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By Miguel Perez-Santalla |
February 13, 2013
A lot of talk on the web right now says silver is significantly undervalued vs. gold. Many of these pundits and talking heads like to point to the historical relationship between gold and silver prices, sometimes known as the "ratio." Let's take a quick look at this.
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By Paul Zimnisky |
January 22, 2013
Rough diamonds achieved record prices in the summer of 2011, but prices have since slipped back to 2010 levels. However, current prices are still higher than historic levels reached in the summer of 2008, and new supply is estimated to fall short of new demand over the next two...
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By Leo Liu |
November 28, 2012
It is clear that the time to dedicate resources to explore for new platinum mines and deposits outside South Africa has come. With a coming deficit market, new platinum projects in Canada patiently await inevitable courting by international platinum investors and producers.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
November 19, 2012
Mining companies are now stepping back in time and are shifting exploration efforts to ever more remote, geo-politically challenged locations in a search for laterite ore because of a lack of discovery of new nickel sulfide deposits.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
October 1, 2012
Gold no longer has a legal role in the world’s monetary system, but because of a collapse of faith in sovereign obligations and a coming complete lack of trust in governments and financial institutions, gold is going to quickly become a core banking asset.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
August 20, 2012
Is it risk on, or risk off? Are we looking at a fear trade situation where gold is the only true safe haven asset? Or will the world’s central banks open the monetary floodgates as many suspect is going to happen?
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By Mickey Fulp |
August 7, 2012
Recently a plethora of alternative names have been proposed and promoted for what were once known as the specialty or minor metals. These mostly obscure elements span the gamut from the lightest to the heaviest on the periodic table.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
August 2, 2012
As long as real interest rates are low gold is in a bull market. There are no plans to raise interest rates for at least two years. Indeed the Fed is actively working to lower longer term rates.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
June 5, 2012
In the resource sector there are considerable opportunities presenting themselves – investable themes always blossom from major trends. Two of these are undoubtedly going to be potash and uranium.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
April 12, 2012
There aren’t any nickel names left. Once Inco went, who do you invest in if you want nickel? Here’s something else to think about – when was the last time you heard of a major mining company actually finding a deposit?