The Sprotts: Silver Poised for Power Rally
Source: Karen Roche and Sally Lowder of The Gold Report  (7/11/11)
Opportunities abound in small- and mid-cap silver companies, according to Sprott Inc. Chairman Eric Sprott. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Eric Sprott and Sprott Money Ltd. President Larisa Sprott say the fundamentals that drive the price of silver are as strong now as before the spring selloff—maybe even stronger—even though volatility is causing buyers to hold back a bit. More >

18,000 New Nails in the Coffin
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (7/11/11)
"Bernanke will fight the bear tooth and nail. . ." More >

The Case for Future Prices in the SPX
Source: J.W. Jones, Optons Trading Signals  (7/11/11)
"Is this a small correction before new highs, or a return of the bear?" More >

The Life Cycle of Money
Source: Kirsty Hogg, FundsInGold  (7/11/11)
"As more and more citizens flock to gold and silver to protect their wealth, prices will soar." More >

Unemployment and Gold
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (7/11/11)
"Mining stock selloff offers best opportunity for long-term investors." More >

Gold Pops on Laundry List of Bad News
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (7/11/11)
"Gold prices continued their 4% gain as a rush to safety hit markets." More >

How to Play $60 Silver
Source: ETF Daily News, George Maniere  (7/11/11)
"Only price discovery can alleviate a physical silver shortage." More >

Is Russia Selling Its Gold?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (7/11/11)
". . .if so, it is flying in the face of its central bank." More >

Boomtown Mongolia
Source: Financial Times, Leslie Hook  (7/11/11)
"With over $1,000B in probable mineral deposits, Mongolia's just starting to boom." More >

Swiss Parliament to Discuss Gold Franc
Source: MarketWatch, Agnese Smith  (7/11/11)
"The fringe initiative will likely trigger debate on gold's role." More >

China's Copper Demand Comeback
Source: Reuters, Fayen Wong  (7/11/11)
"China's copper imports snapped two months of decline in June." More >

REE Battle Ahead?
Source: Resource Investing News, Michael Montgomery  (7/11/11)
"Does a rare earth trade dispute loom?" More >

China Calls for Offshore Oil Risks Review
Source: CTV, Ben O'Hara-Byrne  (7/11/11)
"Bohai Bay spills weren't formally announced until early July—weeks after the first leak was noticed." More >

Historic Rare Earth Discovery
Source: Wealth Daily, Ian Cooper  (7/11/11)
"Only, it's 20,000 feet under the sea." More >

Indonesian Coal Miners Plan $70M Investment
Source: Jakarta Globe, Ririn Radiawati Kusuma  (7/11/11)
"The government wants the local industry to add value to low-ranked coal." More >

Why Republicans Are Fighting to Save the 30-Cent Light Bulb
Source: Christian Science Monitor, Mark Clayton  (7/11/11)
"House will debate legislation to roll back energy-efficiency standards that would outlaw Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulbs." More >

Resort Developers Turn Titanium Explorers
Source: Vietnamnet Bridge  (7/11/11)
"Vietnam developers have been mining titanium at sites for over a year." More >

Market Astrology: Rare Earth Heads Up!
Source: Zen Trader, Karen Starich  (7/11/11)
"China is holding the cards in this poker game." More >

China Threatens Russia Bid for Potash Control
Source: Bloomberg, Henry Meyer and Ilya Khrennikov  (7/11/11)
"China may thwart Russian efforts to control half the potash market as Belarus sells its assets to stave off a deepening economic crisis." More >

China's Grip on REE Supply Won't Last Forever
Source: Telegraph, Rowena Mason and Garry White  (7/11/11)
"Japan scientists' 100 Bt. REE find equals one-fifth of global supply." More >

Carbon Nanotubes Visible to the Naked Eye
Source: PhysOrg  (7/11/11)
"Lanthanide compounds are very attractive for photonics." More >

Fukushima: Nuclear Power's VHS Relic?
Source: BBC, Richard Black  (7/11/11)
"Have we been guilty of rejecting the nuclear Betamax in favor of an inferior quality VHS?" More >

China Unlikely to Yield on REEs Despite WTO
Source: Reuters, Juliane von Bismarck  (7/11/11)
"EU negotiators to pressure Beijing into relenting on REE exports." More >

Biomass Furnace Provides Alt. Energy Source
Source: Leader Post, Dan Yates  (7/11/11)
"A Saskatchewan-based pilot project is looking for an alternative fuel source in a familiar form—wood." More >

Brazil's Ethanol May Have Hit Bottom
Source: Platts, Guilherme Kfouri  (7/11/11)
"Brazil's swap curve for hydrous ethanol follows the sugarcane harvest, which spans from April to December." More >