Gold and Silver Prices Struggle Higher
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (2/7/11)
"Physical buying supported prices, technical selling prevented rallies." More >

Congo Arrests Foreign Suspected Gold Smugglers
Source: Reuters, Jonny Hogg  (2/7/11)
"Nation's eastern region mining ban has gunmen clashing over resources." More >

Dock Strike Slows Peru's Mineral Exports
Source: Reuters, Teresa Cespedes  (2/7/11)
"At least eleven ships stall at mineral export terminal." More >

Summer Break
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (2/7/11)
"It's now clear that QE2 is going to stretch this cycle." More >

Doug Groh: What's Old Is New Again in Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/7/11)
Do old investment strategies apply to the new gold market? Doug Groh, a fund manager and senior research analyst with Tocqueville Asset Management in New York City, has been analyzing basic materials and gold equities for more than 25 years. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Doug explains how to view gold's history when making investments in its future. More >

China Moves to Strengthen Grip on REE Supply
Source: The Wall Street Journal, James Areddy  (2/7/11)
"China isn't alone in looking to stockpile rare earth metals. . ." More >

It's Super Gold Sunday!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy   (2/7/11)
"Gold stocks have put in a nice bounce from the strong selling in January." More >

Silver Breaks Its Golden Shackles
Source: Resource Investor, Adrian Douglas  (2/7/11)
"Silver is manipulated to move algorithmically with the price of gold." More >

Some ETFs Boom by Getting Physical
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Liam Pleven  (2/7/11)
"Physically backed funds can sidestep contango. . ." More >

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Critical Times for Critical Metals
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (2/7/11)
Access to sources of real-world critical metals is in serious jeopardy. A variety of experts gathered recently in Vancouver to learn more about the reasons we're at risk and what we can do about it. Join The Gold Report as we venture into the complex, complicated, cloudy, uncertain, conflicted world they explored. More >

Time for Caution on Commodities
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Commodities  (2/7/11)
"We see an intermediate top in the coming weeks or months." More >

Silver to Soar in 2011 Says Investment Guru
Source: Marc Davis, BNW News   (2/7/11)
"Sprott says silver price is being 'manipulated' by big banks." More >

EPA Close to Launching Fracking Study
Source: Houston Chronicle, Jennifer Dlouhy  (2/7/11)
"Study may lead to new federal fracturing rules." More >

Egypt Cuts off Isreali Natural Gas Following Blast
Source: Washington Post, Janine Zacharia  (2/7/11)
"Blast at Egyptian terminal set off a fire that could be seen for dozens of miles." More >

Texas Freeze Knocked out Coal Plants
Source: Dallas Morning News, Elizabeth Souder  (2/7/11)
"The breakdown of coal-fired plants was at the heart of electricity grid problem." More >

Shale Gas Moratorium Sought by Quebec Groups
Source: CBC News  (2/7/11)
"Quebec is sitting on vast deposits with billions in potential royalties." More >

Talison Lithium: The World's Only Pure Lithium Producer
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd  (2/7/11)
"Revolutionary change has come to our electrical-storage needs; leading the change is lithium." More >

DOE Launches Solar Power Initiative
Source: Sustainable Business  (2/7/11)
"Initiative aims for 75% reduction in photovoltaic solar energy systems costs." More >

Polls: Americans Back EPA and Clean Energy
Source: USA Today, Wendy Koch  (2/7/11)
"Most Americans want the current EPA to do more—not less." More >

Energy? No Thanks
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (2/7/11)
"The oil service ETF is now stretched 33% above the 200-day MA." More >

David Skarica: "Bond Vigilantes" Ultimately Good for Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/4/11)
Addicted to Profits Editor David Skarica predicts that in the second half of 2011, Europe's "bond vigilantes" will make their presence felt in the U.S. by driving up interest rates and driving down the dollar. That's one of the reasons he remains bullish on gold. "I think we're going to see gold headed much, much higher," David says in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Global Silver Exploration
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Research   (2/4/11)
"It is estimated that Peru holds 30% of the world's silver reserves." More >

Record Gold to Lift SA Gold Miners' Profits
Source: Reuters  (2/4/11)
"Producers recover from dwindling grades and mine stoppages." More >

Egypt Is Just the Beginning for Gold's Next Move
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (2/4/11)
"Commodity prices are ratcheting upward. . ." More >

Gold Prices Dip on Jobs Report
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (2/4/11)
"Prices dip after Thursday's sudden, violent rally." More >