April 11, 2011 Investing in gold and silver There is no doubt my two favourite metals are stars again this year, especially my long-time favourite, silver. I’ve preached for years on the validity of owning the physical metals…
April 11, 2011 Schmidt’s gold thoughts What a wonderful and glorious time to talk with you. With a reduction in U.S. government spending to avoid a shutdown of the government, greatest political change in 60 years…
April 11, 2011 India’s Punj Llyod buys 50% stake in Indonesia coal mine Indian infrastructure major Punj Lloyd on Monday announced that its Singapore-based subsidiary, Sembawang Engineers and Constructors, has entered into an agreement to acquire 50% stake in a thermal coal mine…
April 11, 2011 Future Looks Bright for Molycorp: A Closer Look at the Rare Earth Metal Giant Purchasing commodity producing equities has been extremely profitable for most investors over the past year as a weak dollar and supply issues have driven up everything from soft commodities to…
April 11, 2011 What to Do in Case of a Silver Crash In this week's Barron's, Anna Raff writes the courageously bearish piece, "Why Silver Will Tarnish." What makes it courageous? Raff predicts that silver's historic rally is about to end. Among…
April 11, 2011 Bullish on Copper: Positive Update From Santiago Last week was a busy one in Santiago, Chile where CRU’s 10th Annual World Copper Conference was held as part of CESCO week. CRU is a worldwide consulting firm which…
April 11, 2011 It’s Not Too Late to Buy REEs A lot of people are buying the stocks of rare earth companies today — most because they have read that this is a “hot” industry and because most trade as…
April 11, 2011 China tests home-grown coal refuge chamber at Changcun mine chinaminer460.jpg Lu’an Group, a large Shanxi-based coal producer, completed what was according to state newsletter, People’s Daily Online, China’s first manned test of an underground refuge chamber on April 10. A team…
April 10, 2011 Robert Winslow: potash stocks grow with agriculture boom Planet Earth is in the midst of a food bull market. Wellington West Capital Markets Managing Director Robert Winslow follows small-cap agricultural […]
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am