Bullions and Base Metals Outlook
Source: Myiris   (6/13/11)
"While gold looks steady, copper comes under pressure this week." More >

Miners Snap Up Graduates as Industry Booms
Source: Reuters, Karen Norton  (6/13/11)
"After one year of experience, graduates 'come back six feet taller.'" More >

The Charges Against Big Nickel
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (6/10/11)
"Pure nickel explorers aren't common. Are any on your radar screen?" More >

China's Economic Slowdown May Hit Chile's Mining Sector
Source: Scrap Monster  (6/10/11)
"China's increasingly restrictive monetary policy may restrict copper demand." More >

Can Copper Withstand Ailing U.S. Economy?
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Toovey  (6/9/11)
"Copper report forecasts worldwide demand at 24.82 Mt. by 2015." More >

Global Mining Growth Drains SA's Pool of Engineers
Source: Mining Weekly, Loni Prinsloo  (6/9/11)
"Mining giants are swiping up South Africa's well-trained engineers." More >

NA Miners Seek Dialogue with Peru's Humala
Source: Reuters  (6/8/11)
"Juniors in Peru urge President-Elect Humala to engage with mining industry." More >

U.S. Dodd-Frank Law 'Stigmatizing' Africa's Gold?
Source: Mining Weekly, Martin Creamer  (6/8/11)
"DRC's tragedies of war can't be ignored, but law not intended to hurt miners." More >

Funds Boost Bullish Commodity Bets Amid Improving Global Growth Prospects
Source: Bloomberg, Yi Tuan  (6/6/11)
"The global recovery is 'gaining strength'. . ." More >

Gold Rush: From Everywhere to Everyware
Source: MetalMiner, Nate Burgos  (6/3/11)
"In the digital realm, it's just faster, simpler, cheaper." More >

Downturn in China Would Slam Commodity Prices
Source: Reuters  (6/2/11)
"While a severe downturn is unlikely, China's growth could slow more markedly at some point." More >

Saskatchewan Eyes $43B Expansion
Source: Leader-Post, Bruce Johnstone  (5/31/11)
"The region's robust potash, uranium and precious metals sectors are poised to benefit." More >

Palladium Rising on Coming Shortage
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Maria Kolesnikova  (5/31/11)
"The long-term story is excellent. . ." More >

Copper Climbs to Three-Week High
Source: Bloomberg, Yi Tian and Agnieszka Troszkiewicz  (5/31/11)
"Investors optimistic, embrace risk on potential for more Greece aid." More >

Metals Put the 'Fuel' in Biofuels
Source: R&D  (5/27/11)
"Scientists are increasingly using platinum and platinum-molybdenum hybrid." More >

A Tool to Find Gold, Oil and Terrorists
Source: Gold Investing News, Leia Toovey  (5/26/11)
"Hyperspectral imaging is well developed for mineral exploration." More >

Small-Time Investors Flock to Commodities in India
Source: Commodity Online  (5/26/11)
"Persistently high commodity prices have increased investors interest." More >

Commodities Still Going Strong Despite Barclays Selloff
Source: Kitco, Cecylia Tulikowski-Denison  (5/26/11)
"The volatility in the commodity market has not deterred investors." More >

Mining Firms Look to IT in 2011
Source: Mining Weekly  (5/25/11)
"Expanding companies are likely to invest in technologies that get them up-and-running more easily in remote locations." More >

Montana Mining Fortune Heiress Dies in NYC at 104
Source: Bloomberg, Verena Dobnik  (5/25/11)
"Daughter of copper tycoon and Montana Senator William Clark, Huguette Clark passed away, leaving her fortune under dispute." More >

S.A. Mine Wage Negotiations Begin
Source: The New Age  (5/23/11)
"S. Africa's National Union of Mineworkers demands a 14% basic wage increase." More >

Low China Imports, Strong Dollar Pressure Copper
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Tatyana Shumsky  (5/23/11)
"Many factories are relying on 'hand-to-mouth' purchases to feed production lines." More >

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Kevin Puil: Copper Stocks Gleaming in Gold's Glow
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (5/20/11)
Blinded by the glare of gold's rocketing rise over the last several years, investors may want to follow the leads of the Barricks, Thompson Creek Metals, Goldcorps and other major miners targeting the copper space, according to Kevin Puil, portfolio manager at Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates and senior analyst for its Encompass Fund. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Kevin tells us that major gold miners increasingly want to diversify and are turning to the red metal on the opposite end of the economic spectrum. More >

Copper's Talking Infrastructure
Source: Richard Mills, AheadOfTheHerd   (5/19/11)
"There's still time for investors to capitalize on the coming infrastructure boom." More >

Base Metals Recover on Global Cues
Source: Business Standard  (5/18/11)
"Industrial metals rebounded from Tuesday's losses, supported by weakening dollar coupled with improved demand from China." More >