What Makes a Mineral Critical?

2011/08/02

In its Critical Materials Strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) focused on materials used in four clean energy technologies: • Wind turbines... Read more »

Castilla named Peru’s next Finance Minister

2011/07/22

In a move that may ease investors concerns, Peru’s President-elect Ollanta Humala formally named Luis Miguel Castilla as Finance Minister and al... Read more »

Is Mining in South Africa in Decline?

2011/07/18

Last year, political strategist and monetary economist Cedric Muhammad said, “At 29-years old and a base of support among the youth and business... Read more »

Literally, Mining Technologies Make Money

2011/07/12

After buying your morning double-double at Tim Horton’s, do you ever wonder where the coins came from? Long before they were turned into the mon... Read more »

Goldman Sachs shines spotlight on Gold

2011/07/07

In a note to clients today, Goldman Sachs said it expects gold prices to continue to climb in 2011 given the current low level of U.S. real interest r... Read more »

Greece gives way to big Gains

2011/07/02

Like most Canadians, the TSX took a break for Canada day celebrations on Friday after posting four consecutive positive days. And to the south, U.S. s... Read more »

Rare Earth Elements – the new rockstar?

2011/06/29

Welcome to the July edition of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to rare earth elements and the companies listed on t... Read more »

5 Most Interesting Rare Earth Stocks – Part 1

If it weren’t for rare earth elements, a collection of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table that are generally found together in or... Read more »

5 Most Interesting Rare Earth Stocks – Part 2

3. Rare Element Resources Ltd. (TSX:RES) Rare Element Resources is an early pioneer in their sector. The company has a 100% interest in the Bear Lodg... Read more »

Valuation of Rare Earth Stocks

From the research report entitled “Rare Earth – Our Top Picks” by analyst Luisa Moreno at Jacob Securities Inc. The rare earth sect... Read more »

Rare Earths under Chinese Control

China mines REEs from bastnasite ore in the provinces of Gansu and Sichuan. In Inner Mongolia REEs are obtained as a by-product from iron making. HREE... Read more »

B2Gold Mine Flooding

2011/06/21

Gold equities have climbed an astonishing 1,400% since their 2000 lows while the S&P 500 has declined 11%. However, 2011 has not been a good year ... Read more »

Should investors think Zinc?

2011/06/17

On Wednesday, Breakwater Resources (TSX: BWR) agreed to a $663 million takeover from Nyrstar which marks the second takeover of a TSX listed zinc mine... Read more »

Is it time for a uranium sector rebound?

2011/06/14

After the worst 3 month period for uranium miners since the ‘great recession’ is it finally time for a sector rebound? Last week, China ... Read more »

Rumours of Tanzania mining Super Tax

2011/06/08

Tanzania has become one of the fastest emerging gold producers in Africa, and is now the continent’s third largest gold producing country after Sout... Read more »

Peru Election: the Aftermath

2011/06/07

Ollanta Humala is the President-elect of Peru. On Sunday June 5th, 2011 Ollanta Humala won Peru’s national election over Keiko Fujimori by a t... Read more »

Peru goes to the Polls: 10 Mining Stocks to Watch

2011/06/02

A cursory look at Peruvian mining will show you that many of the world’s senior mining companies have operations there. The list of majors in th... Read more »

Silver – star performer in early 2011

2011/05/29

Welcome to the June edition of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to silver mining and exploration companies listed on... Read more »

10 Most Interesting Silver Stocks – Part 1

In the early 1970s two brothers from Texas, William Herbert and Nelson Bunker Hunt, began accumulating silver. By 1979, the pair had effectively corne... Read more »

10 Most Interesting Silver Stocks – Part 2

3. Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX:AXR) Alexco Resource is Canada’s newest silver producer.  The company is focused on the Yukon Territory of Nor... Read more »