Commodities Risk Trade
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (5/23/11)
"Risk on, or risk off?" More >

Cyclone Season Hits Australia's March Output
Source: Mining Weekly  (5/23/11)
"Wet weather had producers ceasing operations or processing lower-grade ore." More >

Utah Legalizes Gold, Silver Coins as Currency
Source: From the Trenches World Report  (5/23/11)
"Coin sales also will be exempt from any state capital gains taxes." More >

Indonesia to Audit Mining Permits After New Laws
Source: Reuters  (5/23/11)
"The rules were softer than expected by environmentalists. . ." More >

S.A. Mine Wage Negotiations Begin
Source: The New Age  (5/23/11)
"S. Africa's National Union of Mineworkers demands a 14% basic wage increase." More >

Vietnam Gold Trading Plummets amid High Dong Rates
Source: Reuters  (5/23/11)
"An influx of high-quality fake gold also spooked some would-be traders." More >

Residents Oppose Mining Project in Historic Comstock Lode
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/23/11)
"A landmark of gold profits becomes the source of debate." More >

Swings and Roundabouts
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (5/23/11)
"This is a black swan event." More >

VM Revises Platinum, Palladium Estimates
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Rhiannon Hoyle  (5/23/11)
"Strong demand expected from the jewelry and industrial sectors." More >

Where Now for Gold and Silver?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (5/23/11)
"Not many investors will be on board as this final thrust up completes." More >

Low China Imports, Strong Dollar Pressure Copper
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Tatyana Shumsky  (5/23/11)
"Many factories are relying on 'hand-to-mouth' purchases to feed production lines." More >

Did Someone Say 'Carbon Tax?'
Source: Forbes, Robert Hahn and Peter Passell  (5/23/11)
"A carbon tax would raise revenue, perhaps a lot of revenue." More >

Google Wind Power Line Gets First Regulatory OK
Source: Reuters  (5/23/11)
"The transmission lines would each extend 250 miles (400 km) along the mid-Atlantic coast." More >

Search for More Oil Creates Scramble in Washington
Source: AHN  (5/23/11)
"Government concern about rising oil prices is intensifying conflicts over how to find new energy supplies." More >

Japan Plans Solar Panels for All New Buildings
Source: AFP  (5/23/11)
". . .Japan intends to continue operating nuclear plants after confirming their safety." More >

U.S. Approves LNG Export Terminal
Source: UPI  (5/23/11)
"The approval is for the export of LNG from the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana." More >

Gas to Fuel Middle Eastern Power Sector for 20 Years
Source: SteelGuru  (5/23/11)
"Natural gas will remain the dominant fuel choice for the power sector." More >

U.S. to Be Top Coal Exporter Again
Source: SteelGuru  (5/23/11)
"This could not come at a better time for U.S. coal miners. . ." More >

Silver More Explosive than Gold
Source: Julian Phillips  (5/23/11)
"Should silver be considered as financial security, like gold?" More >

Turkmen Leader Opens Gold Palace
Source: Associated Press  (5/20/11)
"The $250M palace replaces the more squat golden-domed one blocks away." More >

Rick Rule: Capitalize on Gold Stock Volatility
Source: Rick Rule  (5/20/11)
Junior mining is a people game. In this Gold Report exclusive, an excerpt from his speech at the Casey Research Conference, Global Resource Investments Founder Rick Rule advises going for the big wins by betting on the best teams with the best chances of discovery using a global counterintuitive approach. More >

Replacing Strauss-Kahn: Who's Next at IMF?
Source: Voice of America  (5/20/11)
"The race to find a successor is underway, just a day after he resigned." More >

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Kevin Puil: Copper Stocks Gleaming in Gold's Glow
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (5/20/11)
Blinded by the glare of gold's rocketing rise over the last several years, investors may want to follow the leads of the Barricks, Thompson Creek Metals, Goldcorps and other major miners targeting the copper space, according to Kevin Puil, portfolio manager at Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates and senior analyst for its Encompass Fund. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Kevin tells us that major gold miners increasingly want to diversify and are turning to the red metal on the opposite end of the economic spectrum. More >

FTC Sues Precious Metal Scammers
Source: Wallet Pop, Jorgen Wouters  (5/20/11)
"Con-artist couple swindled seniors out of tens of millions of dollars." More >

The Fracking Controversy
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (5/20/11)
"While the fracking controversy continues, what the investor needs to do is the same as always: separate the wheat from the chaff." More >