http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/silver Silver - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1386157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 I previously wrote about my top silver pick Alexco (AXU) on July 15, 2009, when the stock was at $1.80. Nine months later, AXU data is as follows: Price: $3.42 Shares Fully Diluted: 57m Market Cap: 194m Debt: 0 Cash: 35m (e... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:23:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1386157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385836?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 The United States government has made a curious series of interventionist moves over the course of the last 18 months. Some have been beneficial, but not surprisingly, few of these policies are actually helping the economy recover from the Great... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:21:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1385836?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1385719?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Often thrown around as the end-all solution for tracking the value of the US dollar, the dollar index is one of the poorest indicators for the true performance of the currency itself. Silver investors who pay heed to the dollar index will certainly ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:00:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1385719?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1385702?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold futures ended on a slight gain Wednesday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve's prior-session pledge to maintain U.S. interest rates at exceptionally low levels and as the Bank of Japan doubled the scale of its lending programs. World market... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:01:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1385702?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1384740?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 If you want to know what happens when multiple long positions demand physical delivery of a commodity all at once, you need look no further than the Hunt brothers silver saga of 1979-1980. They did nothing illegal, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) a... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:46:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1384740?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1384214?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 The CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) will be holding hearings on trading in the precious and base metals on March 25th in its Washington, D.C. offices. Possible manipulation of the silver market is on the agenda. Critics have maintained fo... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:39:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1384214?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1384832?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 The dollar is weakening this morning, so you know what that means: metals are a hot commodity. A weaker dollar makes commodities priced in U.S. dollars more appealing to overseas buyers. Leading the metals charge this morning is silver. ETFS Physical... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:34:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1384832?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1384040?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Roca Mines Inc. has received assay results from two additional drillholes of a five-hole program on the Nuevo Milenio epithermal silver-gold project. The program continues to demonstrate high silver and gold grades with significant intervals over siz... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:38:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1384040?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1383833?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold futures rose on Monday after Moody's Investors Service said risks are growing for the ratings of the four largest AAA-rated economies - the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France - leading investors to seek shelter in gold. Sovere... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:13:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1383833?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1383839?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 First Liberty Power Corp. announced that it has entered into a mineral property acquisition agreement to acquire 84 placer claims (12,800 acres) strategically located in Esmeralda County, Nevada (the LVW claims ) and 66 mineral lode claims in San Ju... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:39:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1383839?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1383797?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold Gold fell in US trading on Friday from $1,119/oz to $1,098/oz to close with a loss of 0.54% and a loss of nearly 3% for the week. Silver was again more resilient and fell less than 2% last week. Gold has range traded from $1,102/oz to $1,106/... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1383797?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382901?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Precious Metals ETFs may play an important role in this environment. After years of a slowly deteriorating US dollar, the greenback found some footing during the financial crisis and is now benefiting from the financial woes in Greece which may well... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:17:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382901?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382370?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold futures finished lower on Friday and for the week, as a drop in U.S. consumer sentiment fueled concerns that China will further tighten access to money offset a weaker dollar.Gold for April delivery finished down $6.50, or 0.6%, at $1,101.70 an ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:59:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382370?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382373?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Nyrstar NV, a zinc producer from Belgium, has recently offered an improved takeover bid of 19.5 cents per share for the Australian miner CBH Resources. CBH Resources has also confirmed today it has received an improved takeover offer worth A$213.45 m... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:37:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382373?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1382249?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold rose to see a gain of $11.54 at as high as $1119.24 in London before it fell back off for most of the rest of trade and ended near its late session low of $1098.15 with a loss of 0.54%. Silver climbed to $17.33 in London and dropped to $16.925 ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:15:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1382249?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1382250?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 COT Silver Report - March 12, 2010... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:32:59 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1382250?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1382251?