Finance

Dec 23, 2015 at 09:40 | Dave Forest

Copper prices have moved up a little the last few days, after nearing $2.05/lb during the past week. But news from two countries this week suggests…

Dec 22, 2015 at 10:26 | Dave Forest

The World Gold Council recently reported that production costs for the global gold industry have dropped nearly 20% over the last two and a half years.…

Dec 14, 2015 at 10:06 | Dave Forest

Very interesting reports emerging from China’s mining sector late last week. Suggesting that the sector is struggling with some major issues, and needs serious help in…

Dec 10, 2015 at 11:07 | Dave Forest

Most mining investors probably missed a small but potentially critical item this week — from local press in one of America’s most important re-emerging mining districts.…

Dec 09, 2015 at 12:21 | James Burgess

The recent discovery of a ‘super well’ in Argentina’s prized Vaca Muerta shale has further raised the stakes in this market-defying venue, positioning the only junior…

Dec 01, 2015 at 17:32 | James Burgess

The U.S. government’s recent mercury pollution regulations have created a new multi-billion-dollar energy industry for next-generation, low-cost mercury emissions control tech, with the first beneficiary…

Nov 27, 2015 at 10:22 | Dave Forest

India’s recent gold monetization scheme is one of the biggest events for the global gold market in years. And we’re now three weeks into the program — and getting an…

Nov 25, 2015 at 09:34 | Dave Forest

The natural gas market is growing interesting. Not in North America where prices continue to languish — but internationally, where the fall in oil has caused…

Nov 24, 2015 at 09:36 | Dave Forest

When a nation develops a new mining code, it’s usually a good thing — today, new and more progressive regimes are in the works in several parts of Africa, like…

Nov 23, 2015 at 09:54 | Dave Forest

The copper market got a serious warning late last week. From a leading insider in the planet’s largest producing nation for the red metal. That’s Chile…

Nov 18, 2015 at 10:03 | Dave Forest

Copper prices have hit their lowest levels in 6 years the last few weeks. For many players in the industry that's triggered cutbacks in production and…

Nov 16, 2015 at 09:41 | Dave Forest

As I've said before, one of the things I love most about writing Pierce Points is: the letter keeps me in touch with some of the best professionals going in…

Nov 12, 2015 at 10:45 | Dave Forest

The global coal industry has fallen into its most depressed state in decades, possibly ever. But as production contracts and mines close, we're getting to a…

Nov 10, 2015 at 09:04 | James Burgess

Oil prices may be languishing in the mid-$40 range but that has not stopped the mergers and acquisitions market from heating up in the already hot…

Nov 09, 2015 at 16:45 | James Burgess

At a time when global oil prices are slumping, the death knell sounds for Keystone XL, and major oil sands projects are scrapped, America’s first-ever environmentally-friendly…

Nov 09, 2015 at 10:19 | Dave Forest

We finally got our first look at one of the most important developments this year for gold investment: India's gold monetization and sovereign gold bond schemes.And it…

Nov 09, 2015 at 07:30 | James Burgess

A new joint venture aimed at reviving sleeping giant oilfields is now up and running and ready to distribute what is described as ‘revolutionary’ Plasma…

Nov 06, 2015 at 10:26 | Dave Forest

Two big deals emerged in the mining space this week, both illustrating a critical shift happening to project investment across the industry.Both cases involved established mining firms selling…

Nov 04, 2015 at 10:02 | Dave Forest

These days, I get asked a lot: "Why would anyone do mining exploration right now?" But news this week suggests one of the world's largest gold miners thinks it's a…

Nov 03, 2015 at 10:24 | Dave Forest

There's a lot of investment money today looking to buy big copper deposits. And events late last week suggest such investors may have some major…