Risks Challenging Latin American Miners
Source: Sally Lowder and Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (3/14/12)
Mining companies face risks in Latin America, from nationalization to skilled labor shortages. The Gold Report sat down with several mining executives whose companies stand out among south-of-the-border silver producers. Sharing their thoughts in our "virtual roundtable" are Ross Beaty, chairman of Pan American Silver Corp.; Mike Callahan, president of Silvermex Resources Ltd.; Jorge Alberto Ganoza Durant, president and CEO of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.; and Lenic Rodriguez, president and CEO of Aurcana Corporation. More >

Mexico's Silver Mines Shine: 'Mexico Mike' Kachanovsky
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report   (3/12/12)
Precious metals analyst "Mexico Mike" Kachanovsky, who opines on junior mining and exploration stocks at smartinvestment.ca, is bearish on the world economy, but bullish on mining stocks. Although he has seen a recent rise in narco-violence, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Kachanovsky urges sensible investors to continue to look at firms exploring Mexican metal deposits because the upside is enormous. More >

Aggressive Monetary Policy Makes Long-Term Gold Trend Broadly Positive
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (3/12/12)
"The value of all commodity assets under management rebounded in January to $366.8B, equivalent to over 2% of U.S GDP, according to a report by French investment bank Societe Generale." More >

Gold Market Update
Source: Hubert Moolman  (3/8/12)
"Gold just needs a trigger to launch it for the most spectacular rally since the late '70s. I believe that trigger is likely to be the crash (or decline) of the stock markets." More >

Select Gold, Silver Mid Caps for Near-Term Action: Bo Chew
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (3/7/12)
With high market volatility, running a small fund like the Magna Opportunity Fund, which seeks to deliver exceptional returns, requires nimble management. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Bo Chew tells us how he does it and what criteria he uses to select his fund's investments. In the process he drops quite a few names with good upside potential for investors to consider in the current market environment. More >

PDAC Round-Up: The Low-Down on Gold Corrections, Canadian Regulators, Labor Shortages and Argentine Nationalization Rumors
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (3/7/12)
Worried about the next correction in the gold price? Don't be, said Martin Murenbeeld, chief economist for the Dundee Companies, during a presentation at 80th annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto. More >

Playing the Gold, Silver Equities Selloff: Stephen Taylor
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (3/5/12)
The precious metals equities selloff at the end of 2011 was overdone, says Stephen Taylor, portfolio manager of The Taylor Fund and founder of Taylor Asset Management, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. Taylor remains bullish on gold, silver and base metals and is looking to some names that were walloped in the selloff to prosper in the next three years.
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Gold Below $1,690/oz Could Spark Fresh Selling
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (3/5/12)
"China has lowered its official growth target from 8% annual growth to 7.5%. China was the world's biggest gold buyer in the fourth quarter of last year." More >

Silver Stocks Building for Breakout in 2012: Sean Rakhimov
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (3/2/12)
Silver price volatility provides some exciting profit opportunities for investors who develop the right strategies to take advantage of the action. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Sean Rakhimov, publisher of the SilverStrategies.com website, talks about how the global forces of monetary policy and fear are expected to push investment demand for silver much higher and highlights some companies he expects to profit most from the coming silver boom. More >

Will the Gold and Silver Smackdown Deter Investors?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (3/2/12)
"Although gold and silver receive more than their fair share of selling pressure, they continue to remain the best option to preserve wealth." More >

Gold Falls 3% Following Bernanke Comments
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/29/12)
"Wholesale market gold bullion prices dropped 3.2% to $1,727/oz in less than an hour Wednesday afternoon in London, after U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before Congress." More >

Bernanke's Attempt to Stem the Rising Tide of Gold and Silver
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/29/12)
"We can be told that stimulus is passe but the reality is it will continue to be done before our very eyes." More >

Is the Silver Surge Sustainable?
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (2/28/12)
"There does seem to be some momentum building in the silver price again and, given a relatively orderly market, there is no reason for silver not to continue shining, provided gold remains firm to rising." More >

Gold and Silver Stocks Poised to Recover in 2012: Charles Oliver and Jamie Horvat
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (2/27/12)
Opportunities abound across the spectrum of precious metal equities, which remain undervalued as bullion prices continue their upward trends. That's the word according to Charles Oliver and Jamie Horvat, both senior portfolio managers at Sprott Asset Management. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Oliver and Horvat express cautious optimism about the prospects for gold stocks in 2012. More >

Investing In Silver: How to Buy Silver Coins and Bars
Source: Larry Spears, Money Morning  (2/27/12)
"Like gold, investing in silver is a great hedge against inflation and financial turmoil alike. It's why demand for silver is increasing at an astonishing rate." More >

Gold, Silver Juniors Should Shine in 2012: Mark Raguz
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/24/12)
After a tough 2011, Mark Raguz and his colleagues at Pinetree Capital are looking at the junior resource sector with renewed optimism. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he names some of the plays that are fueling that sentiment, from gold names in Northern Ontario to silver names in Mexico. More >

Silver and Gold Looking at Gains on Week
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/24/12)
"Heading into the weekend, gold bullion at lunchtime Friday looked set for a weekly gain of over 3%, with silver looking at a gain of over 6% on last Friday's close."

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India Predicted to Import More Silver in 2012
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (2/23/12)
"Silver prices in India have more than doubled in the last two years. Despite the high prices, the consumption of the metal has been rising in India." More >

Gold Steady After Yesterday's Big Rise
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/22/12)
"Gold prices held steady just off $1,760/oz during Wednesday morning trading in London, after a rally in Tuesday's U.S. session saw gold climb 1.3%." More >

Bailouts Benefitting Gold, Silver, Uranium and Rare Earth Miners
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/21/12)
"We feel that it is only a matter of time before the precious metal miners themselves participate in reflecting the burgeoning mining bull market." More >

Gold and Silver Stocks' Wild Ride Ahead: Greg McCoach
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (2/20/12)
Greg McCoach, publisher of The Mining Speculator, feels gold is ultimately headed above $6,000/oz and silver into the hundreds of dollars and those who aren't paying attention now are missing their best opportunity to buy before the frenzy begins in earnest. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he spells out the reasons for his optimistic projections and shares several of his favorite stories in the junior mining sector, which he believes is headed for much higher ground. More >

Silver Could Double by Year-End
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull  (2/18/12)
"Once fear begins to subside, look for precious metals to come roaring back to new highs by midyear. Whenever the next financial crisis finally hits, we are likely to witness a new injection of quantitative easing that is even stronger than what transpired in 2008." More >

Silver Eagles Soar
Source: Rick Mills, 
Ahead of the Herd  (2/17/12)
"Investors are currently risk averse and mining stocks are not well understood by the general investing public, but at least one thing is going to become very apparent to most: The best way to hedge yourself against inflation could be owning silver." More >

Indian Silver Investment Surges
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (2/3/12)
"Traders in India were betting big time on silver futures even as retail speculators have ensured that the white metal remains the highest traded commodity on the exchanges." More >

Gold Has Foundation to Build Next Move Higher
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/27/12)
"Wholesale market gold prices were headed for their biggest one-week rise since the start of December in London Friday, climbing back through $1,720/oz, a weekly gain of over 3%." More >