Chinese FX outflows, often underreported…
The world's economic myths, especially…
UK firms plan to invest…
Two very important notes for global gold mining developers this week, suggesting some unique investment opportunities are about to hit the market in this space.In places most people…
India's recent push to stamp out corruption has been laudable -- especially in the country's all-important mining sector.And news this week suggests the clean-up effort is intensifying,…
As world leaders gear up for the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris in early December, it’s high time we focus our energy on discussing…
A lot from local press in Latin America this week, discussing the future of the copper market, where a battle seems to be shaping up between supply cuts and new…
The last two years saw miners rushing away from gold -- into metals like copper, zinc, and iron ore.But news this week suggests that trend may be reversing;…
I've discussed the massive amounts of private equity being raised for natural resources recently. And this week, news suggests these big pools of capital may…
The preference for gold miners these days has been to sell assets. Just this week, major bullion producer Barrick Gold said it will likely sell six…
The View From Hubbert’s PeakIn 1971, the American President put an end to a 2,500 year trend; the Wall Street Journal called it “Nixon’s Worst Weekend.” Considering the…
Zinc had been shaping up as one of the bright spots in commodities. But news late last week suggests that the current downtrend in the zinc…
I wrote last week about how the copper market is starting to adjust to lower prices. With a number of significant mines closing down amid…
Investors don’t make money by investing with the herd and, historically, great wealth has been generated through proper forecasting and investing counter-cyclically. Rather than look at oil and gas majors…
I've been tracking India's plans to revolutionize its gold markets for several months now. And last week we got the final stroke in this saga. That…
It's interesting the spin major media puts on events in the resource sector. Like this week -- when one of the big discussion points was a…
I've written over the past year of my high hopes for one of the world's most under-explored -- and high potential -- nations. Madagascar. This…
While oil prices in the U.S. plummeted below $39, Canadian explorer Madalena Energy has forged ahead with a strong Q2 showing and preparations for its first horizontal multi-stage frack…
How long will it take before metals prices start to rebound? No one knows for sure -- but one of the indicators to watch is when…
Big news this week in the platinum sector. Confirming that this space is seeing some of the most critical shifts anywhere in the natural resources world.…
I wrote earlier this month about speculation that investment funds were circling mining operations in Chile. And this week, the rumours were confirmed. As reported…
One of the biggest legal shifts in the mining business recently has been conflict minerals law in the U.S. And this week, the rules took another…
And the last two days we got a flurry of news confirming this trend in motion. First from the world's largest producing nation, South Africa. Where…