Commodity Outlook 2007: Precious Metals
Source: Mineweb.com��(1/9/07)
According to Mineweb.com, commodity demand will be supported by modest but continued growth momentum in the global economy and continued investment interest in 2007. More >

Haywood Picks Top Gold/Base Metal Juniors For 2007, Sees Gold Testing $850
Source: Mineweb.com��(1/9/07)
According to Mineweb.com, Haywood Securities analysts Kaip and Nicholas Coutoulakis said they expect silver to track gold through the first half of this year and begin moderating as increased mine production comes on stream during the second half of 2007. More >

Gold Sell Off May Have Been Overdone
Source: Mineweb.com��(1/8/07)
According to Mineweb.com, Friday’s gold sell off when the metal’s spot price fell by nearly $24 an ounce from its daily high of around $626 in reaction to better than expected US labour figures, which in turn boosted the value of the dollar on the forex market, may have been overdone. More >

2007 Gold Price Will Depend On The Strength Of The Dollar
Source: Mineweb.com��(1/8/07)
According to Mineweb.com, periodic strength in the US dollar is expected to weigh on the gold price this year as the commodity normally maintains an inverse relationship with the dollar. More >

Gurus Grab Gold And Google
Source: Forbes.com��(1/4/07)
According to Forbes.com,the most skilled investors at Marketocracy loaded up on the same kinds of stocks they were buying when the year began--namely gold miners and energy services companies. More >

Gold Ready To Rocket
Source: moneyandmarkets.com��(1/3/07)
According to moneyandmarkets.com,...I expect gold prices to average $750. And I wouldn’t be surprised to see a spike to $800 per ounce if geopolitical forces boil over.
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Merrill Lynch Sees Favorable Gold Outlook, Higher Mining Costs
Source: Mineweb.com��(1/3/07)
According to Mineweb.com, Merrill Lynch has forecast spot gold and silver prices to average $675/oz and $13/oz, respectively, during this year. More >

Gold Climbs To 3-Week High In London
Source: Bloomberg.com��(1/2/07)
According to Bloomberg.com, gold climbed to a three-week high in London on speculation investors will buy bullion as an alternative to the dollar. More >

Keep Activist Hedge Fund Wolves At Bay From Mining’s Portals
Source: Mineweb.com��(1/2/07)
According to Mineweb.com, today, a new breed of wolf hovers around corporate mining’s portal: the professional money manager operating as an activist hedge fund. More >

Fiat Money: History Repeats Itself
Source: Doug Casey - International Speculator��(1/2/07)
I suspect that 98% of investors – and maybe more -- have little to no understanding of monetary history. Yet, failing to understand the past, in this case, leaves a black hole in your ability to understand the implications of the current tenuous condition of the U.S. dollar. More >

A Golden New Year In Prospect For The Precious Metals Investor?
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/31/06)
According to Mineweb.com, gold has recovered from its pre-Christmas price decline and is climbing back towards the $640 levels seen at the beginning of December. More >

Mining Indices Generally Outperform Overall Market
Source: resourceinvestor.com��(12/30/06)
According to resourceinvestor.com, the major general mining indices have generally outperformed the overall market with, for example, the S&P/TSX diversified metals and mining index up 64% on the year, the FTSE Mining sector up 34% and the HSBC global mining index up 30% or so. More >

Gold Miners Enjoy Soaring Profit Margins
Source: globeandmail.com��(12/28/06)
According to the globeandmail.com, the gold mining industry's profit margins doubled during the first nine months of 2006. More >

Gold Takeovers Reach Record on Lack of New Supplies
Source: Bloomberg.com��(12/27/06)
According to Bloomberg.com, gold-company acquisitions this year surged to the highest level in at least a decade, and the industry may continue its buying spree in 2007 as producers struggle to find new deposits. More >

Miners Ride Continuing Price Gains
Source: spokeanejournal.com��(12/21/06)
According to the spokeanejournal.com, mining companies are reaping profits again and investing aggressively in exploration and development. More >

Rob McEwen Bets on Nevada
Source: The Gold Report��(12/19/06)
After losing a bitter public battle to give Goldcorp shareholders a vote in the $8.6 billion merger with Glamis Gold, Rob McEwen, CEO of U.S. Gold Corp., is focusing his formidable ambition on turning U.S. Gold into one of the premier exploration companies in Nevada. More >

TSX Gold Index Goes Global
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/19/06)
According to Mineweb.com, the TSX recently went live with its Global Gold Index, which includes stocks quoted not only on the Toronto Exchange itself, but also on the American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. More >

Morgan: 'Silver is the Better Value'
Source: The Gold Report��(12/18/06)
In a late November 2006 interview with the German website www.silberinfo.de, David Morgan, editor of www.silver-investor.com, talks about the silver market and why he believes silver offers a better store of value than gold. More >

Toronto Stock Market's Gold Subsector Goes Global
Source: Reuters��(12/18/06)
According to Reuters, the Toronto Stock Exchange's gold-mining subsector was renamed the Global Gold Index on Monday and now comprises 30 companies, including gold miners that are not incorporated in Canada and do not trade on the exchange. More >

Gold, Silver And Platinum Drift. Where To Now?
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/17/06)
According to Mineweb.com, even bank analysts have been raising their gold price predictions for 2007 – and this is the most cautious of breeds... More >

Citigroup: Gold Confounds Skeptics, Nickel, Zinc Shortages Continue Unabated
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/13/06)
According to Mineweb.com,...Citigroup gold forecasts for 2007/08 are $700/750 per ounce. Due to the interplay between investment demand and fabrication, Citigroup declared “we would not be surprised to see a test of the old highs of $850 per ounce.” More >

Gold 2007: Shiny Opportunity Or Fool's Prospect?
Source: SeekingAlpha��(12/11/06)
Gold is currently down 14% from its $732 May high, but according to analysts surveyed late last week by Bloomberg its six-year rally is far from done. More >

Merrill Lynch Raises Gold, Silver, Uranium Price Forecasts
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/11/06)
According to Mineweb.com, Merrill Lynch Monday raised its 2008, 2009 and 2010 gold forecasts from $600 to $650/oz, and increased its 2007 silver price forecast from $12 to $13/oz. More >

Gold 2007: Shiny Opportunity Or Fool's Prospect?
Source: SeekingAlpha��(12/11/06)
Gold is currently down 14% from its $732 May high, but according to analysts surveyed late last week by Bloomberg its six-year rally is far from done. More >

Believing Chinese Demand Will Sustain Base Metals Prices is ‘Very dangerous’
Source: Mineweb.com��(12/8/06)
In a speech to the Northwest Mining Association convention, van Eeden also predicted that the gold price will reach $900 to $1,000 per ounce in the next two to five years because of a “very high probability of a currency crisis for the U.S. dollar.” More >