or, I should say, black." More >

The Changing Perception of Gold
Source: BBC, Richard Anderson  (5/15/11)
"Gold has become 'the great barometer of uncertainty.'" More >

John Kaiser: +$1,200 Gold Is New Normal
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/13/11)
What is good for the U.S. economy is good for gold. John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online, has proposed a graphic model that relates the value of all above-ground gold stock to global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), thereby explaining why higher real gold prices—even with a recovering American economy—will be the new reality. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares his projections about where both gold prices and the U.S. economy could be going in the future. More >

Easy Money and Hard Lessons
Source: Brent Cook, Exploration Insights  (5/13/11)
"Although the mining equities don't always participate in the 'up' move in metal prices they seem to always 'enjoy' the down moves." More >

Copper Intact After China's Rate Hike
Source: Scrap Monster, T. Tremon  (5/13/11)
"Copper prices focused more on indicators of continued economic improvement." More >

China Likely to Remain Major Silver Importer
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (5/13/11)
"Private investors and industrial uses are both driving the metal's demand." More >

Shanghai Gold Exchange Cuts Silver Margins
Source: Reuters  (5/13/11)
"Trading volumes for the contract have surged." More >

Hong Kong Weighs Launch of Yuan Gold Futures
Source: MarketWatch  (5/13/11)
"The move comes as the HKMEx is set to debut gold-futures trading next Wednesday." More >

Silver Set to Shine Again in India
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (5/13/11)
"Unfazed investors see dip as inevitable profit-taking." More >

Gold, Silver Flirt with Gains
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (5/13/11)
"The U.S. dollar index was losing 0.12% to $75.10 as the euro recovered." More >

John Kaiser: Alternative Energy Fuels a Mining Bloom
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Energy Report   (5/12/11)
Advances in energy and agriculture are creating demand for previously ignored metals such as scandium, tellurium and indium. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Mining Analyst John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online, explains the science that could exponentially increase the value of overlooked stocks. More >

Namibian Uranium Not Headed for Nationalization
Source: Reuters, James Regan  (5/12/11)
"The world's fourth-largest uranium producer looks to mining for higher employment rates." More >

New Geothermal Systems Derive Energy from Body Heat
Source: Green Futures, Sam Jones  (5/12/11)
"Innovative geothermal system to capture commuter's body heat." More >

China Fine-Tunes Wind Energy Industry
Source: REVE  (5/12/11)
"China's wind industry to follow new series of guidelines on June 1." More >