Will China continue to drive resource demand?

2011/11/29

At the CLSA AsiaUSA Forum in San Francisco earlier this month, numerous opportunities for U.S. businesses in China were discussed. Factors affecting g... Read more »

Drilling activity continues despite volatile markets

2011/11/24

Metals Economics Group Pipeline Activity Index (PAI) increased for the second consecutive month to reach a four-month high in September, driven by imp... Read more »

Mining Exploration Up 50% in 2011

2011/11/23

According to Metals Economics Group’s (MEG) Corporate Exploration Strategies, the estimated total 2011 budget for nonferrous metals exploration surg... Read more »

Latin American Gold Production on the Rise

2011/11/16

According to a recent mining industry report by Metals Economics Group (MEG), Latin American gold production should increase more than 10% in 2011. Th... Read more »

Anglo American’s Fancy Footwork

2011/11/13

ANGLO American’s (LSE:AAL) recent corporate maneouvres have really caught the eye, especially the sale of its 24.5% stake in Anglo American Sur,... Read more »

Silver and Gold Stocks Paying Dividends

2011/11/10

With money markets and Treasuries yielding next to nothing these days, investors are finding income in new places. One area those investors should con... Read more »

Potash: Saskatchewan Gold

2011/11/04

Higher crop yields are needed in order to feed today’s global population of seven billion so strong fertilizer prices are sustainable. Over the next... Read more »

Are Diamonds an Investor’s Best Friend?

2011/11/02

Immortalized in film by screen siren Marilyn Monroe, it's a well known fact that diamonds are a girl's best friend. But are diamonds an investor's bes... Read more »

Five Diamond Stocks to Watch – Part One

In 1969, while working in the Yukon, a geologist named Chuck Fipke needed to be rescued from a mountainside in the Mackenzie mountain range where he ... Read more »

Five Diamond Stocks to Watch – Part Two

3. Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC) In March 2011, Lucara Diamond confirmed it was in talks with several companies in the diamond sector, including Gem ... Read more »

European Debt and the Price of Commodities

2011/10/26

The ongoing crisis in Europe has not only affected emerging markets, it has also negatively influenced the price of many commodities. UBS states that ... Read more »

Evidence for a Commodities Supercycle

2011/10/18

The evidence is mounting that the commodity markets will get back to “normal” after the sovereign debt crisis is resolved and growth from China, I... Read more »

Are junior gold equities ready to rebound?

2011/10/16

Since hitting $1,900 an ounce through the beginning of October, gold has declined nearly 11 percent. Over the same timeframe, the NYSE Arca Gold Miner... Read more »

Top Weekly Gainers

2011/10/15

It was another big week in the markets with positive gains across most of the world’s major exchanges. The TSX and TSX-V were no exception up 4.... Read more »

Large Scale Gold Deposits Increasingly Rare

2011/10/11

As I have explained in my previous post on the world gold production, the share of major gold producing countries in the world gold production decreas... Read more »

Are Equity Markets Oversold?

2011/10/10

U.S. stock markets suffered through the worst quarter since 2008, with the S&P 500 Index dropping nearly 14 percent for the quarter; more than hal... Read more »

Is Coal the new Uranium?

2011/10/03

Welcome to the October edition of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to coal miners and we take a look at both thermal... Read more »

5 Coal Stocks to Watch – Part One

China’s seemingly insatiable demand for raw materials has fuelled a bull market in commodities since 2001. And coal, has literally fuelled the f... Read more »

5 Coal Stocks to Watch – Part Two

3. SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ) SouthGobi Resources is focused on exploration and development of metallurgical and thermal coal deposits in Mong... Read more »

Rare Earth stocks back to earth

2011/09/23

Rare earths came to the public’s attention when China began to restrict their export in July, 2010. At the time, China announced a 72% year over... Read more »