Agreement Reached with Japanese on Clean Coal
Source: Leader-Post  (3/3/11)
"The agreement sets the stage for future information exchanges and research projects." More >

Oil Prices Slip Back on Reported "Peace Plan"
Source: BBC  (3/3/11)
"Analysts are skeptical the plan will halt the rise in crude." More >

Politics May Limit EPA on Natural Gas Rules
Source: New York Times, Ian Urbina  (3/3/11)
"Congress has pressured the agency to keep the focus of the new study narrow." More >

Gold, Silver, Oil, SP500 & USD Long-Term Trends
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (3/3/11)
"After recent run in gold and silver, I expect a quick pullback before they go higher." More >

More Record Prices in Gold, Silver and Oil Ahead
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (3/3/11)
"The biggest financial collapse in history is still underway, and accelerating." More >

Rumor: U.S. Mint Suspends Silver Eagle Sales
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull  (3/3/11)
"This move will likely send premiums on Silver Eagles soaring." More >

Gold and Silver Breaking New Highs
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (3/3/11)
"The million-dollar question: Stampede or showdown?" More >

Warrants: An Investing Option That Gets No Respect
Source: Globe and Mail, Martin Mittelstaedt  (3/3/11)
"Warrants are the Rodney Dangerfield of the stock market." More >

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 >