Finance

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…

Oct 28, 2015 at 10:59 | Dave Forest

Big profits are made when new exploration terrains open up. And news this week suggests one place on the planet is trying to position itself as the next big opportunity…

Oct 28, 2015 at 10:09 | James Burgess

Sleeping giant oilfields that were once thought mature and largely tapped out are getting a second lease on life with the latest in revolutionary enhanced oil technology: the futuristic-sounding

Oct 27, 2015 at 11:44 | Dave Forest

A few offhand comments last week may show a massive new plan underway in global copper investment; one that could see major consumer China take the…

Oct 22, 2015 at 09:48 | Dave Forest

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…

Oct 20, 2015 at 09:26 | Dave Forest

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,…

Oct 15, 2015 at 12:43 | Christopher Stakhovsky

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…

Oct 15, 2015 at 10:00 | Dave Forest

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…

Oct 14, 2015 at 10:22 | Dave Forest

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;…

Sep 23, 2015 at 09:43 | Dave Forest

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…

Sep 22, 2015 at 09:57 | Dave Forest

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…

Sep 21, 2015 at 16:02 | Henry Hewitt

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…

Sep 21, 2015 at 09:47 | Dave Forest

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…

Sep 18, 2015 at 09:28 | Dave Forest

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…

Sep 15, 2015 at 10:20 | James Burgess

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…

Sep 14, 2015 at 10:15 | Dave Forest

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…

Sep 10, 2015 at 09:42 | Dave Forest

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…

Sep 09, 2015 at 09:47 | Dave Forest

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…

Sep 08, 2015 at 18:21 | James Burgess

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…