China to Standardize Overheated Wind Farm Construction
Source: Xinhua  (4/11/11)
"About 30% of China's wind turbines are not connected to the grid, making for lopsided resource development." More >

Why Google Is Investing $168M in a Giant Solar Farm
Source: Today, Ariel Schwartz  (4/11/11)
"Every indication is that by 2013, the solar industry will be booming. The only thing that can stop Google now? Turtles." More >

U.S. Bill Calls for U308 Mining Royalties
Source: Resource Investor, Philip Burgert  (4/11/11)
"Legislation seeks 12.5% royalty for uranium mining on federal lands." More >

Harsh Times—A New Normal
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd  (4/11/11)
"Are the coming harsh times and potash on your radar screen?" More >

Beware of the Silver Streak
Source: Reuters  (4/10/11)
"That silver and gold prices are racing to new record highs is a bad sign. . ." More >

Jonathan Lee: Gray Metal Driving Green Revolution?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (4/8/11)
Vanadium, a gray metal mainly used as an additive to steel, could see a jump in demand as new technologies emerge in energy storage. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jonathan Lee, a battery materials and technology analyst with Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets, talks about which vanadium producers are ready to grapple with the prospect of increasing demand from the adaption of "green" uses. More >

Will Silver Become Money Again like Gold?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (4/8/11)
"In the private and institutional domain, silver already is a wealth protector." More >

Gold Technicals
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (4/8/11)
"Not only did gold hit new all-time nominal highs, its secular bull was born exactly 10 years ago." More >

Gold Hits Record as Silver Tops $40
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (4/8/11)
"Traders braced for an uncertain weekend with a potential government shutdown looming in the U.S." More >

Rare Earth Stocks Heat up on Legislative Action
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (4/8/11)
"Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman introduced the Rare Earth Supply-Chain Technology and Resource Transformation (RESTART) Act of 2011, which will give loans to the industry and speed up permitting." More >

Robert Winslow: Potash Stocks Grow with Agriculture Boom
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (4/7/11)
Planet Earth is in the midst of a food bull market. Wellington West Capital Markets Managing Director Robert Winslow follows small-cap agricultural stocks that can give investors both diversification and leverage to achieve double-digit percentage growth. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Robert shares some small-cap names where investors can plant capital and reap vigorous rewards. More >

New Brunswick Seeks Potash Mining Proposals
Source: Grainews  (4/7/11)
"Interested parties are asked to propose a share of profits they would also contribute to the province, in addition to standard royalties." More >

Over a Barrel
Source: BBC, Peter Day  (4/7/11)
"OPEC has lost its power to set the oil price and control it. That role has passed to the speculators." More >

Oil Price 'Great Concern' for Economy, Says Chu
Source: Reuters  (4/7/11)
"Oil prices vaulted to their highest level since September 2008, stoking concern that higher costs will crimp a 'fragile economic recovery.'" More >

World Silver Survey: Investment, Industrial Demand Surge
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (4/7/11)
"Big increases in both investment and industrial-fabrication demand made silver jump in 2010, but the Silver Institute does not see a 'new paradigm' altering the gold:silver ratio." More >

Zimbabwe's Mining Output Doubles in 2010
Source: Bloomberg, Brian Latham and Ainhoa Goyeneche  (4/7/11)
"Platinum and gold production have multiplied as the nation emerges from economic recession, but foreign companies are on a deadline to show how they will dispose of 51% of their Zimbabwe operations." More >

Gunmen at Indonesia Gold Mine Kill Two Workers
Source: Reuters  (4/7/11)
"Mining has been a frequent source of friction in Papua because of its environmental impact, the share of revenue going to local Papuans and the legality of payments to Indonesian security forces guarding the site." More >

U.S. Mint to Release 2011 Silver 5 Oz. Bullion Coins
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (4/7/11)
"To participate in the program, authorized purchasers must certify they sold all of their 2010 'America the Beautiful' five-ounce silver bullion coins." More >

Istanbul Gold Exchange Opens to Diamonds, Gems
Source: National Jeweler  (4/7/11)
"The IGE was established in 1993 to develop gold-based investment vehicles, at which point Turkey fell in line with the international per-ounce price of gold." More >

India's Commodity Markets May Grow 25%
Source: Commodity Online  (4/7/11)
"Forward Markets Commission, India's commodity market regulator, dubs the four-fold sector increase estimate 'conservative,' and driven by precious metals performance." More >

Megawatt Ambitions for Vanadium-Based Batteries
Source: Photovoltaics World  (4/7/11)
"Vanadium-based liquid batteries under development as scientists strive to build an installation with a capacity of 20 MWh—enough to power roughly 2,000 households through a long winter night." More >

Are ETFs Really Safe?
Source: David Galland, The Casey Report  (4/7/11)
"A Casey Report interview with Dr. Andrew Bogan. . ." More >

The World in an Escalating Race for REEs
Source: Fiscal Times, Tom Zoellner  (4/7/11)
"Whenever the word "shortage" is in play, somebody is making huge profits." More >

Are ETFs Really Safe?
Source: David Galland, Casey Report  (4/7/11)
"Given that there are about 2,000 ETFs in existence, with assets totaling over $1 trillion, we thought it appropriate to find out what Dr. Bogan has learned in his research." More >

Let the Gold Surge of 2011 Begin
Source: Motley Fool, Christopher Barker  (4/7/11)
"Seems like just yesterday we saw the onset of a powerful new surge in gold and silver in H210." More >