Solar Power Could Become Major Source of Silver Demand
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (2/9/11)
"Solar industry could support silver as investors take a backseat." More >

Africa Warned of Unrest if Resource Wealth Not Spread
Source: Reuters, Tiisetso Motsoeneng  (2/9/11)
"With Africa facing 17 elections this year, voters may use the ballot box to demand a decent share of the pie." More >

Vietnam Government Approves Eight Gold Mines in Ha Giang
Source: Intell Asia  (2/9/11)
"Local governance ordered to select qualified companies to exploit mines." More >

WikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia Has a Serious Oil Leak
Source: Daily Maverick  (2/9/11)
"Saudi Arabia's oil reserves may be greatly overstated. . ." More >

Israel Set to Join the Rich Countries Club
Source: OilPrice, Llewellyn King  (2/9/11)
"Israel will soon be awash in natural gas." More >

Oilsands Receive Modest U.S. Approval
Source: Calgary Herald  (2/9/11)
"Security of supply concerns appears to be causing angst in Washington." More >

Geothermal Energy Puts French Town in the Spotlight
Source: NTV  (2/9/11)
"The bio-mass boilers run on recycled wood chips, heating the water and pumping it through the town along 30 kilometers of piping." More >

USDA Corn Forecast Good News for Fertilizer Producers
Source: Potash Investing News, Leia Michele Toovey  (2/9/11)
"U.S. corn supplies will match lows not seen in 15 years." More >

Brawl Looms over Energy Tax Proposal
Source: MarketWatch, Robert Schroeder  (2/9/11)
"White House prepares to release its budget for fiscal 2012 next week." More >

Uranium Mining Focus of Richmond, VA Meeting
Source: Associated Press, Steve Szkotak  (2/9/11)
"Opponents say state doesn't have the resources to oversee the largest uranium deposit in the U.S." More >

High Altitude Bombing in Oil
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals   (2/9/11)
"Options trade in USO gives a high probability of success. . ." More >

Kevin Bambrough: Fiat Currencies Are Worthless
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (2/8/11)
In the world of resource investing, Kevin Bambrough, founder of Sprott Resource Corp. (SCP) and president of prestigious Sprott Inc., is one of an elite few. His rise has been meteoric and it's well deserved. Read on for his take on peak oil (it's real), the merits of nuclear energy, and the worthlessness of paper money in this wide-ranging, exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

Rare Earth Deficiencies, Diagnosis
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/8/11)
"As Lincoln wrote, 'It is time for us to disenthrall ourselves.'" More >

Oil Prices Waiver on Chinese Demand Concerns
Source: Associated Press, Sandy Shore  (2/8/11)
"Government leaders fear a sharp rise in prices could trigger unrest." More >

Nevada Could Be Lithium Hot Spot
Source: Reno Gazette Journal, Steve Timko  (2/8/11)
"Western Lithium to produce from 10,000 to 15,000 tons annually." More >

Pirates Seize Italian Oil Tanker
Source: BBC News  (2/8/11)
"The vessel's oil cargo is estimated to be worth about $63M." More >

Obama Fast-Tracks Offshore Wind Energy
Source: USA Today, Wendy Koch  (2/8/11)
"Administration aims to lease wind farms off four Mid-Atlantic states by the year's end." More >

Colombia's FARC Lured by Gold Mining
Source: Miami Herald, Jim Wyss  (2/8/11)
"Notorious guerrilla group eager to expand drug-running and extortion rackets." More >

Japan to Invest Billions in African Minerals, Infrastructure
Source: Reuters, Agnieszka Flak  (2/8/11)
"Japan, China compete for influence in the developing continent." More >

Platinum, Palladium Prices Rally in Gold's Wake
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (2/8/11)
"Platinum and palladium prices jumped to multiyear highs Tuesday." More >

Critical Thinking
Source: Kevin Michael Grace, Resource Clips  (2/8/11)
"It's a good time to be mining, or opening a mine. . ." More >

Are Gold and Silver Prices Going to Turn Up?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/8/11)
"What will happen to the dollar and the euro?" More >

Four Americans Busted in Congo Gold Smuggling Ring
Source: Fox News  (2/8/11)
"Arrest uncovers millions in USDs and more than $20,650,000 in gold." More >

Brazil Sees Opportunity in China's REE Cuts
Source: Mining Weekly, Keith Campbell  (2/8/11)
"Brazil to develop research program to locate exploitable REE resources under the seabed." More >

Politics of Hate
Source: David Galland, The Casey Report  (2/8/11)
"The government will continue on the path of more spending—until it simply can't." More >