Facts on China's Rare Earth Reserves
Source: International Business Times, Anil Das  (3/3/11)
"Of the 124,000 tons of REE ore mined in 2009, China produced 120,000 tons." More >

Perth Mint Introduces 1 oz. Pure Platinum Coin
Source: Commodity Online  (3/3/11)
"The Australian Platypus coin is made from 99.95% pure platinum." More >

Conflict Minerals Proposal Puts Gold Market at Risk
Source: Mineweb, Geoff Candy  (3/3/11)
"The legislation will be 'pretty problematic' for the gold industry." More >

Kenya, Congo to Probe Gold Smuggling Network
Source: Reuters  (3/3/11)
"Congo provinces are subject to a mining ban aiming to weed out illegal activity." More >

S.A. Court Ruling Opens Gate to Health Claims
Source: Mining MX  (3/3/11)
"Mining industry vulnerable to individual claims, class-action lawsuits." More >

Ethiopian Junior Gold Miners See Major Gains
Source: Mining Weekly, Njiraini Muchira  (3/3/11)
"Production exceeded government expectations by 56%." More >

Chen Lin: Seeking Value in Junior Miners
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (3/2/11)
Independent investor Chen Lin takes advantage of high metals prices by investing in companies with the financial strength to stay the course until the resource is in production or can be expanded, making the company an attractive takeover target. Chen shares several of the companies he owns that he believes will return significant capital appreciation in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Egypt Bans Export of Gold in All Forms
Source: The Saudi Gazette  (3/2/11)
"Former officials transferred gold and platinum ingots to foreign banks." More >

Royal Mounties Search for Nearly $2M in Gold Bars
Source: PostMedia News  (3/2/11)
"An attempt was made on Valentine's Day to sell the gold bars in Toronto." More >

Gold Rises to Record on Mideast Unrest
Source: Reuters, Frank Tang and Jan Harvey  (3/2/11)
"Libyan unrest and surging oil prices prompted investors to pile in." More >

How MENA Unrest Hurts Miners
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (3/2/11)
"Mining CEOs put oil at the top of their risk lists." More >

Silver ETFs on a Winning Streak
Source: MarketWatch, John Spence  (3/2/11)
"Silver prices have broken; ETF tracking silver miners may follow suit." More >

The Libyan Crisis: Where Are Oil Prices Going?
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey's Energy Report  (3/2/11)
"Right now, things are about as complicated as they get." More >

Just How Much Does High Oil Affect GDP?
Source: Forbes, Heather Struck  (3/2/11)
"GOP's $60B spending-cut proposal would affect GDP little, jobs a lot." More >

Buffett Quietly Became King of Wind Power
Source: Treehugger, Michael Richard  (3/2/11)
"Ãœber-investor's big green moves push his utility to #1 in the U.S." More >

First Deepwater Drilling Permit Issued Since Gulf Spill
Source: L.A. Times, Neela Banerjee  (3/2/11)
"Move stokes cautious optimism Monday among industry executives, gulf coast politicians." More >

Energy Agency Teams up with U.S. Military
Source: Technology Review, Kevin Bullis  (3/2/11)
"Oil dependence leaves soldiers 'too susceptible to supply and price shocks.'" More >

Libya Warns of $130 Crude
Source: Reuters  (3/2/11)
"Libya's unrest has created its worst energy crisis in decades." More >

Putin Orders Government to Rein in Fertilizer Prices
Source: Bloomberg, Lyubov Pronina and Marina Sysoyeva  (3/2/11)
"Putin calls for iron fist on a 'cartel-like' industry." More >

Rob Chang: Nuclear Power Growth Is Inevitable
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (3/1/11)
Long-term demand growth for uranium is a global story, with China expected to far exceed any other single nation in new nuclear plant construction over the next decade. Versant Partners Analyst Rob Chang looks for equity ideas that investors can play to leverage these growing requirements for uranium fuel. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Rob highlights some interesting companies. More >

U308 Stocks: How to Play the Coming Consolidation
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (3/1/11)
"Uranium stocks are pulling back to support and reversing higher." More >

IMF Warns on Sustained High Oil Prices
Source: Reuters, Sean Mattson  (3/1/11)
"Crude oil shipments from Libya are at a virtual standstill." More >

There Goes Libyan Oil
Source: Energy Tribune, Andres Cala  (3/1/11)
"Security of supply will be enforced with greater urgency." More >

Wind Power Gets Favorable Breeze from the Mideast
Source: Daily Finance, Bruce Kennedy  (3/1/11)
"DOE says wind power could generate 20% of U.S. electricity by 2030." More >

Nymex Crude Higher as Unrest Spreads to Iran
Source: Dow Jones, Jerry DiColo  (3/1/11)
"Oil futures remain >13% higher than before the crisis in Libya began." More >