Industrial Use of Silver Forecast to Rise
Source: Kitco  (3/28/11)
"Silver due for a 36% increase in industrial demand by 2015." More >

Miners Tumble as Harare Turns up Heat
Source: Reuters  (3/28/11)
"Zimbabwe gave foreign miners six months to sell majority stakes to local black investors." More >

Neodymium Prices Double
Source: International Powder Metallurgy Directory  (3/28/11)
"This week, the neodymium price rose from $45,707–$91,415/ton." More >

Gold, Silver Prices Volatile on Profit Taking
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (3/28/11)
"Investors weighed recent highs ahead of the second quarter." More >

Gold at $2,000 by Year's End?
Source: MarketWatch, Peter Brimelow  (3/27/11)
"Gold ended with a whimper last week, but gold bugs remain confident." More >

Gold at the World's End
Source: Sydney Morning Herald  (3/27/11)
"Wild west scenes—gold panning on the Yukon River" More >

Mike Kachanovsky: Navigating the Discount
Source: Mike Kachanovsky: Navigating the Discount  (3/25/11)
The terrible tragedy in Japan is shifting markets worldwide. Mike Kachanovsky, a consultant to both resource companies and institutional investors, believes the volatility has created a finite opportunity to scoop up resource stocks on the cheap. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Mike explains what impact the devastation could have on the performance of rare earth companies, as well as how to navigate discounted stocks to avoid the duds. More >

Precious Metal Prices Tied to Catalytic Thefts
Source: Vancouver Sun, Neal Hall  (3/25/11)
"Thieves seek platinum, palladium and especially $6,000/oz.rhodium." More >

European Carmakers May Go Idle on Strained Japan Metals
Source: Bloomberg, Pham-Duy Nguyen  (3/25/11)
"Some 40 auto-parts makers in Japan remain hampered." More >

Mali Says Gold Adds Record Windfall to Budget
Source: Reuters  (3/25/11)
"Soaring gold prices boosted Mali's budget to a record $411.6 million." More >

Japan's Quake Creates PGM Buying Opportunity
Source: Reuters, Chikako Mogi and Rujun Shen  (3/25/11)
"Automaker demand crash slices platinum and palladium prices 10%." More >

Gold Stock Valuations 7
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research   (3/25/11)
"Gold stock investors face a critical question. . ." More >

Gold Weakens on Profit Taking Ahead of Weekend
Source: Kitco, Jim Wyckoff  (3/25/11)
"Oil prices are lending selling pressure to precious metals markets." More >

Investment Legends: Dollar Collapse Inevitable
Source: Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD  (3/24/11)
"Caution: Strong opinions ahead. . ." More >

China Hikes Rare Earth Taxes
Source: CBC  (3/24/11)
"REE prices already have increased by 700% over the past decade." More >

Skarn Copper Deposits
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Michele-Toovey  (3/24/11)
"The largest copper skarns can exceed 1B tons and often host tungsten." More >

Record-High Silver
Source: Christian Science Monitor, Lori Spechler  (3/24/11)
"Where do we go from here?" More >

Gold, Silver Break Records
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (3/24/11)
". . .on Libya, Japan, Portugal." More >

Mad Dog Gaddafi's Gold of Mass Destruction
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault   (3/24/11)
"Gold is for bad guys. I read it in the newspapers. . ." More >

British-Era Gold Biscuits Seized
Source: Indian Express  (3/24/11)
"Police seize bygone-era gold from a contract laborer." More >

Costs Cast Shadow over Gold's Glitter
Source: Reuters, Euan Rocha  (3/24/11)
"Miners worry that spending on new projects will become unmanageable." More >

IMF: Libya Holding Huge Gold Reserves
Source: BBC, Andrew Walker  (3/23/11)
"Reserves could potentially be used to finance Colonel Gaddafi's government." More >

John Pugsley: Look at the Big Picture
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (3/23/11)
John Pugsley, author of the highly successful newsletter, The Stealth Investor, is struggling with some sudden health issues. But in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shared his insight on how the global economic situation, including the catastrophe in Japan, is affecting the prospects for precious metals-related investments. More >

Japan Platinum Buyers Shrug off Quake
Source: Business Day, Allan Seccombe  (3/23/11)
"Tsunami will have a limited effect on the platinum and palladium markets." More >

U.S. Slowly, Very Slowly Oozes REE Assault
Source: Network World, Michael Cooney  (3/23/11)
"China is selling REEs at nearly double 2010 prices." More >