April 18, 2011 Teck more than doubles Q1 profits Vancouver-based Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) reported earnings attributable to its shareholders of $461 million, or $0.78 per share. Adjusted quarterly profit was $450 million, or…
April 18, 2011 Gold and silver’s daily review While most people look at gold in the dollar we expect to see demand and supply factors overlain by the dollar’s exchange rate movements against the euro. Nevertheless, gold is…
April 18, 2011 Hathor Exploration acquires Terra Ventures for $24 million Hathor Exploration has acquired Terra Ventures in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $24 million. Under the deal announced Monday, Terra shareholders will receive 20 cents of a Hathor common…
April 18, 2011 Pricing gold and silver as money Recently, I argued that gold and silver are so underowned that assigning target prices to either is a pointless task. The global population today is far greater than any prior…
April 18, 2011 Long may gold and silver run It was another great week for gold and silver. Both hit new highs and soon we could see silver break into all-time […]
April 18, 2011 Is commodities boom nearing its end? The commodity bull has shown little sign of running out of steam - until now. Prices began to stumble as soon as a note from Goldman Sachs, the American banking…
April 17, 2011 Canadian company wins right to dig for oilsands in Utah: Daily Brew Earth Energy Resources Inc. could be the first to break ground in the Utah oil sands after the Canadian company won the right to excavate, according to a story posted…
April 16, 2011 Grand Cache Coal cuts 2012 sales forecast Metallurgical coal mining company Grande Cache Coal Corp cut its 2012 coal sales forecast as it expects production to be affected by the challenging mining conditions. The company now sees…
April 15, 2011 World markets down as commodities threaten profits The AP title says it all this morning. The recovery was produced by will of man (and woman, as Janet Yellen continues to work the 'good cop' side of the…
April 15, 2011 Rhodium trading thoughts Given some adverse short-term developments, Rhodium has held up quite well. Japanese earthquake is having some impact on automobile production. Rhodium is one of the catalysts used in converters in…
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