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Summing up, speculative bullish positions right now should be done with extreme caution, and only if you are able to monitor the market for almost the whole session. We realize that it doesn't sound encouraging especially for active Traders, but open... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1382251?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1381948?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Recently, I was contacted by a reporter for the Financial Times of London. He was looking to write a story about the CFTC s upcoming hearing on precious metals. I could tell in my conversations with him that he was skeptical about my claims of a do... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:08:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1381948?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Esperanza Silver Corp. announces the results of its on-going drilling campaign at its 100% owned Cerro Jumil gold project in Morelos State, Mexico.Highlights of the drill results include:- Drill Hole RCHE-09-127 intersected 33 meters containing 2.05... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1381409?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold saw a gain of $2.29 at its session high of $1109.94 as this morning s economic data was released before it quickly fell to see a loss of $7.10 at $1100.55 shortly afterwards, but it then climbed back higher for most of the rest of trade and en... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1381409?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380586?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold futures finished lower Wednesday, losing early gains as traders took a cautious approach ahead of more economic reports from China following strong February imports data.Gold for April delivery ended down $1.70, or 0.2%, at $1,122.30 an ounce at... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:22:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380586?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Barrick Gold's Bulyanhulu mine in Tanzania produced 250,000 ounces of gold last year, not far off London-listed Randgold's main mine, Loulo in Mali, with 350,000 ounces. Bulyanhulu has the highest-grade ore of any Barrick mine outside of the US, impl... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:07:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1380913?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 For traders in the metals markets, Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX) ranks among the crown jewels of the global mining industry. FCX is the world s #2 copper miner - second in size only to Chile s Codelco. It also ranks as a Tier-1 gold miner,... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:22:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1380913?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1380631?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold rose as much as $6.14 to $1127.94 in London before it fell to see a slight loss at $1118.85 by about 10AM EST in New York and next rose back to $1127.35 by a little after 11AM, but it then plummeted to as low as $1103.45 shortly after noon and e... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1380631?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/canadian-mining-journal/1380807?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 YUKON - Vancouver's Alexco Resource Corp. has awarded the mining services contract for development and product... [Full Story]... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:41:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/canadian-mining-journal/1380807?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1379919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 TOP STORIESChina Property Prices Jump, Bubble Risk Rises - BloombergA Consumer Bill Gives Exemption on Payday Loans - NY Times Fed to linger in agency MBS market after exit - ReutersAfter a winning year, fund investors still wary of stocks - MarketWa... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:44:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1379919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379820?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 After starting the week off strong Monday morning, the spot price of silver in New York closed down to $17.25 an ounce. Prices plunged further in early morning trading Tuesday to as low as $16.86 before climbing back up to close at $17.29 an ounce.Si... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:37:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379820?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379829?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Magnesium oxide mined from Korab Resources' Australian mine will be value-added to make fire and thermal resistant building panels.The plan forms part of Korab's aim to split the listed company into two listed entities, each with interests in differe... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:56:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379829?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379834?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Quantum Rare Earth Developments Corp. provided an update that the previously announced agreement to acquire Silver Mountain Mines Corp., a private Nevada corporation, is proceeding. On October 7, 2009, the Company announced the deferral of the propos... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379834?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Diamonds North Resources Ltd. announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Minerals and Metals Group ( MMG ) whereby MMG may earn 75% of the Nickel and other base metals on the Amaruk Property in Nunavut, Canada, by spending C$6,000,000 and c... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:27:44 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Paragon Minerals Corporation provided an update on the 2010 diamond drilling program and down-hole Pulse EM geophysical surveys completed on its 100%-owned South Tally Pond volcanogenic massive sulphide ( VMS ) project in central Newfoundland. The pr... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:03:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379601?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold futures finished slightly lower Tuesday as the U.S. dollar firmed and a Chinese official indicted the country's future purchases of the metal may not be as healthy as some anticipated.China's top foreign-exchange regulator signalled the nation's... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:23:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379601?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379509?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 The stock market is up about 65% since the 3/9/09 low, but oil has actually outperformed stocks over this time period with a gain of 72.64%. Below we highlight the performance of ten major commodities over the last year. As shown, copper is up the ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:22:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379509?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1379626?