The Rush to Acquire Copper Resources
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Michele Toovey  (4/7/11)
"With prices near record-highs, there's extra incentive for companies to secure future supply." More >

Protests in 18 Nations Drive Gold and Silver Ever Higher
Source: Forbes, Robert Lenzner  (4/6/11)
"Today, gold reached a new peak of $1456, silver rose to over $39 and is flirting with $40 an ounce, while the price of Brent rose to a worrisome level of over $121." More >

China's Rate Tightening Threatens Copper
Source: Financial Times, Jack Farchy  (4/6/11)
"Some of the world's biggest copper miners are warning of lower prices for up to a year on China's moves to curb inflation." More >

Silver and Energy the New ETF Stars
Source: USA Today, Matt Krantz   (4/6/11)
"While often overlooked, shares of midsize companies were big winners, and the trend is likely to continue." More >

Ima Casanova Uncovers the Under-Covereds
Source: Zig Lambo and Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (4/6/11)
McNicoll, Lewis & Vlak Investment Analyst Imaru (Ima) Casanova specializes in "under-covered" and turnaround companies in the resource sector. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Ima describes several situations that fit her investment parameters, including the unique field of royalty companies. More >

North Dakota Potash Tax Seeds Public Debate
Source: Associated Press, Trevor Born  (4/6/11)
"Potash mining may soon begin in North Dakota, and state lawmakers are considering how much to tax the material and where the money should go." More >

Arab Turmoil to 'Affect Energy Markets for Years'
Source: Associated Press  (4/6/11)
"Events like the Arab revolutions, Japan's earthquake and tsunami, and other rare, so-called 'black swan' events seem to be on the rise." More >

DOE Announces $113M in Solar Funding
Source: Reuters  (4/6/11)
"Grants will support development of advanced solar photovoltaic-related manufacturing at consortiums in California, New York and Florida." More >

Geothermal Energy Association Reports U.S. Industry Expansion
Source: Professional Services Close-Up  (4/6/11)
"Total number of U.S.-based geothermal projects and prospects under development increased 12% in Q111." More >

S. Korea, Japan Compete for Lithium Battery Market
Source: Lithium Investing News, Dave Brown  (4/6/11)
"South Korea likely to replace Japan as the leader in production of mid-sized to small lithium-ion batteries." More >

Obama Talks Budget and Energy in PA
Source: CNN, Lesa Jansen  (4/6/11)
"'We are going to get 80% of our electricity from clean sources,' Obama vowed." More >

EIA Report Shows Vast Global Shale Nat' Gas Reserves
Source: Dow Jones, Angel Gonzalez  (4/6/11)
"The report estimates 5,760 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas in the shale-rock formations of 32 different countries." More >

Silver's Long-Run Value
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (4/6/11)
"Silver is a very different market to gold. Most crucially, there's no commonly accepted benchmark value—such as a men's suit for an ounce of gold—against which to measure silver across time." More >

Sanity to Return as Media-Induced Fear Fades
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (4/5/11)
"Media-induced nuclear fear offers incredible uranium stock buying opportunity." More >

U.S. Global Investors Sees Gold Prices Doubling
Source: Reuters  (4/5/11)
"Big corrections still possible, but the odds favor a doubling gold price 'unless there is a complete slowdown in the world.'" More >

Scientists Develop Fast-Recharge 3-D Li-Ion Battery
Source: Azomaterials, Cameron Chai  (4/5/11)
"The 3-D Li-Ion battery prototype recharges in just 12 minutes." More >

Crude Falls on Strong Dollar but Support Is Firm
Source: Dow Jones, Ga-Woon Philip Vahn  (4/5/11)
"Oil takes a breather after benchmark contracts jumped to fresh two-and-a-half year highs Monday." More >

Chris Berry: Lithium to Elevate Equities and Investor Mood
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (4/5/11)
House Mountain Partners Founder Chris Berry says Asia's need for strategic resources could push the cost of energy to the breaking point, and more efficient electricity storage to power vehicles is critical. High-capacity batteries depend on several metals, including lithium. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Chris shares some of his favorite lithium companies and why he sees dramatic upside potential in each one. More >

Gold, Silver Are 'Uncertainty Magnets'
Source: CNN Money  (4/5/11)
"Geopolitical concerns have eroded confidence in paper money, leading investors to pile into commodities—which, in turn, have reached multi-year and all-time highs." More >

Fed Officials Divided over Tighter Policy
Source: Bloomberg, Joshua Zumbrun and Scott Lanman  (4/5/11)
"Federal Reserve policy makers last month differed over whether to begin removing record stimulus this year." More >

PGM Investors Should Not Ignore Zimbabwe
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (4/5/11)
"The PGMs sector is a prime example where higher government taxes and ownership policies can materially impact future platinum and palladium prices." More >

Gold's Long-Term Outlook
Source: Clif Droke   (4/5/11)
"Gold's uptrend should remain firmly intact until the cycle bottoms in late 2014." More >

Gold, Governments and Banks
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (4/5/11)
"This is the greatest Ponzi scheme in history." More >

UN Clears Kenya Nuclear Energy Project
Source: Daily Nation, Angij Arap Kusi  (4/4/11)
"The nuclear power plant is expected to provide 90 % of the country's electricity needs, making Kenya the world's biggest consumer of nuclear energy ahead of France." More >

Support for Gas Industry Gaining Momentum
Source: Gas Investing News, Robert Sullivan  (4/4/11)
"Legislation set to be tabled in Congress on April 6 should provide a boost to the gas industry if it passes the House and Senate." More >