Gold and Silver About to Hit Resistance
Source: Seeking Alpha, Kristjan Velbri  (5/14/09)
". . .keep your eyes fixed on the dollar." More >

U.S. Copper Imports Should Remain Strong Throughout Year
Source: Reuters, Jasmin Melvin  (5/14/09)
"For the first three months of 2009, U.S. refined copper imports surged nearly 32% from a year ago." More >

Gold Investments Market Update
Source: GoldSeek, Gold Investments  (5/14/09)
". . .gold's safe haven appeal looks set to increase in the coming months." More >

HSBC Raises 2009 Gold Forecast to $875 from $825
Source: Reuters  (5/14/09)
"Inflation fears are supporting gold. . ." More >

Robust Silver Investment Shows No Sign of Waning in '09-World Silver Survey
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/13/09)
"Healthy investor interest in physical silver is expected to continue. . ." More >

Byron King on the Challenge of Diminishing Resources
Source: The Gold Report  (5/12/09)
In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Byron King (who writes for Agora Financial's Daily Reckoning and is Editor of its Energy and Scarcity Investor newsletter) talks about the dollar being today's "barbarous relic" – whereas back in 1924 that's how John Maynard Keynes described the gold standard. He talks about the two generations' worth of "chronic underinvestment in productive assets," wondering how in the world more than six billion people—all working to achieve a higher standard of living than their ancestors—are meant to manage on a planet whose resources are dwindling. More >

Gold Stocks – The Best Strategy for Portfolio Building
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (5/12/09)
We held on to our shares throughout the selloff and advised our readers to do the same – and subsequently watched our stocks rebound mightily. And we fully expect these kinds of surges to repeat as gold pushes higher. Keep in mind that the real mania is yet to come. Once inflation responds to the Federal Reserve’s ongoing monetary foolishness, gold will need a space suit and our miners oxygen masks. More >

'AU, Get Off Of My Equity Cloud': Melt Up in Prices Leads to New-Stock Storm
Source: Thom Calandra and The Gold Report  (5/12/09)
MINING AND ENERGY CHIEFS and their bankers are watching the metals melt-up with hands poised to flip the share faucet. . . More >

After Fleeing in 2008, Investors Return to Red Hot Mining Shares
Source: Mineweb, Atul Prakash  (5/12/09)
"Analysts said the sector could prove to be a good pick over the next 12 months. . ." More >

How to Spot a Gold Scam
Source: GoldSeek, Peter Cooper  (5/12/09)
"Even buying coins or bullion opens up the possibility of massive spreads against the spot price. . ." More >

Gold Futures Gain as Dollar Weakens, Price of Oil Climbs
Source: MarketWatch, Kate Gibson  (5/12/09)
"Gold futures climbed to $920 an ounce on Tuesday. . ." More >

ETF Securities Silver Holdings Rise to Record
Source: Reuters  (5/12/09)
". . .Physical Silver ETC (PHAU.L) added more than 700,000 ounces to its holdings on Monday. . ." More >

Gold Remains Undervalued vs. the Dollar
Source: Seeking Alpha, Mark O'Byrne  (5/11/09)
"Some analysts claim that the dollar is breaking down due to an increase in risk appetite, which is a dubious assumption." More >

Gold May Extend Last Week's Rally as Charts Signal Upward Trend
Source: Bloomberg, Glenys Sim  (5/11/09)
"On average, the metal this week should trade higher than in the past six weeks." More >

Gold Still Offers the Best Insurance
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams  (5/11/09)
"There has been little, if any, disinvestment from gold. . ." More >

As Banking Reality Sets in, Gold and Silver Look Good
Source: Seeking Alpha, Peter Cooper  (5/10/09)
"Could it be that selling in May and going away is not such a good idea this year?" More >

China Builds Rare-Earth Metal Monopoly
Source: Times Online  (5/8/09)
"The world has to. . .start thinking of this group of elements as the 'technology metals' without which there will be no technology." More >

How Will Chinese Central Bank Gold Buying Affect The Gold Price Short & Long-Term?
Source: GoldForecaster.com  (5/8/09)
Hu Xiaolian, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) informed us last week that the country's gold reserves had risen by 454 tonnes from 600 tonnes since 2003, when China last adjusted its state gold reserves figure. . . More >

Gold Price: Bull or Bear?
Source: miningmx, Ines Schumacher  (5/8/09)
". . .summer has historically been a weak period for gold. However, analysts disagreed on whether history will repeat itself this year." More >

Warren Irwin Favors Extensive, Aggressive Drilling
Source: The Gold Report  (5/8/09)
Whether it's precious or base metals in the ground, Rosseau Asset Management founder Warren Irwin likes to see extensive, aggressive drill programs in promising deposits. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he says that investments in such companies have paid off in the past and are likely to do so in the future. Gold or silver, copper or nickel, even if commodity prices fall, he argues that the miners with the higher-grade deposits and busy drills have—and offer—the best price protection. More >

Splicing with Gene & Thom: Two Outsiders Getting Inside Numbers
Source: Gene Arensberg & Thom Calandra  (5/7/09)
Two outsiders getting inside numbers. . . Thom Calandra of Ticker Traxâ„¢ and Gene Arensberg of Got Gold Report go way back as friends, colleagues and students of natural resources. They’re talking about tracking the people worth their salt in metals and mining. More >

Silver Leads Gold as Dollar Teeters
Source: SilverSeek, Jim Willie CB  (5/7/09)
"The ratio of gold to silver has finally favored silver again after three months of consolidating." More >

Gold Deal Makes EU Central Banks $40b Poorer
Source: Commodity Online  (5/7/09)
"The biggest loser is the Swiss National Bank, which sold 1,550 tons over the decade and at today's gold prices is $19 billion poorer." More >

U.S. Court Bans Promoter of MIDAS Gold Mining Tax Scheme
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/7/09)
"Merendon Mining (Colorado) was named in a similar tax scheme involving seven NFL football players." More >

Is COMEX Running Out of Gold?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Brian Kelly  (5/7/09)
". . .the amount of gold in the COMEX warehouses vs. long positions is at all-time highs." More >