The 2011 Gold Season Is Just Around the Corner
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (8/3/11)
"While the Fear Trade governed gold's activity this week, the Love Trade should keep the market buoyant as festival season approaches." More >

Five Things You Need to Know About the Economy
Source: David Galland, Casey Research   (8/3/11)
"Anything tangible will help offset the coming inflation—gold and silver will likely do better than most." More >

Gold Accelerates; Equities Enter Cyclical Bear Market
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/3/11)
"We've said all along that before gold begins a bubble, equities must peak and begin a mild bear market. That is now happening." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/3/11)
"Gold sets dollar, pound and euro records; 'growing risk' of Eurozone credit crunch." More >

Gold Prices Spike as Recession Worries Spread
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (8/3/11)
"Gold prices were soaring as worries that governments won't be able to grow their way out of debt caused a rush into the safe-haven asset." More >

Gold ETFs Haul in $3.5B
Source: Reuters  (8/3/11)
"Investors who were nervous about the looming debt ceiling showdown poured $3.5B into ETFs that own gold last month." More >

NY Fracking Lawsuit Barred by Law, U.S. Says
Source: Bloomberg, Tiffany Kary  (8/3/11)
"The U.S. government will ask a judge to dismiss a New York lawsuit that seeks a fuller environmental review of natural-gas extraction." More >

S.A. Advancing Its Nuclear Energy
Source: Dow Jones, Devon Maylie  (8/3/11)
"South Africa will diversify its energy base to include nuclear energy and generation will be run by the state." More >

High Energy Prices Ensure Strong Q2 Results
Source: OilBarrel.com  (8/3/11)
"Results from oil majors showed a flurry of telephone-style profits and a sector in rude financial health despite some underlying anxiety." More >

Solar Panels Become a Cash Cow for Some Texans
Source: Fuel Fix, Purva Patel  (8/3/11)
"Despite Houston's sweltering heat, Grady Hill hasn't paid an electric bill since 2009. Solar panels and an energy-efficient home make more power than he uses for most of the year." More >

U.S. Dependence on Petroleum Imports Is Falling
Source: Kansas City Star, Steve Everly  (8/3/11)
"The U.S. once imported two-thirds of what the country's refineries needed. In 2010, imports fell to 49%. What happened?" More >

$50M to Aid U.S. Solar
Source: Renewable Energy World  (8/3/11)
"The DOE's SUNPATH program was started to help the U.S. achieve gains in solar manufacturing." More >

Global Lithium Supply Can Power EV Industry Through 2100
Source: MLive.com, Jonathan Oosting  (8/3/11)
"Could a limited supply of lithium threaten to undermine both private and public investments? Not according to recent research." More >

Tokyo Looks to Build Natural Gas Power Plant
Source: Japan Times, Takahiro Fukada  (8/3/11)
"The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to build a natural gas-fueled plant that can generate equivalent electricity to one nuclear reactor." More >

Structural Change in Gold, Silver and Currency Markets
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (8/3/11)
"We have to face the stark reality that the currency system we now live under globally cannot provide a true measure of value."
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China Minmetals Calls for REE Production Suspension
Source: Reuters, David Stanway and Ruby Lian  (8/3/11)
"State-owned trader Minmetals has called on all firms in the REE sector to adhere to a national output quota by suspending production." More >

China Minmetals calls for rare earth production suspension
Source: Reuters, David Stanway and Ruby Lian  (8/3/11)
"State-owned trader Minmetals has called on all firms in the rare earth sector to adhere to a national output quota by suspending production starting from the beginning of August." More >

Field Notes: National Interest REE Projects Being Fast Tracked
Source: Jeb Handwerger, special to The Critical Metals Report   (8/2/11)
"What do you get when you put a professor, a fisherman and a creative Wall Street journalist together? Answer: science fiction, fishy stories and IPOs trying to sell the latest version of snake oil to unsuspecting investors." More >

Jon Hykawy: Offtake Agreements Rule REE Market
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (8/2/11)
End-users are emerging as key players in the rare earth space. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jon Hykawy, head of Global Research with Toronto-based Byron Capital, shares his views on where this trend is headed and what it means for REE producers who don't have offtake agreements in place. More >

Geordie Mark: Catalysts, Not Uranium Prices, Grow Stocks
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (8/2/11)
Because of ongoing nuclear power development in China, Africa and the Middle East, uranium prices could bounce back to pre-Fukushima levels of $70/lb. in 2012, says Geordie Mark, a research analyst at Haywood Securities. Instead of waiting for prices to rebound, some mining companies are moving ahead with regulatory and construction projects to drive value. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Mark points to the ones that could be poised to pay off for investors when the market turns. More >

The Heat Is on Private Gas Well Owners
Source: thespec.com, Matthew Van Dongen  (8/2/11)
"A permanent plug may be the fate of thousands private natural gas wells still in use across southwestern Ontario, an end to a historic free ride amid fluctuating oil and power prices." More >

Oil Swerves Between Small Gains and Losses
Source: Market Watch, Claudia Assis and Virginia Harrison  (8/2/11)
"Crude oil futures alternated between edging higher and inching down as the U.S. debt deal cleared its first legislative hurdle." More >

Profit from Oil's Seasonal Low
Source: Forbes, Tom Aspray  (8/2/11)
"The usual summertime correction in oil prices is now setting up risk-controlled buying opportunities for stocks and ETFs." More >

Oil in the Family
Source: Gambit, Alex Woodward  (8/2/11)
"One of five offshore inspectors were recused from duties due to personal ties. Where will the industry turn to find experienced employees?" More >

Jordan Looking at All Energy Options
Source: UPI  (8/2/11)
"Jordanian officials said they are looking at all of their options in response to attacks on Egyptian natural gas networks." More >