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold saw a slight gain of $0.79 at $1123.99 in Asia before it fell back off in London and dropped to as low as $1107.89 by about 8:45AM EST in New York, but it then rallied to a new session high of $1124.30 by about noon EST and ended with a loss of ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:57 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1379626?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378591?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Protests by importers and jewellers against finance minister Pranab Mukherjee raising customs on gold and platinum by Rs100 to Rs 300 per 10 gm lack conviction. Prices of these precious metals are ruling so high, despite some recent correction that a... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:19:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378591?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378600?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold futures finished lower on Monday, erasing gains seen in morning trade, as investor enthusiasm for the U.S. economy and aid to Greece faded, lifting the dollar while reducing the appeal of the precious metal.Gold for April delivery closed at $1,1... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:43:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378600?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1378813?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold rose as much as $2.54 to $1137.64 in Asia and held near unchanged in London, but it then fell back off in late morning New York trade and ended not all that far from its noontime low of $1118.54 with a loss of 1.05%. Silver climbed $0.17 to $17... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:33:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1378813?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378174?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold Gold reached as high as $1,140/oz in New York on Friday before closing marginally for the day at $1,134/oz, but up over 1% on the week to maintain the positive technical action. It went as high as $1,138/oz so far in Asian trading this morning. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:30:13 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378174?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378016?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Last week, gold made history, if you don't just think in U.S. dollars. The metal made all-time highs in euros, Swiss francs and British pounds.Gold bugs argue that even extreme dollar-centric investors should take notice, because of the possibility o... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:50:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378016?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378017?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Five years ago this week, an obscure little ETF called StreetTracks Gold Shares was born. As the first American ETF enabling stock traders to gain direct price exposure to a physical commodity, GLD was truly revolutionary. Now known as SPDR Gold Shar... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:45:33 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378017?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1377544?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Universally regarded as a poor man s gold, silver is at the cusp of a major secular rally that will outpace gold prices as the next leg of the bull market takes hold in 2010-2011. Adjusted for inflation since 1980, silver prices should be... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:34:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gold-stock-blog/1377544?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Columbus Silver Corporation announced that its ongoing prospecting program has resulted in the staking of two highly prospective silver properties in Nevada, bringing its total silver portfolio to 8 projects.Hoyt CanyonThe Hoyt Canyon Project is loca... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:51:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377431?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold futures ended with slight gains Friday, after earlier rising as much as 0.7% as better-than-expected U.S. jobs data boosted investors' willingness to move into riskier assets, including stocks and commodities.Gold for April delivery added $2.10,... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:16:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377431?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377223?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Copper prices were up Friday, helped by better jobs data for the United States and more optimism that demand for the metal from China will not be hurt by the Asian nation s monetary policy.The US Labor Department reported that only 36,000 non-farm ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:33:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377223?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377225?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 - Best intersection to date.- Extends continuity of the porphyry system to at least 600 m x 600 m.- Confirms the high gold grade nature of the porphyry system with an overprinting high-sulphidation system.- The system remains open in all directions.I... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:25:55 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377225?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 The new round of Greek austerity measures was met with heavy resistance on the part of the domestic public over the past several hours. Angry demonstrators took over the Finance Ministry and General Accounting Office buildings in central Athens, whil... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:46:35 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377085?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Diamond Discoveries International Corp., a U.S. company focusing on chromium, platinum group elements (PGE) and gold exploration on it's 100% owned Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada is pleased to provide an update on it's exploration... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:40:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377085?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1377109?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Gold traded mostly slightly higher in Asia and London before it briefly fell as much as $4.95 to $1127.45 in early New York trade after the jobs report was released, but it then rose to a new session high of $1140.49 by late morning and ended with a ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:25:58 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1377109?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1377110?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 COT Silver Report - March 5, 2010... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:32:59 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silverseek/1377110?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1376519?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9 Rodinia Minerals Inc., is pleased to report that it has received positive sample results from its reverse circulation drill exploration program on its Clayton Valley lithium-brine project in Nevada, USA ( Clayton Valley ). The Company is encouraged b... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:33:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1376519?rsstype=populararticles&cid=9