Alaska Oil Pipeline Has Major Safety Risks
Source: Christian Science Monitor, Mark Guarino  (2/15/11)
"The 800-mile pipeline ships 12% of domestic oil supply." More >

Platinum, Palladium ETFs Lure Investors
Source: Commodity Online  (2/15/11)
"Investors are banking on platinum and palladium these days." More >

Oil Prices Fall on Economy, Supply Concerns
Source: Associated Press, Sandy Shore  (2/15/11)
"U.S. sales data suggests consumers are spending less based on high energy prices." More >

Standard Life Puts Faith in Gold Bullion for Pensions
Source: Herald Scotland, Simon Bain  (2/15/11)
"The gold price spawns new industry of gold investment opportunities." More >

Nevada Miners Could Lose Power of Eminent Domain
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (2/15/11)
"Nevada miners are expected to face a number of legislative challenges." More >

Aussie Mining Tax Revenue $60B Short of Expectations
Source: Reuters  (2/15/11)
"Tax changes made prior to 2010 election result in revenue losses." More >

Platinum Miners Look North
Source: Mineweb, Barry Sergeant  (2/15/11)
"PGM miners seek low-risk, high-reward 'sweet spots' for significant returns." More >

Rare Earth Metals and Military Readiness
Source: Reuters, Euan Sadden  (2/15/11)
"Senators express concern about the military's reliance on REEs." More >

World Gold Council, ICBC Launch Gift Gold Bar
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (2/15/11)
"Rapid growth in China's gold retail market inspires first 'gold-investment gifting product.'" More >

Eurozone Central Banks Increase Gold Reserves by 1M Euros
Source: Reuters  (2/15/11)
"Gold holdings rose due to a single euro zone central bank's trading." More >

Opportunity in Rejuvenation of Canada's Iron Ore Sector
Source: David Coffin & Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories  (2/15/11)
"Iron ore production rose 65% from 2003–2008 to >1.7 billion tons." More >

Crisis High 2011
Source: Clif Droke  (2/15/11)
"The trailing edge of the financial storm will begin in 2012, and it could be a tsunami." More >

Silver Approaching Stage Two of Its Bull Market
Source: James Turk, Free Gold Money Report  (2/15/11)
"I expect that silver will exceed $50/oz. this year." More >

Healthy Correction for Gold Miners and PMs in Secular Bull Market
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades   (2/15/11)
"A stock's reaction to news items may tell us the authentic underlying strength." More >

PMs and the Validity of Technical Analysis, Pt. 2
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (2/15/11)
"Technical analysis can be useful in the gold market, but not in isolation." More >

What If We Had a Bubble and Nobody Came?
Source: Jeff Berwick, Dollar Vigilante  (2/15/11)
"Hold your gold and silver. This train hasn't even left the station." More >

Copper Correction 2
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research   (2/14/11)
"If you are a speculator, this imminent copper correction is a huge deal." More >

Global Inflation Rising and Other Pro-Gold Developments
Source: Jeffrey Nichols, NicholsOnGold  (2/14/11)
"Recently, the Fed surpassed China as the largest holder of U.S. Treasuries." More >

Precious Metals and the Validity of Technical Analysis, Pt. 1
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/14/11)
"Technical analysis shows a downtrending gold price but fundamentals are strong." More >

Gold-Buying Sites Forced to Change Trading Practices
Source: Guardian, Mark King  (2/14/11)
"The Office of Fair Trading clamps down on gold-buying websites." More >

Brien Lundin: Look to History to Profit from Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/14/11)
Gold in the Carolinas? "Absolutely," says Jefferson Financial President and CEO Brien Lundin, who also publishes the Gold Newsletter. It's just one region where historic discoveries, ignored when gold prices were low, are now being re-examined with modern exploration techniques. The results, he says, are promising. Learn more about his take on the economy, the seasonal effect on gold prices and the "frothy" metals market in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

China's REE Mining Zones Aimed at Sustainability
Source: Money Control  (2/14/11)
"China sets up first group of rare earth mining zones. . ." More >

U.S. Rough Diamond Imports Triple in 2010
Source: IDEX Online  (2/14/11)
"Volumes of rough trade to and from the U.S suggest money laundering." More >

Gold:Silver Ratio: Silver Value Highest in Five Years
Source: Commodity Online  (2/14/11)
"At this point, silver has momentum." More >

Canadian Gold Miners to Come Back Strong in 2011
Source: Reuters, Claire Sibonney  (2/14/11)
"Canadian gold mining stocks to shrug off pullback, glitter in 2011." More >