Potash Stocks are on the Move

2012/07/20

Potash stocks are on the move again. The recent heat wave and drought hitting the Midwestern United States has seen corn prices jump 38% since June 1s... Read more »

Exploration vs Development vs Production

2012/07/10

Only you can decide the level of risk you can tolerate and how much patience you have to sit while developments, the story, plays out. The most upside... Read more »

Why Warren Buffett Likes Tungsten

2012/07/03

In 2011, restrictions on the availability of rare earth elements brought the term “critical minerals” into the headlines. The industrial w... Read more »

Copper – Potential Supply Constraints

2012/06/28

There may come a time in the not too distant future when copper will be in shorter supply than the current shortage of rare earth elements (REEs). Whi... Read more »

Spanish Mountain Dream Team

2012/06/26

On April 20th 2012, a press release was issued by advanced junior gold exploration company, Spanish Mountain Gold (Stock Profile – TSXV:SPA).... Read more »

Fluorspar: Mining a Critical Mineral

2012/06/22

Fluorspar is the commercial name for the mineral fluorite and was included in the list of 14 raw materials labeled as “critical” by an expert grou... Read more »

Who is Alexis Tsipras?

2012/06/16

If you haven’t heard there is an election in Greece on Sunday. If he wins, 37 year old leftist SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras promises to reject a... Read more »

How to Hedge a Bad Market

2012/06/08

According to Reuters, this weekend Spain is expected to ask the euro zone for help with recapitalizing its banks. Spain will be the fourth nation in ... Read more »

Soros’ Take on Europe

2012/06/07

Between 1979 and 2011, Soros has given away over $8 billion to human rights, public health, and education causes. Now he’s giving some free advi... Read more »

Will the ECB and Fed Follow China’s Lead?

2012/06/06

With Europe’s growth in a deep freeze, China is feeling the pain. While many think the U.S. is receiving most of the Chinese-made goods, Europe is a... Read more »

EU Summit Produces Economic Appetizer

2012/05/24

The markets were starving for some positive news, optimism ran high yesterday in hopes the EU Summit in Brussels would produce the required substance ... Read more »

Economic Crisis 2012 – What’s Next?

2012/05/17

The austerity that was forced on Greece has resulted in a backlash from Greek voters. The two ruling parties in Greece, which had traded power back an... Read more »

ECB Plays Fiddle While Markets Burn

2012/05/16

For six days and seven nights the citizens of ancient Rome watched helplessly as their city burned. The massive fire that consumed Rome in 64 A.D. s... Read more »

Mining Hot Spots in 2011

2012/05/15

According to Metals Economics Group’s (MEG) recent Strategic Report, the 2011 dollar volume of significant ($25 million minimum) acquisitions totale... Read more »

Who Stopped the Printing Press?

2012/05/14

Most of the dollars created in the stimulus programs (QE 1 & 2) after 2008 did not make it into circulation to be spent by small businesses (the l... Read more »

Interview: Blair Way of Strike Graphite

2012/05/10

On January 25, 2012, Strike Gold changed its name to Strike Graphite (Stock Profile – TSXV: SRK). In doing so, the company communicated quite cl... Read more »

Mexico: 3 Mining Stocks to Watch

2012/05/02

According to the Mexican Mining Chamber, in 2010 revenue mining and metallurgical production (US$13.16 billion) surpassed the revenue generation of M... Read more »

Mining in Mexico: Part 1

Mexico is a major producer of silver, gold and base metals. In addition, the country is also a leading producer of celestite, bismuth, fluorite, cadmi... Read more »

Mining in Mexico: Part 2

In 2010, Mexico overtook Peru in silver production, reaching the world’s top position, with 128.6 million ounces produced. Mexico currently ranks 12... Read more »

Markets Climb a Wall of Fear

2012/04/28

U.S. stocks rallied, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its best weekly gain since March affirming the old Wall Street adage that “... Read more »