Cheap Gold Stocks
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (10/15/12)
"While sentiment (greed and fear) dominates short-term stock price swings, over the long run stock prices are nearly exclusively determined by fundamentals." More >

You Can Print Money as Much as You Like, but You Can't Print Gold
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (10/15/12)
"For years, institutions like the Federal Reserve and most central bankers have publicly stated that gold is effectively an irrelevance—yet they continue to hold huge amounts of it." More >

Gold Drops Below $1,750/oz
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/15/12)
"In New York, the difference between the aggregate number of long (bullish) and short (bearish) contracts held by noncommercial gold futures and options traders on the Comex, known as the speculative net long, rose for the eighth week running in the week ended last Tuesday, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data." More >

Troubles in South Africa's Mining Sector Start to Affect the Economy
Source: The Telegraph, Emma Rowley and Jessica Winch  (10/14/12)
"South Africa's strikes have now affected some 28% of its platinum production, or 17% of global production, according to the Deutsche team. It believes that production losses have the potential to drive up the price of platinum so that it trades at a premium to gold." More >

Is Vanguard About to Release a Gold ETF to the Market?
Source: ETF Daily News, Christian Magoon  (10/14/12)
"The launch of a Vanguard gold ETF appears to be an easy extension of Vanguard's approach in the ETF business to go after large buckets of existing ETF assets with newly launched low-cost options." More >

Gold Hunters Unearth Riches, and Conflict, in Latin America
Source: McClatchy Newspapers, Tim Johnson  (10/13/12)
"Steadily high prices for gold are having a dramatic impact on parts of Latin America, bringing a flood of foreign investment and stirring a goldbug among wildcat miners in the jungles." More >

How to Profit from the Imbalance in Platinum and Zinc Inventories: Matthew O'Keefe
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (10/12/12)
Now is the moment to take a hard look at the state of supply for zinc and platinum, says Matthew O'Keefe of Mackie Research Capital Corporation. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, O'Keefe explains how market fundamentals are about to pop up some serious game changers in this space. International demand for zinc and the platinum group metals is booming, but the global supply is about to seriously contract. Well-financed mining corporations will celebrate, while others miss the party. More >

Gold and Silver Capped Until After the US Election?
Source: Business Insider  (10/12/12)
"Prices may remain contained until after the U.S. election but we expect that soon after, precious metal prices will again surge." More >

Sudan to Export First Batch of Refined Gold
Source: Bullion Street  (10/12/12)
"A month after opening its first gold refinery, Sudan is all set to export the first batch of refined gold, worth $5.6M, to an unknown destination." More >

Gold Price 'Lacking Impetus'
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (10/12/12)
"For days now, the gold price has been hovering in a narrow trading range." More >

Four Facts Every GLD Investor Must Know
Source: Robert Ross, Hard Assets Alliance   (10/11/12)
"With a seemingly endless stream of macroeconomic risks coming down the pipeline every day, it's no wonder that investors have turned to the safety of precious metals." More >

Gold Stock Rerating Underway but Hurdles Remain
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (10/11/12)
"According to Investec Securities Mining Analyst Hunter Hillcoat, gold companies have certainly been given a reprieve of late, driven in large part by the strength of the yellow metal since the onset of QE3." More >

Metals and Mining Stock Outlook
Source: Zacks Investment Research  (10/11/12)
"Lingering economic concerns, higher inflation expectations in many countries and the relentless Eurozone debt crisis will continue to drive gold prices this year." More >

How Helicopter Ben Helps Jobs and, Inadvertently, Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk  (10/10/12)
"Factoring in only the Fed's program to purchase mortgages and Treasuries, Bank of America Merrill Lynch says that over the next nine months gold could go to $2,000/oz, and by the end of 2014, gold could be at $2,400/oz." More >

Gold, Silver, GDX, GDXJ and the HUI
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (10/10/12)
"The embattled mining sector is breathing a little easier of late as gold and silver mining stock prices show signs of improvement." More >

Don't Be a Lemming—Roger Wiegand's Method of Precious Metals Investing
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Gold Report   (10/10/12)
The major financial markets are dominated by large funds that behave like lemmings—follow the herd and suffer the consequences. Investors should not fall for the commonly held myth that all professionals have an edge over smaller institutional and individual investors. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Roger Wiegand, editor of Trader Tracks Newsletter, discusses the criteria he uses to select the best mining and exploration companies. He then explains how moderate trading within a mostly buy-and-hold portfolio can lead to superior returns without the downsides that lemming behavior can cause. More >

Gold Slips in Tight Range
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (10/10/12)
"Gold prices slipped for a third day in London on Wednesday, rallying from two-week lows beneath $1,761/oz as world stock markets also fell." More >

If You're Investing in Gold, Singapore Just Became More Important to You
Source: Diane Alter, Money Morning  (10/10/12)
"The Asian city's government repealed a 7% tax on gold and silver effective Oct.1. Now investors can store their gold in Singapore without costly value-added taxes." More >

Is Silver Still a Monetary Metal?
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (10/10/12)
"As with almost any investment, perception is the real key to value growth, and silver is perceived to rank alongside gold as an ultimate store of value." More >

SA's Largest Gold Miners Propose Higher Wages
Source: Bloomberg, Carli Cooke  (10/10/12)
"AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., Gold Fields Ltd. and Harmony Gold Mining Co., Africa's largest producers of the metal, offered to raise the wages of the lowest-paid workers by scrapping their job banding in a bid to curb wildcat strikes." More >

Bill Gross Says Gold Will Thrive in 'Ring of Fire'
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (10/10/12)
"From a technical analysis point of view, gold, silver and gold miners have been holding value at key resistance levels." More >

Gold and Gold Stocks Readying for Upturn Against Broader Stock Market
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (10/10/12)
"The reality is the cyclical bull market in equities is approaching its end and will give way to the bull market in gold and gold stocks, which is set to move into the recognition phase." More >

Infographic: Silver Is the New Gold
Source: Silver Doctors  (10/10/12)
"Silver's supply/demand fundamentals have propelled the metal to nearly 700% returns since 2000. See what's ahead in the next decade." More >

Infographic: Gold as an Investment
Source: Visual Capitalist  (10/9/12)
"As central banks continue to increase the money supply in today's economic climate, investors continue to turn to gold as a safe haven for their investments." More >

Gold and Silver Will Soon Line Investors' Pockets: Jordan Roy-Byrne
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (10/8/12)
Even though the mining equity markets have been choppy and mostly sideways this year, Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT and editor of The Daily Gold Premium newsletter, has managed to produce some enviable returns in his model portfolio. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he tells us why he's now turning his attention to silver, which he expects will provide some exciting returns for producers and investors. He talks about some of his favorite names and how companies with cash and cash flow will be able to scoop up some great property deals from less-fortunate juniors. More >