As we write this piece the gold market has exploded to the upside which is not surprising to us with our view of where we see gold in the coming months. ...

There are latent fears that a Euro-zone "credit crunch," is looming on the horizon which could put the $14-trillion Euro-zone economy, into a deep freeze....

Are we entering the ending phase of this cyclical bull?...

The Australian Trade Commission is living the adage that no good deed goes unpunished. ...

A large part of Canada's massive oil sands deposits could become one of the most "green" energies on the planet, by using electricity to heat up and break down the heavy oil. ...

Urban populations are growing in Asia and may hold the key to the region's future economic growth. ...

Several delegations of high-powered Chinese investment consortiums, government representatives from Beijing, and state-run mining companies have in recent weeks visited Western Potash Corp....

Molycorp Minerals has signed a letter of intent with Neo Material Technologies to cooperate on a "mine to magnets" supply chain for rare earth products....

The continued failure of BP's efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill and mounting political pressure are putting the very future of the British-based oil giant in question....

Weiss Research Natural Resources Analyst Sean Brodrick expects the bull market for precious metals to run for "quite some time," with gold hitting $1,450 /oz. by year-end and silver at $25 not long after....

Financial guru Carmel Daniele is none too concerned with the euro debt crisis, hemorrhaging oil in the Gulf or depressed natural gas. She's too busy making money....

Reserve currencies can be anything that you want. The problem with paper money is that it's easy to debase and abuse....

Human nature being what it is, sucker punches to the portfolio can erode more than your net worth. They can wreak havoc with your sense of self-worth as well. ...

In most years you can do worse than base your precious metal investment decisions on the collective wisdom of the LBMA analysts....

It's sad to say but I'm afraid 90/95% of all retail traders/investors are not going to successfully ride the gold bull. ...

Gold mining stocks stopped beating gold in 2005. They've lagged it since 2007... ...

After watching and reviewing the panic selling in the market it looks as though the majority decided to sell everything and be in cash for the time being. ...

Of all the renewables, we think geothermal has the best upside potential. ...

Commodities stocks have two primary drivers, commodities prices and the general stock markets. When both are doing well, commodities stocks thrive....

Nothing is ever a slam dunk in the mining business but this speculation offers an attractive upside with a minimal downside risk. ...

The euro currency crisis has now surpassed the 2001 rand currency crisis in terms of net impact....

Record prices have a way of engendering profit-taking, and this time was no different. ...

The spectre of lost/altered "A" letters in the credit ratings Scrabble game and the urgings for sharper budget scalpels made an unwelcome appearance in Britain overnight. ...

A quick about-face from Hungary regarding its chance of a default assuaged markets as the new trading week got underway. ...

We will not pass judgment on exactly what kind of signs the appearance of a three-part series on gold in the Wall Street Journal (!) or the launch of gold-spewing ATM machines at swanky hotels in the Emirates might represent....

"Looking at the broader fundamentals, however, the outlook for gold appears to be progressively less robust."...