Gold-Plated Crime? Gold-Buying Parties Face Legal Scrutiny
Source: Roanoke Times, Jenny Boone  (4/17/11)
"National gold buying companies are hiring representatives to arrange home parties to buy gold and other precious metals." More >

Rising Gold Puts Pressure on Jewelry Exporters
Source: PTI  (4/17/11)
"As jewelers switch more and more from gold to silver, 'hybrid' pieces are finding renewed popularity." More >

No Crisis in Rare Earths
Source: Defense News, Derek Scissors  (4/17/11)
"The market is responding perfectly: Participants have plenty of funds and are moving aggressively." More >

Copper Mining Runs Afoul of Wild Rice
Source: Bloomberg, Steve Karnowski  (4/17/11)
"Minnesota lawmakers and business interests are working to loosen water quality standards to encourage copper mining." More >

Silver's Outlook May Be Tarnished
Source: Associated Press  (4/17/11)
"Miners are pulling more from the ground, and industrial companies are increasing recycling." More >

Update on Japanese Vanadium Fundamentals
Source: SteelGuru  (4/16/11)
"Industry expects a favorable adjustment on vanadium's supply and demand in 2011." More >

Read more Streetwise Exclusives. . .
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (4/15/11)
including Paul Dockweiler: Right Place, Right Time. More >

Brian Ostroff: Looking for Value in PMs and Finding Adventure
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (4/15/11)
Finding companies with growth potential is just the start for Windermere Capital, according to Managing Director Brian Ostroff. An active philosophy and deep technical expertise allow the firm to invest "anywhere along the spectrum" from exploration to production, all the way to operation. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Brian delves into the gold-silver value proposition and names a couple of promising players in the Abitibi. More >

Is the Gold Price Really Rising?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (4/15/11)
"Governments want gold to rise—not fall—against their currencies." More >

Gold, Silver Reach New Record Nominal Highs
Source: Resource Investor, Mark O'Byrne  (4/15/11)
"Silver is particularly strong and the euro weak on sovereign debt contagion concerns." More >

Putting the Squeeze on REEs
Source: PhysOrg  (4/15/11)
"Rare earth elements represent one of the final frontiers of chemical exploration." More >

Misjudged on Silver
Source: Commodity Online  (4/15/11)
"Silver shorts repent. . ." More >

What Is Silver Screaming About?
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault   (4/15/11)
"Silver's bull run, unlike gold's, is all about inflation." More >

Brian Ostroff: Conflict Exposes Need for Phosphate Independence
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (4/14/11)
There's more to fertilizer than potash, according to Windermere Capital Managing Director Brian Ostroff. He touts the value to be found in phosphate and offers his take on how the unrest in Africa, environmental concerns, global food prices and basic geology drive the phosphate market in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

In Memory of John "Jack" Pugsley
Source: The Energy Report  (4/14/11)
On behalf of all of us at The Energy Report, we would like to take a moment to recognize the positive contribution made by longtime contributor and friend John "Jack" Pugsley, who passed away on April 8 after a sudden illness. He was a respected newsletter and book author, investment expert and friend. As far back as the 1970s, he has shared his investment insights through publications as diverse as Common Sense Viewpoint and The Stealth Investor. More >

Crude Oil Edges Toward $108
Source: MarketWatch, Claudia Assis  (4/14/11)
"Overbought pressures have been substantially reduced. . ." More >

Higher Phosphate Prices Ahead
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (4/14/11)
"North Africa and the Middle East comprise 80% of global phosphate resources." More >

Gold Sees More $1,600 Projections
Source: Futures, Jon Nadler  (4/14/11)
"GFMS, no longer opining the long-term bull's case for gold as 'fatally flawed,' now projects $1,600." More >

German Delegation Seeks Kazakh Metals Deal
Source: Reuters, Michael Hogan  (4/14/11)
"At the forefront will be critical raw materials, such as tungsten and tantalum." More >

Silver Tops $42 on Inflation Concern
Source: Bloomberg, Pham-Duy Nguyen  (4/14/11)
"Silver extends rally to highest since 1980." More >

BlackRock: Platinum Top Pick
Source: Reuters  (4/14/11)
"Of all the metals out there, platinum is the most constrained." More >

Precious Metals Update
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (4/14/11)
"Gold pierced the $1440/oz. resistance level, which now becomes support for prices." More >

Copper and Palladium Fall
Source: Associated Press  (4/14/11)
". . .on Japan's slowing economy." More >

Israel: Diamond Investors Take Note
Source: Diamond Investing News, Michelle Smith  (4/14/11)
"Israel's exports of rough diamonds in Q111 totaled $1.158 billion." More >

Bruce Campbell: No $2,000/oz. Gold in Forecast
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/13/11)
Not long after a New York Times headline quipped, "Now the Gold Rush Is to the Exits," Campbell & Lee Investment Management Cofounders, Bruce Campbell and Joe Lee, hung out their shingles in Oakville, Ontario. That was late in 1999. With the price of the precious metal (PM) sinking toward its lowest level since 1975, when the U.S. abandoned the gold standard, the new investment management company had no reason to focus on PM companies. Obviously, as Bruce tells us in this exclusive Gold Report interview, the company has since shifted its focus. More >