Gold Bugs Love It, but a New Gold Standard Is Just a Dream
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (9/11/12)
"It's pretty unlikely that the U.S. will ever re-adopt the gold standard, both because of the cost and because of the vested interests opposed to it." More >

Why Are the Silver Miners Outperforming?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (9/11/12)
"We have seen significant developments in the silver mining sector that shows that the majors are hungry for the juniors." More >

This Tough Gel Could Replace Human Cartilage
Source: Michael Robinson, Era of Radical Change  (9/11/12)
"Breakthroughs like this will help us live longer and healthier lives. No doubt there will be plenty of opportunity for smart companies and their investors to become filthy rich in the process." More >

India Boosts Rare Earth Production
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (9/10/12)
"As China tightens the noose on rare earth exports, India is set to commence operations at its 10 Kt monazite processing plant in the eastern state of Odisha." More >

Profit from Rising Silver Prices with These Three Picks
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (9/10/12)
"Investment demand for silver should increase, thanks to the effect of global monetary easing." More >

Gold and Silver Slip but Set to Benefit If Fed Begins QE3 This Week
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/10/12)
"Friday's trading saw the gold price hit its highest level since February after a disappointing U.S. nonfarm payrolls report led to renewed speculation the Federal Reserve could announce a third round of quantitative easing when it makes its latest policy decision this Wednesday." More >

Silver at Multi-Month High
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (9/10/12)
"Historically, gold has been worth about 12 to 15 times what silver is worth, but recently it has been worth roughly 50 times silver's value." More >

South Africa Mine Unrest Spreads
Source: Reuters, Ed Cropley  (9/10/12)
"The violent rise of the AMCU is the biggest challenge to the unwritten pact at the heart of the post-apartheid settlement: that unions aligned to the ANC deliver modestly higher wages for workers, while ensuring labor stability for big business." More >

The Great Silver Chart
Source: Hubert Moolman  (9/10/12)
"Based on the fractals on the chart, we could still have about two years before we could get a top like we had in 1980." More >

California Gold Rush Mine Won't Be Reopened Yet
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (9/10/12)
"What investors had hoped would the reopening of California's second commercial-scale gold mine in the Mother Lode has been halted by deteriorating equity markets." More >

Korea's KORES Inks Greenland Rare Earth Exploration Deal
Source: Reuters  (9/10/12)
"The deal, signed during a visit to Greenland by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday, reflects growing Asian interest in the minerals of the North Atlantic island." More >

Australia's Gold Production Declines in 2011/12
Source: Mining Weekly  (9/10/12)
"For the June quarter, gold output totaled 65t, some 2.5t or 4% greater than in the previous quarter." More >

Senior Golds Look to Juniors for Growth: David Goguen
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (9/10/12)
Senior producers seeking to replenish depleted gold reserves will be looking to promising juniors to provide needed ounces, suggests Dave Goguen, director of institutional sales for PI Financial Corp. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Goguen provides his views on where senior gold producers will be hunting and which companies will meet newly stringent criteria in the risk-averse but increasingly gold-hungry world marketplace of today—and tomorrow. More >

Is $1,740 Gold a Blip or a Trend? Notes from the Casey Research Summit
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (9/10/12)
When the price of gold shot up 2% Friday to settle at $1,738/ounce the first day of Casey Research's "Navigating the Politicized Economy" Summit, the faculty and attendees all had their own interpretation of what the metal was saying about the macroeconomy and the future of their portfolios. More >

Infographic: The What, Where and How of Shale Extraction
Source: Visual Capitalist  (9/10/12)
"Shale gas is trapped thousands of feet underground. How do we extract it and what does the process look like?" More >

Math, Science, and Computer Students: The Energy Sector Wants You
Source: U.S. News & World Report, David Hatch  (9/10/12)
"A technology revolution reshaping the energy sector through streamlined operations, increased production and improved distribution will create ample job opportunities for college graduates over the next decade." More >

Drug Pipelines Limp Rather Than Leap
Source: Medical Marketing & Media, Noah Pines  (9/10/12)
"The drug industry's two main problems the last decade have been lagging R&D and the patent cliff, says Dr. Tim Anderson. Recent R&D wins suggest a productivity renaissance." More >

ENCODE Data Give 'New Lens' for Junk DNA
Source: Anette Breindl, BioWorld  (9/10/12)
"The findings will lead to 'a major paradigm shift in how we use the genome to understand the genetic causes of disease, which will open up new avenues for the development of diagnostics and therapies,' according to University of Washington's John Stamatoyannopoulos." More >

China's Next Act
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (9/10/12)
"The country's energy policies appear to be focused on three goals: 1) fulfill its growing demand for oil and reliance on oil imports, 2) diversify import sources to reduce its risk of supply disruption and 3) develop technical expertise in unconventional resources." More >

Detour Gold Set to Open Canada's Biggest Gold Mine
Source: The Globe and Mail, Pav Jordan  (9/9/12)
"The Detour Lake mine marks the strongest sign yet of a trend toward massive, open-pit gold mining in Canada on a scale more commonly seen in desert geographies in Nevada, Chile or Africa." More >

Climate Change Expert Calls for Nuclear Power 'Binge' to Avert Global Warming
Source: The Guardian, Terry Macalister  (9/9/12)
"A leading British academic has called for accelerated research into futuristic geo-engineering and a worldwide nuclear power station 'binge' to avoid runaway global warming. " More >

Three Easy Steps to a Well-Timed Sell
Source: Greg Guenthner, Penny Sleuth  (9/9/12)
"I'm willing to bet that you spend close to 90% of your time buying or waiting to buy. Yet you completely neglect the work that goes into selling your positions. Reverse your thinking—and put selling first—and you'll fix most of your problems." More >

Mike Niehuser's Gold Investing Lessons from Banking School
Source: Special to The Gold Report   (9/7/12)
Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, incorporates his banking school background into his mining industry analysis. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he assesses the macroeconomic situation from a banker's perspective, explains why he is convinced gold is ready to take off and shares the names of companies poised to profit from mining in the northwestern United States. More >

Gold 'A Bit Overcooked' Ahead of US Nonfarms Data
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/7/12)
"Gold hit its highest level in six months at $1,713/oz Thursday, although it fell following the publication of a stronger-than-expected ADP Employment Report." More >

Gold Futures Rally Nearly 2% After Payrolls Report
Source: MarketWatch, Claudia Assis and Sara Sjolin  (9/7/12)
"Gold futures rallied Friday as a negative jobs report was thought to be a catalyst for additional U.S. economic stimulus coming sooner rather than later." More >