Finance / Investing & Trading Reports

Apr 03, 2015 at 10:46 | Dave Forest

It might prove to be a one-off. But one group in the gold industry this week forged ahead with a unique strategy — which might just…

Apr 02, 2015 at 10:27 | Dave Forest

The national government this week released a key policy review. Looking at how “black economic empowerment” (BEE) rules have been implemented by the mining sector. One of the biggest outcomes…

Mar 31, 2015 at 10:09 | Dave Forest

The senate in the U.S. state of Michigan last week declared September 6 as “Michigan Mining Day”. And on Friday we got some news about an…

Mar 30, 2015 at 10:50 | Dave Forest

As I discussed previously, the coal market -- on a worldwide basis -- is dismal right now. But certain parts of the world like India are…

Mar 26, 2015 at 10:44 | Dave Forest

One of the most ground-breaking changes in metals the last year was the Indonesian export ban. The government-mandated halt to shipments of unprocessed concentrates caused widespread…

Mar 25, 2015 at 12:13 | Dave Forest

Brief, but very interesting note this week from world LNG-hotspot Australia. Where it appears the environment is getting better for new project development - despite an…

Mar 24, 2015 at 11:00 | Dave Forest

Momentum has been building amongst gold stocks this week. With gauges like the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index up 9% over the last week of trading. The interesting thing is, this…

Mar 23, 2015 at 16:21 | James Burgess

The definitive answer to Texas’ drought, concerns about future supplies of potable water, and oil industry fears of fracking drying up is next generation technology that…

Mar 23, 2015 at 11:05 | Dave Forest

Mining just got a lot tougher in one key commodities nation this week. Struggling metals producer India. The minerals industry is feeling the pinch after a slate of new measures…

Mar 20, 2015 at 10:18 | Dave Forest

Prices in the worldwide thermal coal market appear to be stabilizing. Leading to the question: is there any hope of a recovery in sight soon? To…

Mar 18, 2015 at 16:42 | The Energy Report

Goldman Sachs delivered a dire commodities outlook earlier this year, but RAB Capital Founder Philip Richards still sees compelling buying opportunities. In this interview with The…

Mar 17, 2015 at 17:23 | James Burgess

Utah has been an attractive oil and gas venue for decades, with three key plays that drew all the attention until a fourth play was discovered…

Mar 17, 2015 at 10:51 | Dave Forest

I discussed last month how natural gas supply problems have been hitting Europe of late. And based on reports this week, it seems those issues may…

Mar 16, 2015 at 10:01 | Dave Forest

Back from Asia, Colombia and parts in between. And the news is coming fast around the resource universe. Like in the uranium sector. Where one of the world's key producing…

Mar 14, 2015 at 14:14 | James Burgess

Remember Wolverine Oil, when early bird investors got staggeringly rich on this wildcatter which hit a discovery missed by the supermajors and ended up pumping 1.1 million barrels of oil…

Mar 02, 2015 at 11:57 | James Burgess

While North American drivers are seizing the day at the pumps with unbridled enthusiasm, the oil and gas industry is in trouble; but this nimble junior…

Feb 24, 2015 at 09:54 | Dave Forest

I’m always on the hunt for the next great exploration destination. And it’s been very intriguing the last few weeks to see leads opening up in…

Feb 23, 2015 at 13:08 | Dave Forest

America’s crude oil production has surged 70% since 2009. And that’s left E&P firms scrambling to find markets to sell this supply. There may be one…

Feb 19, 2015 at 09:39 | Dave Forest

Big news for U.S. oil and gas firms yesterday. They will be free to frack in one contentious part of the country. That's the state of…

Feb 18, 2015 at 11:38 | Dave Forest

We saw a major wave of resource investment announcements the past week. Focused on one unexpected part of the world.  The Eastern African nation of Kenya.  The country’s oil sector…