Chinese Bank Launches Gold Commemorative Coins
Source: World Gold Council��(6/22/09)
"The PBoC is to produce 10,000 of the coins, with each having a face value of 100 yuan (£8.93)." More >

Mickey Fulp Sees Bright Outlook in Junior Gold and Rare Earth Elements Sectors
Source: The Gold Report��(6/19/09)
Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp returns to discuss the brightening prospects for the junior sector with The Gold Report readers. Mickey is particularly intrigued these days by companies operating in “emerging environments” where the “geological potential is under-explored.” Another area of keen interest is the re-emerging rare earths elements sector, which provides elements needed to produce energy-efficient hybrid vehicles. More >

Is it Time For You to Buy Shares and Not the Metal and Which Ones?
Source: GoldForecaster.com��(6/19/09)
The gold price average over the last year has risen to close to the current price. This means that the gold sales income of the mining companies has persisted for long-enough for the mining companies to have income available for payout to shareholders or to improve their Balance Sheet. This makes mining companies with their leverage to the gold price more attractive than the metal itself, currently. More >

Constitution Avenue’s Nightmare
Source: Roger Wiegand, Trader Tracks and Kitco��(6/19/09)
Do not be out when the big one takes-off, which could be later this year. We think once gold decisively cracks the price sound barrier at 1050, we should be moving up faster than the recent 15% annual average over the past few years. More >

Pick a Number...Any Number, Part II
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault��(6/19/09)
Time was that central banks targeted and fretted about keeping their currency stable against the Dollar.But as the Dollar-led inflation of 1950-1980 destroyed the value of bonds and savings worldwide - and then destroyed equities, as well as any sober hope of business and hiring plans - policy-makers tried to target instead the volume of cash flowing around their domestic economy. More >

The Gold Storage Solution: Switzerland
Source: BIG GOLD Special Report��(6/19/09)
Unlike gold ETFs and mining shares resting digitally in your brokerage account, physical gold brings with it questions of space and place: how and where to store it. More >

Rare Earth Elements: A Beginner's Guide
Source: The Daily Reckoning, Byron King��(6/19/09)
"There are only a few carbonatite deposits of commercial significance in the world." More >

Gold Little Changed as Dollar Steadies
Source: Reuters��(6/19/09)
"Prices awaited new direction from the currency markets, currently the main driver of gold." More >

Obama Administration Pushes IMF Gold Sales Through House
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams��(6/19/09)
"If there is no renewal of the CBGA, that would send a tremendously bullish signal to the gold price. . ." More >

What's Next for Gold and Gold Stocks
Source: The Market Oracle, Adam Brochert��(6/19/09)
"Get liquid, get patient and get ready to pounce once the dust settles later this year. . ." More >

Is Indonesia Ready to Play in the Big Leagues?
Source: grahamanalystics.com��(6/19/09)
"We're reminded that success is one of history's best predictors of failure." More >

Ganging Up on Gold and the U.S. Dollar
Source: James West, Midas Letter��(6/18/09)
What is the significance, you may wonder, of the Russian Finance Minister suggesting the reserve currency days of the U.S. dollar are surely numbered, followed the next day by a statement from his deputy contradicting him thoroughly? Apparently a coincidence, Japan’s finance minister just happens to state publicly that same day that Japan has ‘full confidence” in the U.S. dollar. More >

Gold and Silver Active Trading Report
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy.com��(6/18/09)
Gold has provided two excellent trades for us this year; both had less than 3% downside risk. More >

Gold Pushes Higher on China Growth Forecast
Source: Seeking Alpha, Gold Core��(6/18/09)
". . .gold looks well supported at these levels." More >

Bull Markets Bullsh*t and Bubbles
Source: GoldSeek, Darryl Robert Schoon��(6/18/09)
"Today, when it looks like a bull, walks like a bull and acts like a bull, it's probably a bubble." More >

Gold Price Struggles to Move Higher amid USD's Rebound
Source: Oil 'N Gold��(6/18/09)
"Inflation may come from a surge in commodity prices and/or simulative monetary policies. . ." More >

Adrian Day: Summertime Bringing "Extremely Good Buying Opportunity" in Juniors
Source: The Gold Report��(6/16/09)
Adrian Day, President of Adrian Day Asset Management says he sees gold "convincingly" breaking through the "magical big round number" of $1,000 within 9 to 12 months and expects gold to outperform stocks "fairly significantly" over the next year or so. In the long term, he anticipates much more upside in gold juniors than seniors, and in the short term—specifically this summer—he looks forward to an "extremely good buying opportunity" among some of the juniors he follows. Read more in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Musings from the 2009 World Resource Investment Conference
Source: Mike Niehuser, Beacon Rock Research��(6/16/09)
The recent 2009 World Resource Investment Conference was moved to the new Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver BC. The number of companies attending the conference seemed to be lower than normal, most likely due to belt tightening, but there were several junior resource companies receiving an above-average level of attention. . . More >

Junior Miner Buy-Out Binge
Source: John Rubino��(6/16/09)
. . .the conditions are ripe for a buy-out boom in which the big guys start snapping up the best juniors. Once the party gets going, the question on everyone’s mind will become “who’s next?”, and hot money will send the most likely prospects through the roof. More >

Why the Bottom Is Near for Gold and Silver
Source: Seeking Alpha, Przemyslaw Radomski��(6/16/09)
"Currently, many factors suggest the end of this correction is near." More >

Bolivian Gov't Aims to Become Global Kingpin of Lithium
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich��(6/16/09)
". . .the country wants to exploit lithium in a sovereign manner. . ." More >

Like Gold at $990, but LOVE It at $918
Source: GoldSeek, Rick Ackerman��(6/16/09)
"We should regard bullion's tedious ups and downs over the last 18 months as quiet preparation for an explosive show of strength." More >

Gold Rises as Russia Comments Weigh on Dollar
Source: Reuters, Kylie MacLellan and Jan Harvey��(6/16/09)
"The dollar slipped against a basket of currencies after Russia said the world needed new reserve currencies. . ." More >

Even Now Few Own Gold
Source: NumisMaster, Patrick Heller��(6/16/09)
"There is much more room for an expansion of demand for gold than there is for U.S. paper assets." More >

10 Gold Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Source: Gold World��(6/15/09)
"Following these steps to protect yourself against hidden and not-so-hidden risks associated with owning gold." More >