Gold In Currency Phase
Source: Mineweb.com��(4/10/06)
Mineweb.com's Gareth Tredway reports on recent expert opinions stating that gold has begun the second phase of its bull run, a phase where the yellow metal trades as a currency.
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How High Will Gold Go?
Source: Casey Files: Bud Conrad��(4/6/06)
How do we calculate what might be the price a year out? 25% added to the $517 year-end 2005 price would be $646. We already have three months of 2006 under our belt, so a proportionately smaller 20% increase from today’s price of $583 today leads to $700. A price of $700 by the end of next year is consistent with an environment of new speculation supported by big government deficits, rising oil prices and potentially a falling dollar. More >

Gold May Consolidate, Yet Has More Upside Potential
Source: Dow Jones Newswires��(4/6/06)
In excerpts from this Dow Jones article, analysts and traders tell reporter Allen Sykora why they think the price of gold still has room to move up. More >

Gold Mining Stock Analysts Caution Costs Are Rising
Source: The Canadian Press��(4/6/06)
The price of gold surpassed $600 an ounce for the first time in 25 years Thursday and pushed gold mining stocks higher, but analysts cautioned that producers are being squeezed by rising costs, according to the Canadian Press. More >

Precious Metals Funds Back On Top With a Vengeance In March
Source: Morningstar Canada��(4/4/06)
After a rough February, investment funds that focus on gold and other precious metals bolted back to the top of the performance rankings in March, according to preliminary data released today by Morningstar Canada. More >

Gold Drifts Lower But Keeps $600 In Sight
Source: Reuters��(4/4/06)
Gold edged lower in late European trade on Tuesday with funds and investors keeping the next big target of $600 an ounce within short range, according to a Reuters report. More >

ETF Nears Reality, Silver Soars
Source: The Gold Report��(3/28/06)
Silver reached a 22-year high last week, following an announcement by the SEC that it will allow Barclays Global Investors to offer 13 million shares of iShares Silver Trust, an exchange traded fund (ETF), on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). More >

NY Silver Sprints to 22-Year High on ETF Ruling
Source: Reuters��(3/21/06)
U.S. benchmark silver futures shot to a 22-year high on speculative buying on Tuesday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved rule changes for a silver exchange-traded fund, according to a Reuters report. More >

COT Gold Report - Gold ETFs, New Music to Gold's Ears
Source: ResourceInvestor.com��(3/17/06)
Reporting for ResourceInvestor.com, Gene Arensberg examines the impac of ETFs on the gold market. More >

Following the Trail of Mining Mergers and Acquisitions
Source: MiningSectorStocks.com��(3/17/06)
www.MiningSectorStocks.com and www.Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS), investor and industry portals for the gold and mining sector, have compiled a report titled "Following the Trail of Mining Mergers and Acquisitions." The report provides insight from several mining company executives into the shifts taking place in the mining sector. More >

Interview With Ted Butler, Silver Expert
Source: Investmentrarities.com��(3/14/06)
Jim Cook of Investment Rarities interviews Ted Butler on the silver ETF. More >

Mining's Silver Lining
Source: TheStreet.com��(3/14/06)
Investors in silver mining stocks have been giddy about all the attention silver has been receiving in anticipation of the release of the silver ETF. TheStreet.com's Gregg Greenberg reports. More >

Rate Hike Expectation Weigh Down Gold Price
Source: Merrill Lynch: North American Precious Metals Weekly��(3/13/06)
Merrill Lynch recently summed up the gold market in the company's North American Precious Metals Weekly. More >

Plain Talk: Primary Bear Market May be Returning
Source: Dow Theory Letters��(3/10/06)
"How about some plain talk. I have a sinking "feeling" that the primary bear market that started in late-1999 to 2000 is in the process of resuming.. . . I hesitate to write this, because it's so "early" in the game, and a lot of what I'm going to say is simply instinct or, call it experience. I'm worried that we're seeing the beginning of a world contraction. I'll call it "fading inflation and rising interest rates meet debt." - Richard Russell More >

Migrating Canadian Companies
Source: Doug Casey - International Speculator��(3/9/06)
Approximately 80% of the world’s expenditures on mineral exploration are made by Canadian companies. . .One of the most frequent questions from U.S.-based investors we get here at Casey Research is: “How do I buy Canadian stocks?” More >

Equity Markets Eat Dirt
Source: Mineweb��(3/8/06)
The sharp correction in global equity prices seen over the past few days has been completely consistent with a sell-off in global bonds, according to an article this week on Mineweb. The dynamic of falling bonds (which pushes bond yields higher) accompanied by falling equity prices has been in place for at least the past two years. More >

Gold Shares Down 22% Since February
Source: Mineweb��(3/8/06)
The JSE gold index has shed 715 points or 22.2% since it hit a three-year five-month high on February 2, according to a recent article on Mineweb. This despite a domestic gold price holding above the R110,000/kg level.
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PDAC Presenters Remain Bullish
Source: The Gold Report��(3/7/06)
More than 13,000 investors, analysts, gold mining industry executives, developers, investment bankers and others convened in Toronto this week for the 74th Prospectors and Developers association of Canada (PDAC) International Trade Show. Despite a recent dip in gold prices, the tone was upbeat as presenters spoke of a continued bull run in the precious metals. More >

Best Quotes of February 2006
Source: DollarCollapse.com��(3/1/06)
In its "Best Quotes of February 2006" section, DollarCollapse.com includes a quote by Bill Fleckenstein, Fleckenstein Capital, stating that he anticipates a "bullish chain of events for the metals." More >

Hommel: ‘Buy Silver Bullion’
Source: The Gold Report��(2/24/06)
With silver having the potential to rise 300 times in value, and stocks, bonds and housing all headed south, it’s a no brainer: The commodities market is the place to be for today’s savvy investor, according to Jason Hommel. More >

Understanding Nevada’s Emerging Gold Plays
Source: International Speculator��(2/23/06)
If Nevada was a separate country, it would rank as the world’s #3 gold producer, with most of that production coming from the Carlin trend where over 50,000,000 ounces of gold have already been produced. There are, however, an increasing number of savvy explorers coming to the conclusion that the Cortez trend, which runs roughly parallel to and 50 miles southwest of the Carlin Trend, may host a resource as large, or even larger. More >

Bank of Montreal Says Commodity Prices Likely to Remain Buoyant in 2006
Source: CBC News��(2/21/06)
In a recent interview with CBC News, the Bank of Montreal said commodity markets should remain buoyant this year, cooling only slightly from last year's record levels. More >

Something Very Extraordinary is Happening
Source: Dow Theory Letters��(2/21/06)
Let's talk gold, because something very extraordinary is happening in the gold market. - Richard Russell More >

Gold Prices Recover
Source: The Business Line��(2/17/06)
Gold prices rebounded on February 17, wiping out previous losses, according to The Business Line. More >

Understanding Super Cycles
Source: Mineweb��(2/16/06)
The recent correction in gold prices came as no surprise to industry experts, according to a recent Mineweb article by Barry Sergeant. However, he writes, fundamentals remain supportive for the long term. More >