As China Slashes REE Exports, U.S. Digs for More
Source: Chicago Tribune, Tiffany Hsu  (2/21/11)
"We better get on the ball or we'll be at the complete mercy of China." More >

Silver Demand "Simply Outrageous"
Source: Business Live, Evan Pickworth  (2/21/11)
"Silver can't keep up with international and retail investor demand." More >

China Encourages Citizens to Buy Gold, II
Source: MetalMiner, Stuart Burns  (2/21/11)
"Is China shunning the USD to make room for gold?" More >

Gold Rush Indicates Hard Times for the Portuguese
Source: AFP, Thomas Cabral  (2/21/11)
"A debt-strapped population sells off heirlooms to pay monthly bills." More >

Montana Gold-Mining Cyanide Issue Is Back
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (2/21/11)
"A Montana senator aims to allow new mines to process ore within the state." More >

Canadian Miners Crack SA's Lucrative Platinum Market
Source: Globe and Mail, Geoffrey York  (2/21/11)
"Canadian expertise is playing a huge role in finding the new stuff." More >

Peru Ends Illegal Mining
Source: Press TV  (2/21/11)
"The government sent about 1,000 security forces to destroy illegal operations." More >

Gold Roars Above $1,400 as Mideast Violence Spreads
Source: Reuters  (2/21/11)
"ETFs stayed soft as interest in the physical market surged on unrest." More >

Egypt: Placebos, Protests and PM Breakouts
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/21/11)
"The best opportunities emerge in times when fear reaches an extreme." More >

Can Middle East Revolutions Affect the Gold Price?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/21/11)
"Extreme crises have prompted more accumulation of precious metals." More >

PG&E May Have Avoided Mandatory Testing Before San Bruno Blast
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, Jaxon Van Derbeken  (2/21/11)
"Experts say testing would have identified the flawed seam weld that causes the deadly Sept. 9 San Bruno rupture." More >

Judges Will Try Anew to Settle Coal Slurry Lawsuit
Source: Associated Press, Vicki Smith  (2/21/11)
"Coal industry claims underground slurry injection is safe; critics say slurry leaches into water tables with harmful results." More >

Indonesia Orders State-Owned Utility to Buy Geothermal Power
Source: Bloomberg, Yoga Rusmana and Bambang Djanuarto  (2/21/11)
"The decree aims to provide a legal platform for accelerating geothermal development." More >

Denver-Area IKEA to Utilize Geothermal, Solar Power
Source: Eco Friend News  (2/21/11)
"IKEA updates store design with cost-cutting renewable energy sources." More >

France Aims to Streamline, Unify Nuclear Industry
Source: Reuters, Marie Maitre and Emmanuel Jarry  (2/21/11)
"Another effort to put behind public disputes between Areva's and EDF's heads." More >

New Lithium-Ion Batteries Fix Themselves
Source: Science News, Devin Powell  (2/21/11)
"We've tested this in real batteries, and it works beautifully." More >

Oil Sands Row Threatens Canada-EU Trade Deal
Source: Reuters, Pete Harrison and Juliane von Reppert  (2/21/11)
"Canadian officials denied they've threatened to scrap the trade deal." More >

Environmental Groups Hail EPA Mercury Rules
Source: Associated Press, Mary Esch  (2/21/11)
"EPA has until November to make the rules official. Companies would have three years to comply." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (2/20/11)
"Silver at $50 is a reasonable objective for later this year." More >

Gold Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (2/20/11)
"Are gold and silver about to reverse to the downside again?"
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Northern Ontario Pipeline Explodes in Fireball
Source: Toronto Sun, Kristy Brownlee  (2/20/11)
"The pipeline ruptured and caused a massive blast that led to an evacuation." More >

Accumulate Gold, Be Cautious on Silver
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne,   (2/18/11)
"Silver is outperforming gold as a risk asset—not for monetary reasons." More >

Gold's Bull Market
Source: Mary Anne & Pamela Aden, Aden Forecast   (2/18/11)
"Use upcoming weakness to buy with both hands." More >

DOI Looking to Ban Mining Near Grand Canyon
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (2/18/11)
"Proposed withdraw encompasses one million acres near the Grand Canyon." More >

Chinese Move Knocks Copper; Gold, Silver Glitter
Source: Reuters, Eric Onstad  (2/18/11)
"Fresh move by China to curb inflation undermines copper prices." More >