If Gold Could Talk
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (2/23/12)
"After what I've witnessed throughout history, and based on the current path your government leaders insist on pursuing, I suggest using me as your savings vehicle instead of putting dollars in a bank." More >

India Predicted to Import More Silver in 2012
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (2/23/12)
"Silver prices in India have more than doubled in the last two years. Despite the high prices, the consumption of the metal has been rising in India." More >

Poll Names New Brunswick Most Attractive Mining Jurisdiction
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (2/23/12)
"Of the 93 jurisdictions the Frasier Institute survey covered, Finland, Alberta, Wyoming, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Nevada, Ireland and the Yukon all made it into the top 10." More >

Bailouts Benefitting Metals Miners
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Resource Investor  (2/23/12)
"The short-term deflationary crisis in 2011 provided a unique opportunity to buy undervalued miners at historic bargain-basement prices." More >

Precious Metals Takeovers Push Share Prices: James West
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (2/22/12)
Even in an environment ripe for takeovers, finding and sticking with quality precious metals assets is the strategy that speaks loudest to James West, publisher of the Midas Letter. Read about his philosophical and practical switch from "trader" to "investor" and about which companies lead his list of favorites in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Gold Profits from World Turmoil: Carlos Andres
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (2/22/12)
Volatile markets. Natural disasters. Geopolitical turmoil. Last year was definitely one for the record books, according to Carlos Andres, managing editor and publisher of the Frontier Research Report. With the world in turmoil, is there any upside for mining investors? Andres believes there is for investors courageous enough to look past the perceived risk and snap up battered, but fundamentally sound, junior mining stocks. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Andres talks about why historical data points to a breakout year for gold and perhaps gold shares. More >

Gold Steady After Yesterday's Big Rise
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/22/12)
"Gold prices held steady just off $1,760/oz during Wednesday morning trading in London, after a rally in Tuesday's U.S. session saw gold climb 1.3%." More >

Ben Graham's Curse on Gold
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (2/22/12)
"In order to have sustained, long-term investment success, one must accept that an intelligent portfolio allocation needs to include not two but three broad categories of investment: stocks, bonds and gold, with the amounts allocated to each guided by relative valuation." More >

Crude Oil vs. Iran: Who Blinks First?
Source: ETF Daily News, EconMatters  (2/22/12)
"Crude oil fundamentals have not changed enough to warrant this spike, but the reality remains that prices get distorted whenever there's a whiff of geopolitical tension." More >

Mailbag: A Timeline for the Natural Gas Revolution
Source: James Baldwin, Money Morning  (2/22/12)
"The U.S. will likely see an increase in solar, wind, geothermal and other 'green' sources. However, these alternative sources are not enough to fully replace such an enormous amount of power. As a result, the country will turn to natural gas to fill the void." More >

Sanctions Noose Tightens Around Iran as Buyers Seek Alternative Oil
Source: Margaret McQuaile, Platts  (2/22/12)
"International sanctions aimed at slashing Iran's main economic lifeline, its oil revenues, could have an impact on the country's export volumes well beyond the 500,000 b/d of crude that a European Union ban will displace from July." More >

Biofuels Industry on Quest for Low-Cost Feedstocks
Source: Western Farm Press  (2/22/12)
"While first-generation biofuels derived from cornstarch, sugarcane, rapeseed and soy are projected to underpin growth over the next decade, the emergence of advanced conversion pathways and nonfood feedstocks will unlock considerable production potential throughout the world." More >

The Right Way to Find Growth and Value Stocks
Source: Kevin Matras, Zachs Investment Research  (2/22/12)
"While there are still plenty of them around, it's getting harder to find stocks that fit squarely into both categories." More >

Do Central Banks Care More About the Dow or Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/22/12)
"As paper assets continue to underperform, wise central banks and investors will protect themselves with precious metals, the time-tested method of preserving wealth." More >

Energy Investing in Saskatchewan: Tom MacNeill
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (2/21/12)
Tom MacNeill doesn't have to go far to find the most unique early-stage energy companies to invest in. The President and CEO of Saskatchewan-based investment firm 49 North Resources, MacNeill is bullish on his own backyard, and says of the province's resources, "You name it, we've got it." In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he explains why Saskatchewan resource plays trump their Alberta or Ontario counterparts. More >

Under-the-Radar Rare Earth Elements: James Passin
Source: Zig Lambo of The Critical Metals Report  (2/21/12)
Sometimes the most exciting investment opportunities fly under the radar. James Passin of Firebird Management LLC combs the world for emerging opportunities in often overlooked areas. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, he discusses companies producing critical materials that could revolutionize defense and aviation technology and make nuclear power safer and more efficient. He also shares some commodities growth stories currently unfolding in Mongolia and East Africa. More >

Will the Greek Bailout Make Gold and Silver Rise or Fall?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/21/12)
"Gold will not replace currencies in the current monetary system, but it can and will support them." More >

Buffett Mischaracterizes Gold's Bull Market
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (2/21/12)
"The next breakout in the gold equities and the metals themselves will serve as a recognition move to the masses. It will be a springboard to an eventual bubble. This is a very volatile, cyclical sector so one must do Buffett-like due diligence in picking stocks." More >

Bailouts Benefitting Gold, Silver, Uranium and Rare Earth Miners
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/21/12)
"We feel that it is only a matter of time before the precious metal miners themselves participate in reflecting the burgeoning mining bull market." More >

Gold and Silver Stocks' Wild Ride Ahead: Greg McCoach
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (2/20/12)
Greg McCoach, publisher of The Mining Speculator, feels gold is ultimately headed above $6,000/oz and silver into the hundreds of dollars and those who aren't paying attention now are missing their best opportunity to buy before the frenzy begins in earnest. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he spells out the reasons for his optimistic projections and shares several of his favorite stories in the junior mining sector, which he believes is headed for much higher ground. More >

Gold's Consolidation Phase Continues
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/20/12)
"Wholesale market gold bullion prices held above $1,730/oz in Monday morning's London trading, while European stocks and commodities edged higher amid hopes that policymakers might finally approve Greece's second bailout." More >

EU Unfazed by Iran Oil Export Halts to UK, France
Source: Stuart Elliott, Platts  (2/20/12)
"Iran's announcement Feb. 19 that it had stopped exporting oil to France and Britain appears to be a largely symbolic move targeting the two strongest advocates of the European Union's ban on Iranian oil imports." More >

Biofuels Market to Double by 2021 Says Pike Research
Source: Torque News, Aaron Turpen  (2/20/12)
"Pike Research estimates that production of biologically based fuels will increase from $82.7B in 2011 to $185.3B by 2021, but will fall short of demand." More >

China's 'Mystery' Gold Buyer
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (2/20/12)
"For Asia's ravenous gold buying, state interference is perhaps the present threat, especially in a market averaging 36% compound growth by value each year since China began deregulating gold a decade ago." More >

Japan Aims to Sell Massive Floating Structures to Stockpile Oil
Source: Takeo Kumagai, Platts  (2/19/12)
"The Japanese government will partner with the private sector to promote exports of megafloats to stockpile oil products, starting with a possible deal with Vietnam in 2013." More >