Administration's Drill Ban Draws Blast from Judge
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Stephen Power  (2/3/11)
"Judge Martin Feldman dubs government's conduct contempt of court." More >

Oil Shoots Above $103 on Egypt Crisis
Source: AFP  (2/3/11)
"Political crisis erupted in violence, sparking fresh energy concerns." More >

Silver Bullion Coin Sales Shatter U.S. Mint Records
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (2/3/11)
"American Eagle coins 50% higher than any prior month in the Mint's 26 years of published sales." More >

While Commodities Rally, Gold Must Hold $1,290/oz.
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (2/3/11)
"Gold seems to be lagging the rest of the rallying markets." More >

Industrial demand for Gold, Silver Soars
Source: Commodity Online, Richard Zimmerman  (2/3/11)
"With gold and silver, it's unlikely that manufacturers will find substitute metals." More >

Russian Corruption Holds Back Metals, Commodities
Source: Reuters, John Bowker  (2/3/11)
"Corruption keeps assets depressed, metals investors nervous." More >

China's Platinum Offer Raises Tension in Zimbabwe
Source: Zimbabwe Independent, Dumisani Muleya  (2/3/11)
"China Eximbank offers $US3 Billion for nation's major platinum reserves." More >

U.S. Security Think Tank Urges Feds to Form REE Strategy
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (2/3/11)
"Report highlights 'second-biggest deposit of REEs in the world.'" More >

The Metal People Are Dying for
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily  (2/3/11)
"Copper demand is likely to overtake supply by ~455,000 tons this year." More >

Go Global, Before It's Too Late
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (2/3/11)
"It is time to wake up. . .to take the red pill, so to speak." More >

Deposit Formation Model May Help in Nevada Exploration
Source: Science Daily   (2/3/11)
"Models for deposit formation shape how companies explore, mitigating risk." More >

A Moment of Clarity
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault   (2/3/11)
"Is the bond market finally catching on to the 'forced risk' trade?" More >

Do I See Lipstick on a Pig?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheOilAndGoldGuy  (2/3/11)
". . .or are the stock market and gold still going up?" More >

Australian Floods Cause Drought in the Coal Market
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey's Energy Report   (2/2/11)
"What does this mean for coal prices and coal equities?" More >

David Goguen: Finding Real Value in the Ground
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (2/2/11)
PI Financial Institutional Sales VP David Goguen sees real potential for share price appreciation in select mining companies with expandable resources. Through their quantitative research report Select Golds, Dave's team, including Associate Brodie Dunlop, are focused on Latin American explorers and producers while searching the globe for companies moving through the industry lifecycle. In this Gold Report exclusive, Dave and Brodie share a few mining plays that offer real opportunity to leverage the power of value. More >

Gold Is Bottoming
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (2/2/11)
". . .and longs soon to be rewarded." More >

Silver Butterfly: An Option Trading Lesson
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals   (2/2/11)
"The butterfly can deliver outstanding risk/reward scenarios. . ." More >

Commodities Traders May Face REE Curbs
Source: Bloomberg, Ben Moshinsky and Jim Brunsden  (2/2/11)
"EU plans 'priority actions' to ensure access to 14 'critical' raw materials." More >

Gold Prices Fall on Jobs Report
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (2/2/11)
"Safe-haven buyers clashed with investors dumping gold for riskier stocks." More >

Gold ETFs Hot for 2011 Despite January Fall
Source: Commodity Online  (2/2/11)
"Asian gold premiums hit record highs last month." More >

China Takes Lead in Race for Clean Nuclear Power
Source: Wired, Richard Martin  (2/2/11)
"China's new program is the largest national thorium-MSR initiative to date." More >

Natural Gas, Electronics Groups Sue EPA
Source: Greenwire, Gabriel Nelson  (2/2/11)
"New federal regulations require companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions." More >

OPEC's Oil Reserve Revisionism
Source: Energy Tribune, Andres Cala  (2/2/11)
"Eventually, the revisions will have a profound effect on oil markets." More >

SA Says Coal for Power a Priority
Source: Reuters, Agnieszka Flak  (2/2/11)
"Miners have focusing on exports due to the promise of higher returns." More >

UK Wind Energy Jobs Surge 91%
Source: Bloomberg, Alex Morales and Sally Bakewell  (2/2/11)
"UK must derive 15% of electricty, heat and transportation from renewables by 2020." More >