Warrants: An Investing Option That Gets No Respect
Source: Globe and Mail, Martin Mittelstaedt  (3/3/11)
"Warrants are the Rodney Dangerfield of the stock market." More >

Facts on China's Rare Earth Reserves
Source: International Business Times, Anil Das  (3/3/11)
"Of the 124,000 tons of REE ore mined in 2009, China produced 120,000 tons." More >

Perth Mint Introduces 1 oz. Pure Platinum Coin
Source: Commodity Online  (3/3/11)
"The Australian Platypus coin is made from 99.95% pure platinum." More >

Conflict Minerals Proposal Puts Gold Market at Risk
Source: Mineweb, Geoff Candy  (3/3/11)
"The legislation will be 'pretty problematic' for the gold industry." More >

Kenya, Congo to Probe Gold Smuggling Network
Source: Reuters  (3/3/11)
"Congo provinces are subject to a mining ban aiming to weed out illegal activity." More >

S.A. Court Ruling Opens Gate to Health Claims
Source: Mining MX  (3/3/11)
"Mining industry vulnerable to individual claims, class-action lawsuits." More >

Ethiopian Junior Gold Miners See Major Gains
Source: Mining Weekly, Njiraini Muchira  (3/3/11)
"Production exceeded government expectations by 56%." More >

Chen Lin: Seeking Value in Junior Miners
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (3/2/11)
Independent investor Chen Lin takes advantage of high metals prices by investing in companies with the financial strength to stay the course until the resource is in production or can be expanded, making the company an attractive takeover target. Chen shares several of the companies he owns that he believes will return significant capital appreciation in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Egypt Bans Export of Gold in All Forms
Source: The Saudi Gazette  (3/2/11)
"Former officials transferred gold and platinum ingots to foreign banks." More >

Royal Mounties Search for Nearly $2M in Gold Bars
Source: PostMedia News  (3/2/11)
"An attempt was made on Valentine's Day to sell the gold bars in Toronto." More >

Gold Rises to Record on Mideast Unrest
Source: Reuters, Frank Tang and Jan Harvey  (3/2/11)
"Libyan unrest and surging oil prices prompted investors to pile in." More >

How MENA Unrest Hurts Miners
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (3/2/11)
"Mining CEOs put oil at the top of their risk lists." More >

Silver ETFs on a Winning Streak
Source: MarketWatch, John Spence  (3/2/11)
"Silver prices have broken; ETF tracking silver miners may follow suit." More >

The Seasonality of the Longwave Principal
Source: Ian Gordon, Longwave Group  (3/1/11)
"Flight into gold will rush into panic as the debt crisis assumes epic proportions." More >

China's Environmental Laws to Drive Up REE Prices
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (3/1/11)
"China issues standards that 60% of its REE producers will struggle to meet." More >

WTO Opens China to Rare Earth Challenge
Source: Reuters, Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck  (3/1/11)
"China has export restrictions on raw materials that are questionable." More >

Bernanke Unfazed By Gold Standard
Source: Dow Jones, Michael Crittenden  (3/1/11)
"Return to the gold standard wouldn't work. . ." More >

Palladium Rises 15% as Russian Shipments Drop
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin  (3/1/11)
"Declining stockpiles may drive palladium prices 15% higher by December." More >

Is the U.S. Dollar on the Brink?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (3/1/11)
"Does the U.S. government want a weak dollar?" More >

Global Gold Production & the Aussie Gold Sector
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (3/1/11)
"This gold bull is younger than you might think. . ." More >

Golden Fireworks About to Begin
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (3/1/11)
"Act now, before the bull roars out of the gates. . ." More >

Vikas Ranjan's Solid Gold Picks
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/28/11)
Toronto-based Ubika Research is making a name for itself on Bay Street. The firm launched its Gold 50 Index in February 2010 and by year-end, the high-potential gold juniors on that list were up a combined 99%. Ubika Cofounder and Analyst Vikas Ranjan returns to The Gold Report for a discerning look at the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, its possible effect on metals markets and several promising junior explorers and producers in this exclusive interview. More >

Australia Remains World's Number-Two Gold Producer
Source: Mining Weekly, Esmarie Swanepoel  (2/28/11)
"Less and less of the exploration dollar is being spent in Australia." More >

Egypt Bans Gold Exports
Source: Reuters  (2/28/11)
"Miner suggests that the measure does not apply to mining companies." More >

Palladium Producers to Benefit from Price Hike
Source: Business Report  (2/28/11)
"S.A. palladium exports have dropped since last year." More >