Transportation about to pass power generation as biggest source of U.S. CO2 emissions
2016 shaping up to be the first year in nearly 40 when CO2 emissions from vehicles exceeded pollution from smokestacks.
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Lucapa unearths 172.6-carat diamond, second big find in a week
Large-carat diamonds just keep coming.
Iron giants to add 200 million tons of supplies through 2020
The world’s two largest iron-ore exporters Brazil and Australia will each add about 100 million metric tons of supply through the end of the decade, boosting a global glut and hurting prices in a slump that will then force marginal miners to cut output, according to Citigroup Inc.
Jaguar intercepts high-grade gold mineralization at Pilar Gold Mine
Underground definition drilling on the Pilar BFII ore body has returned significant high-grade mineralization.
Shining a spotlight on mining
Three years ago the mining industry was firmly on the up, with record highs of capital investment.
Rise of ETFs and passive investing
For the investing world, the meteoric rise of ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, has been a key story to follow since the 2008 crisis.
Gold and gold stocks corrective action continues despite dovish Federal Reserve
There were some hopes that a non-move by the Fed would end the current correction in precious metals and spark a move to new highs. Unfortunately, the Federal Reserve cannot override the supply and demand component of the market.
The case for natural resource equities
This week I attended the Denver Gold Forum along with three other U.S. Global Investors representatives, including our resident precious metals expert Ralph Aldis.
Stunning coking coal rally wreaks havoc in steel, iron ore
Coking coal/iron ore ratio at 16-year low.