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 >

Commodities Advance
Source: Bloomberg, Kim Kyoungwha and Glenys Sim  (5/18/11)
"The outlook for increased demand from emerging markets prompted speculation that this month's decline was excessive." More >

Goldman 'Most Constructive' on Copper
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"We believe a demand-rationing environment still lies ahead." More >

Palladium Production Behind Demand
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"Palladium production could lag behind demand through 2015." More >

John Kaiser: +$1,200 Gold Is New Normal
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/13/11)
What is good for the U.S. economy is good for gold. John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online, has proposed a graphic model that relates the value of all above-ground gold stock to global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), thereby explaining why higher real gold prices—even with a recovering American economy—will be the new reality. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares his projections about where both gold prices and the U.S. economy could be going in the future. More >

Copper Intact After China's Rate Hike
Source: Scrap Monster, T. Tremon  (5/13/11)
"Copper prices focused more on indicators of continued economic improvement." More >

Market Study to Test the Waters for American Eagle Palladium Coin
Source: Insane Planet  (5/12/11)
"The coins will only go into circulation if it passes this popularity acid test." More >

Jobs Left Out of Mining Industry's Pot of Gold
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Peter Martin  (5/10/11)
"Australia's headed for more mining income than ever before." More >