Excitement Returns to Silver Market
Source: Seeking Alpha, Roland Watson  (6/1/09)
". . .consider your increasing silver hoard and expect great things." More >

Australian Gold Production on Way Up Again
Source: Reuters, Bruce Hextall  (6/1/09)
". . .firming gold prices might encourage more exploration for gold in Australia. . ." More >

Gold Set to Ram $1,000 Barrier Again
Source: GoldSeek, Rick Ackerman  (6/1/09)
"Will this be the rally that starts gold on its way into the stratosphere?" More >

Silver Shines and Will Continue to Outperform Gold
Source: SilverSeek, Peter Cooper  (5/30/09)
". . .silver still looks the best buy for maximum gain in this precious metals bull market." More >

John Kaiser: Knocking on the $1,000 Door
Source: The Gold Report  (5/29/09)
Gold investors know all too well the psychological importance of $1,000 gold. The yellow metal's been hovering frustratingly near that level for weeks after briefly surpassing it in February. According to John Kaiser, editor of the Kaiser Bottom-Fishing Report, "we're getting very close." In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, John shares his "modest" price forecast of $1,300 - $1,400 within the next six months and presents strategies for gold companies looking to create value. More >

Reboot…
Source: David and Eric Coffin, Hard Rock Advisory Journal  (5/29/09)
The greatest economic realignment since Genghis Kahn took over Eurasia’s trade routes is continuing apace. The west remains mired in an assets contraction of its own making, and the east is refocused on channeling its growth engines into domestic consumption. The resource sector, which is our focus and which has been governed by those growth engines for a decade and half, is indicating at least the expectation of continuing gains in the east. More >

Gold Hits Three-Month High Above $966
Source: Reuters  (5/29/09)
"Gold seems to be getting support from oil. . ." More >

India Identifies Gold Deposits in Over 100 Places
Source: Commodity Online  (5/29/09)
". . .the new mining policy is expected to open up the mining sector for foreign investment." More >

S&P '09 Gold, Copper and Nickel Base Price Assumptions Raised
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/29/09)
"Overall, we believe these price assumptions. . .remain conservative." More >

Gold Fever Grips Chinese Investors
Source: China Daily, Wang Ying  (5/29/09)
". . .the more savvy investors are also buying shares of Chinese gold producers. . ." More >

Silver—Long Term
Source: David Morgan, Silver Investor  (5/29/09)
My purpose this week is to point out what many others have addressed and it might be referred to as peak silver. More >

Is Jewelry Demand and Indian Demand Returning – Will It Affect the Gold Price?
Source: GoldForecaster.com  (5/29/09)
While it is clear to all analysts that investment demand is and will be the driving force behind the gold price in the days to come, many feel that both the jewelry demand and the demand for imported gold into India has declined for the foreseeable future because of the current high price for gold. But April and May have seen demand from these two areas start to pick up. Will this returning demand persist as the gold price rises? More >

Silver Heads for Best Month Since '87
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Glenys Sim  (5/29/09)
"The 'green shoots' story is more positive for silver." More >

U.S. Gold Above $980 as Weak Dollar Stirs Fund Inflows
Source: Reuters  (5/29/09)
". . .resurgent risk appetite pummeled the dollar, attracting investment inflows into the bullion market." More >

The Second Crash – On the Way and Unstoppable
Source: Doug Hornig, BIG GOLD  (5/28/09)
‘It’s been a crushing blow to just about everyone. But it’s already being referred to as the crash. As if the unpleasantness were now all behind us. More likely, in the future it will be seen as, simply, the first crash.
Don’t believe it? In a moment you will, when you see the scariest graph of the year.’
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Gold Is...
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (5/28/09)
FOR AN INERT LUMP, sitting there at No.79 in the periodic table, gold sure is a busy metal these days. More >

What's Holding the Gold ETF Back?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Tom Lydon  (5/28/09)
". . .inflation has replaced market fear as the main concern for investors at this point." More >

Ira Epstein's Weekly Gold Report
Source: GoldSeek  (5/28/09)
". . .at this time I remain both short term and longer term bullish." More >

What Moves Up Three Times Faster Than Gold?
Source: SilverSeek, Andrew Mickey  (5/27/09)
"Silver has a much brighter future than gold." More >

CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Survival of the Juniors
Source: Canadian Mining Journal, Marilyn Scales  (5/27/09)
"The Canadian mining industry falls into three camps—the opportunists, the innovators and the survivors. . ." More >

Eric Lemieux: Keep an Eye on Exploration Plays in the James Bay Area
Source: The Gold Report  (5/26/09)
Eric Lemieux, metals and mining analyst with Laurentian Bank Securities, focuses on the emerging mineral wealth of the James Bay area of Quebec and discusses his favorite explorers in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. Despite producers being more in favor, he believes the James Bay area with its exploration plays and favorable geological, geographic, and social fundamentals retains its advantages. More >

Gold Stocks Look Cheap - BMO
Source: Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk  (5/26/09)
". . .senior and intermediate companies still look relatively cheap compared to past bull markets for gold." More >

Bloomberg Survey: Gold Expected to Rise This Week
Source: Seeking Alpha, Mark O'Byrne  (5/26/09)
". . .investors are pouring into the safe haven attributes of gold. . ." More >

Gold Battle Lines Drawn at $1,000 Again
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (5/26/09)
Here we go again. The forces of legitimate money versus the incumbent purveyors of the candy floss economy squared off at the $1,000 an ounce line over which yet another battle will be fought. Arrayed against either side are formidable new elements and tried and true old ones. More >

U.S. Copper Recovers, Confidence Data Provide Lift
Source: Reuters  (5/26/09)
"I was looking for positive, but this is very solid." More >