Tanzania Invites Gold Processors
Source: East African Business Week, John Mbalamwezi  (8/16/11)
"Tanzania is calling for international and local firms to venture into modernization of artisan mining and establishment of a gold processing plant." More >

Recent Gold Hedging Activity—a Warning Sign?
Source: Andrey Dashkov, Casey Research  (8/16/11)
"As gold hits one nominal high after another, is such behavior a sign that the bull market in gold is over?" More >

Obama Frack Panel to Weigh Link Between Drilling and Health
Source: New York Times, Mike Soraghan  (8/16/11)
"Commission to review available information on the relationship between shale drilling and health." More >

Joe Mazumdar: Gold Mining Companies Too Good to Pass Up
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/15/11)
Suffocated by staggering unemployment and economic woes, many mining jurisdictions around the world are finding the nearly $1,800/ounce gold too good to pass up. Joe Mazumdar, a senior mining analyst with Haywood Securities in Vancouver, tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview which projects are primed to see the light of day in the face of rising gold prices and a dearth of other industry. More >

Is It Time for a Gold Standard Revival?
Source: MarketWatch, Myra Saefong  (8/15/11)
"'If people lose faith in a nation's paper currency, the money will no longer hold value.'" More >

Gold Demand "Strong on Dips"
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (8/15/11)
"Confidence in currencies 'goes down the drain' 40 years after the gold standard's end." More >

QE2.5 and Gold Stocks
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (8/15/11)
"This is incredibly accommodating monetary policy by the Fed; it guarantees the world will maintain current trends for some time, and fits with my investment model." More >

Gold Stocks' Relative Strength Signals Bullish Future
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/15/11)
"Savvy and experienced market technicians and traders will laud the concept and importance of relative strength, an analysis method that can be used in any time frame." More >

The Market Dynamics That Sent Gold Past $1800
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (8/15/11)
"Whilst we think that gold prices are vulnerable to a correction in the short term, the U.S. interest rate environment still points to much higher long-term gold prices." More >

Gold Climbs, Poised to Break Losing Streak
Source: MarketWatch, Myra F. Saefong and Virginia Harrison   (8/15/11)
"Gold's current strength indicates long-term economic concern, globally and domestically." More >

S. Africa's Municipal Workers Strike
Source: Reuters, Agnieszka Flak  (8/15/11)
"More than 200,000 South African municipal workers walked off the job on Monday, fueling the ongoing labor strife that has rocked the mining industry and Africa's biggest economy." More >

The Week Ahead: Gold Sees Corrective Influence
Source: Kitco  (8/15/11)
"The longer-term secular bull trend remains firmly intact, but the market remains in the midst of a minor corrective pullback." More >

Tanzania in Talks with Miners to Raise Gold Royalties
Source: Reuters, Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala  (8/15/11)
"Tanzania plans to conclude negotiations with mining companies early next month to allow the government to raise royalty payments on gold exports to 4% from 3%." More >

Rare Earth Supply Too Tight for Comfort
Source: Resource Investing News, Michael Montgomery  (8/15/11)
"Though prices are seen to be stabilizing, high rare earth prices are the new reality until non-Chinese sources of the elements hit the market." More >

Are Sleeping Giants in Uranium and Rare Earths Awakening?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/15/11)
"Gold Stock Trades has long been beating the drums for attention to be paid to the ongoing developments in nuclear and rare earth stocks. . .We anticipate opportunities." More >

Japanese REE Consumers Set Up Shop in China
Source: Reuters, Yuko Inoue and Julie Gordon  (8/15/11)
"Japanese manufacturers concerned about China's restrictive export quotas on essential rare earths may have found a way to resolve their supply concerns—relocate production to China." More >

Natural Gas Builds, but Slowly
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (8/15/11)
"Production and stock performance factors cut into the U.S. supply overhang, creating an inventory deficit after erasing a hefty surplus over last year's level." More >

China's Appetite for Oil Imports Increases
Source: UPI  (8/15/11)
"China's dependence on imported oil grew to 55.2%. Its growing need for imported oil poses a threat to the country's energy security, analysts say." More >

Sector Snap: Energy
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek  (8/15/11)
"Oil jumped to the highest level in more than a week." More >

Security Industry: Bright Light for Fuel Cell Market
Source: UPI  (8/15/11)
"The military fuel cell market is expected to grow to a $1.2B industry segment by 2017." More >

Gov't Panel: Fracking Chemicals Should Be Revealed
Source: Associated Press  (8/15/11)
"There's little risk that the chemicals injected thousands of feet underground will ever reach shallow drinking water aquifers." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (8/15/11)
"Silver is believed to be poised for a really strong upleg." More >

A Rare Earth Element Opportunity, With Something for Gold Bugs
Source: Seeking Alpha, Justin Dove  (8/14/11)
"While this is a very speculative stock, there are some good reasons to watch Rare Element Resources." More >

Louis James: Add Gold Stocks During Dip
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/12/11)
Even with the turmoil in today's markets, Louis James, chief metals and mining investment strategist at Casey Research and the senior editor of International Speculator, Casey Investment Alert and Conversations with Casey, says business really does go on. He stresses that even in the face of what he calls "truly economically suicidal behavior on the parts of world governments," he remains very bullish on precious metals. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, James discusses what we can expect for the rest of 2011 and 2012. More >

Dumb and Dumber
Source: David and Eric Coffin, HRA Dispatch  (8/12/11)
"As Europe were pouring oil on the waters, Washington was busy adding gasoline to the flames. All this drama is not making any markets happy other than those for gold and the Swiss Franc." More >