June 7, 2011 Gold, oil and the state of the world The magic number for real interest rates is 2 percent. That's when you can earn more than 2 percent on a U.S. Treasury bill after discounting for inflation. Our research…
June 7, 2011 Molybdenum just keeps getting better and better As if anyone needed a reason to be more bullish on General Moly (GMO), Thomson Creek (TC) and Molycorp (MCP), here it is. As we know, MCP is the only…
June 7, 2011 Ignoring Germany’s nuclear u-turn On Monday, Germany announced that it’s going to shut all its nuclear power plants by 2022. What a difference a year makes. Because only a year ago, the country announced…
June 7, 2011 Oil’s fair value: a mini-bubble and a mini-bust I suspect that the recent party-trick by the non-expert Chimp who predicted in December 2010 that the 10-Year Treasury (then 3.5%) would […]
June 6, 2011 Oilsands will produces wall of cash for Alberta Alberta’s oilsands could deliver $67.5 billion a year into provincial government coffers by 2044, says a new report from the Canadian Energy […]
June 6, 2011 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announces public offering of common shares Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today announced that it is offering to sell, subject to market and other conditions, 9,000,000 common shares through an underwritten offering. In…
June 6, 2011 Explorers appreciate federal government commitments to tax credit extension/red tape reduction The Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC) today thanked the federal government for its continued support of the mineral exploration tax credit, and reducing red tape. The federal budget…
June 6, 2011 Unprecedented volumes on Africa’s biggest heap leach pad project Construction activities have reached peak intensity on the 34-month Maxi Heap Leach Pad project for French nuclear company AREVA at its Trekkopje uranium mine in Namibia, which will feature in…
June 6, 2011 First Uranium announces financial results for the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2011 First Uranium announced total gold sales for its financial year ended March 31, 2011 ("FY 2011") of 142,630 ounces of gold, which is a significant increase over the 91,657 ounces…
June 6, 2011 The risks facing South African gold miners abroad South Africa’s big three gold miners are upping their global presence as grades at home dwindle and regulatory uncertainty, nationalisation talk and […]
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am