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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?
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By Jeffrey Nichols |
April 5, 2012
Continuing Chinese gold accumulation has important long-term significance that is not generally acknowledged by many gold analysts and market pundits. China’s private- and official-sector gold purchases are unlikely to be sold back to the world market any time soon.
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By Roman Baudzus |
March 27, 2012
In Africa, cobalt is mainly produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. As the political situation in Congo remains very unstable, companies looking to mine cobalt have focused on Zambia instead.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 23, 2012
The final trading session of this week opened with mild gains in the precious metals’ complex, as crude oil and copper recovered a tad and as the dollar retreated a bit on the trade weighted index.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
March 23, 2012
The US needs to figure out who its friends are and work with them to establish security of supply. The country’s politicians, and its citizens, also need to figure out that true wealth, a growing economy and a strong country are built by resource extraction and manufacturing.
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By John Lee |
December 30, 2011
Among the most rare, valuable and sought after metals on Earth, platinum shares these same characteristics with gold. Platinum Guild International names platinum as the "most precious" of the precious metals.
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By Willem Weytjens |
December 13, 2011
The first and perhaps the most significant key takeaway is that gold isn't tied to inflation. It's tied to low real rates which are often the by-product of inflation. Second is that when real rates are low, the price of gold can rise very, very rapidly.
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By Chris Martenson |
December 7, 2011
I am of the opinion that we are in a gigantic structural bear market. The role of any bear market is to get the most people to lose the most wealth. And so our first goal is to help you be among those who lose the least.
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By Frank Holmes |
November 21, 2011
In an uncertain era where many asset values are declining, gold has thrived. Gold prices averaged $1,700 an ounce during the third quarter of 2011, 39% higher than the same time last year and 13% above the previous quarter, according to the WGC.
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By Jack Lifton |
September 14, 2011
I am appalled by the judgment of mining analysts and managers in the rare earth space. The primitive state of the economic analysis of the rare earth supply and demand sector is indicative of poor understanding of resource economics.
