Endeavour into Gold

2011/08/16

Today marks the fifteenth day in which the TSX has experienced a large point gain or loss, most of which have been triple digit. In the U.S., the Dow ... Read more »

Silver production largely dependent on base metals

2011/08/10

World production of the gray precious metal rose again in 2010. Silver, unlike gold, has seen production levels increase since 2003. This differen... Read more »

Gold Reserve makes $2.1 Billion claim against Venezuela

2011/08/03

Political risk, a term Gold Reserve (TSX:GRX) shareholders know well. Investors in Gold Reserve knew what they were getting into in Venezuela, or the... Read more »

What are Strategic Minerals?

2011/08/02

Welcome to the August edition of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to critical minerals and the companies listed on t... Read more »

5 Strategic Mineral Stocks to Watch – Part 1

2011 has been a coming out party for rare earth elements and, more recently, a broader category of strategic raw materials. Strategic minerals constit... Read more »

5 Strategic Mineral Stocks to Watch – Part 2

3. American Vanadium Corp. (TSX-V: AVC) President Obama likes vanadium; or rather, he likes to say the word vanadium. Last February Obama joked that &... Read more »

What Makes a Mineral Critical?

In its Critical Materials Strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) focused on materials used in four clean energy technologies: • Wind turbines... Read more »

Castilla named Peru’s next Finance Minister

2011/07/22

In a move that may ease investors concerns, Peru’s President-elect Ollanta Humala formally named Luis Miguel Castilla as Finance Minister and al... Read more »

Is Mining in South Africa in Decline?

2011/07/18

Last year, political strategist and monetary economist Cedric Muhammad said, “At 29-years old and a base of support among the youth and business... Read more »

Literally, Mining Technologies Make Money

2011/07/12

After buying your morning double-double at Tim Horton’s, do you ever wonder where the coins came from? Long before they were turned into the mon... Read more »

Goldman Sachs shines spotlight on Gold

2011/07/07

In a note to clients today, Goldman Sachs said it expects gold prices to continue to climb in 2011 given the current low level of U.S. real interest r... Read more »

Greece gives way to big Gains

2011/07/02

Like most Canadians, the TSX took a break for Canada day celebrations on Friday after posting four consecutive positive days. And to the south, U.S. s... Read more »

Rare Earth Elements – the new rockstar?

2011/06/29

Welcome to the July edition of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to rare earth elements and the companies listed on t... Read more »

5 Most Interesting Rare Earth Stocks – Part 1

If it weren’t for rare earth elements, a collection of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table that are generally found together in or... Read more »

5 Most Interesting Rare Earth Stocks – Part 2

3. Rare Element Resources Ltd. (TSX:RES) Rare Element Resources is an early pioneer in their sector. The company has a 100% interest in the Bear Lodg... Read more »

Valuation of Rare Earth Stocks

From the research report entitled “Rare Earth – Our Top Picks” by analyst Luisa Moreno at Jacob Securities Inc. The rare earth sect... Read more »

Rare Earths under Chinese Control

China mines REEs from bastnasite ore in the provinces of Gansu and Sichuan. In Inner Mongolia REEs are obtained as a by-product from iron making. HREE... Read more »

B2Gold Mine Flooding

2011/06/21

Gold equities have climbed an astonishing 1,400% since their 2000 lows while the S&P 500 has declined 11%. However, 2011 has not been a good year ... Read more »

Should investors think Zinc?

2011/06/17

On Wednesday, Breakwater Resources (TSX: BWR) agreed to a $663 million takeover from Nyrstar which marks the second takeover of a TSX listed zinc mine... Read more »

Is it time for a uranium sector rebound?

2011/06/14

After the worst 3 month period for uranium miners since the ‘great recession’ is it finally time for a sector rebound? Last week, China ... Read more »