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By Ben Gersten |
June 25, 2012
Previously, underwater mining was too expensive and beyond our technologies to see to fruition. But recent advances in robotics, underwater drilling, computer mapping, and record high commodity prices now make underwater mining an attractive possibility.
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By Ben Traynor |
February 7, 2012
Gold prices fell to a 2-week low of $1,711 per ounce Tuesday lunchtime in London, with stocks, industrial commodities and the Euro also trading lower amid uncertainty over whether Greece is headed for default.
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By Adrian Ash |
February 6, 2012
Gold and silver have both risen on a tsunami of cheap money. When the flood next retreats, both metals will likely be left well below their high-water mark, too. But that could look nothing next to the destruction around them.
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By Brian Sylvester |
August 18, 2011
Rare earth elements make possible many technology improvements. The cofounder of Wall St. for Main St. and president of Kerr Trading share the names of the rare earth element companies to watch as the market grows.
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By Jon Nadler |
July 19, 2011
With simultaneous headlines blaring "Gold May Rise" and "Gold May Snap Its Run" everything the financial world this morning was as "normal" as usual.
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By Mickey Fulp |
June 7, 2011
In 1970, the plant started production of rare earth and specialty metals products and uranium processing ceased in 1990 concurrent with the fall of the USSR. In 1997, the formerly state-owned plant was privatized.