November 12, 2014

CHART: Mining capital crisis continues

To keep the lights on 30% of juniors need to raise money within six months, 59% within a year new survey shows.

November 11, 2014

What slowdown? Mining equipment market to grow 8.4% a year

Mining equipment market to grow at compound annual rate of 8.42% to $134 billion through 2019 surpassing the market for construction equipment.

November 11, 2014

Frank Holmes’ advice to investors? Chill

Find out about the indicators Holmes watches to read the market's pulse, and why a +/- 35% move for gold doesn't keep him awake at night.

November 11, 2014

Weak oil price, currencies helping miners stay afloat

A simple rule of thumb is that price changes have a two-to-one impact on the bottom line, while cost changes have a one-to-one impact.

November 10, 2014

Another key approval for the uranium market

I discussed last week about the municipal approval of restarts for two nuclear reactors in Sendai, Japan. With one of the knock-on items to watch for being further approval from…

November 10, 2014

Uranium gets a catalyst

Good news arrived last week for moribund uranium markets and miner Cameco after Japan approved what will be the first restarts of its dormant reactor fleet.

November 10, 2014

Two explosive uranium charts to keep an eye on

The uranium space caught some attention last week after an important vote in Japan opened the door for nuclear reactor restarts.

November 6, 2014

Could gold equities bottom at 2008 credit crisis lows?

This is not a time to panic but continue to accumulate as the bear market may be reaching the final capitulation stage.

November 4, 2014

Colin Healey: suppressed uranium price shouldn’t keep hedged producers and promising explorers down

Near-term oversupply is suppressing uranium prices but there are signs of upside movement, says Colin Healey, research analyst with Haywood Securities.

November 3, 2014

Mining the Antarctic a big no-no

Costs and challenges for mining the Arctic, meanwhile, on their way up.