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Source: The Gold Report  (2/14/11)
including Brien Lundin's recent interview, Look to History to Profit from Gold. More >

Peter Grandich: Gold, the Mother of All Bull Markets
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (2/11/11)
Market commentator and investor Peter Grandich of Grandich.com and Grandich Publications tells The Gold Report that certain plays on surging demand and looming commodity shortages are no-brainers for investors, and he shares a few ideas on how to profit from these conditions. He's bullish on China and on base—and especially—precious metals, energy, food and water. Gold and silver are still his big plays. More >

Monetary Inflation, Supply Concerns Drive Commodities More than Demand
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Commodities  (2/11/11)
"Commodity bull markets are primarily driven by monetary factors." More >

Gold Miners Index May Be Warning Us
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy   (2/11/11)
"The charts are still pointing to lower prices in the coming days or weeks." More >

Fiat World: Uprising and Down Falling
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (2/11/11)
"What has changed fundamentally to justify $2 billion in redemptions of GLD?" More >

Escaping the Great Depression, and Extending the Greater Depression
Source: Doug Casey, The Casey Report  (2/11/11)
"The Greater Depression, still in its early stages, will be nasty indeed." More >

Philip Williams: Uranium to Cross $100 Threshold in 2011
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (2/10/11)
Philip Williams, Pinetree Capital's VP of business development, says the spot price for uranium will likely explode above $100/lb. in 2011. The good news, Philip says, is that even when uranium comes off its high, it will likely only fall to around $80. If Philip's right, we're on the cusp of another round of uranium market madness. Read this Energy Report exclusive for some of Pinetree's favorite uranium and lithium plays. More >

The What and Why of Rare Earth Metals
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (2/10/11)
"Estimates show global demand is expected to reach 205,000 tons by 2015" More >

Abu Dhabi Planning Solar Energy-Generating Pyramids
Source: Construction Week Online, Elizabeth Broomhall  (2/10/11)
"Project aims to harness energy, attract tourism with award-winning structures that double as sundials, lunar calendars." More >

EPA Is Bulls Eye of House GOP Budget Cuts
Source: USA Today, Wendy Koch  (2/10/11)
"Targeted programs include air pollution, drinking water, renewable energy. . ." More >

Hackers in China Hit Western Oil Companies
Source: Associated Press  (2/10/11)
"McAfee report said attackers stole information on operations, bidding for oil fields and financing." More >

Massive Pa. Gas Blast Leaves One Dead, Five Missing
Source: MSNBC  (2/10/11)
"The explosion was so powerful it was felt nine miles away in Bethlehem, Pa." More >

Oil-Drilling Boom Underway
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ryan Dezember and Matt Day  (2/10/11)
"Drilling activity at an unprecedented pace in Eagle Ford, Bakken and Montney shale formations." More >

Oil Pares Gains on Reports Mubarak Stepping Down
Source: Reuters, Jessica Donati  (2/10/11)
"Prices whiplash on U.S. jobs data, talk of Saudi King's death and Mubarak's resignation." More >

China Throws Rare Earths for Another Loop
Source: Motley Fool, Travis Hoium  (2/10/11)
"Dubious plans?" More >

CFTC Doesn't Have Budget to Enforce Dodd-Frank
Source: Bloomberg, Silla Brush  (2/10/11)
"CFTC is requesting a $92M budget increase for the current fiscal year." More >

SA Mining Output Up After Two Yeas of Decline
Source: Mining Weekly, Loni Prinsloo  (2/10/11)
"Report showed a 6.5% jump in yearly output." More >

Scotiabank to Sell Gold in Mexico, Dubai
Source: Bloomberg, Sean Pasternak  (2/10/11)
"The bank's total revenue from precious-metals trading was $245M last year." More >

SEC Probes Insider Trades with ETF Investigation
Source: MarketWatch, John Spence  (2/10/11)
"SEC suspects traders are using exchange-traded funds to conceal insider trading." More >

Scottish Gold Rush?
Source: The Daily Record, John Ferguson  (2/10/11)
"Prospectors revealed they have found a new deposit in the Highlands." More >

Despite Mexico's Silver Output Growth, Peru Still #1 in Silver
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (2/10/11)
"Nation's silver production increased to 9,745,435 ounces in 2010." More >

Spring Festival Boosts Gold Demand
Source: CNTV  (2/10/11)
"The Chinese New Year festive period has boosted demand." More >

Pricing the World in Gold: 4 Charts
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (2/10/11)
"Gold is worth less than one-quarter of what it was in the early 1980s." More >

Illegal Gold Mining Site Raided in Riau
Source: The Jakarta Post  (2/10/11)
"Police raided an illegal gold mining site, confiscating 15 grams of gold." More >

All That Glisters Is Not Gold
Source: Engineer Live  (2/10/11)
"X-ray fluorescence analyzers perform instant alloy identification." More >