Sprott still bullish on Silver

2011/05/17

Eric Sprott, founder of Toronto-based investment firm Sprott Asset Management, is generally considered to be of Canada’s best investment manager... Read more »

Gold + Silver + Copper + Zinc = Eritrea

2011/05/15

Eritrea, a funnel shaped country that borders The Red Sea, was, because of its unstable political history, a bit of a mystery to the international min... Read more »

Dogs of the downturn: worst performing TSX 60 miners in May

2011/05/13

Blink and you may have missed it. If the recent downturn in commodities is coming to an end, as some suggest, it was a brief correction. While the rec... Read more »

Is the bubble about to pop for Canadian rare earth stocks?

2011/05/12

Is rare earth metals mania another bubble that is about to pop, or a genuine shift in the supply demand curve? That question is the crux of a heated d... Read more »

Northwest Transmission Line unplugged?

2011/05/10

On May 8th, 2011, just two days after the federal government gave the environmental thumbs-up on the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL), two B.C. Firs... Read more »

Junior abandons “anti-mining” Panama

2011/05/05

On February 11th, Erin Ventures (TSXV:EV), a Victoria based junior miner, reported a mysterious website had surfaced belonging to a company called ... Read more »

Base Metals 101

2011/05/01

Welcome to the May edition of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to base metals: copper, iron, nickel, lead, and zinc.... Read more »

10 Base Metal Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 1

Base metal mining companies have, for many years, operated in the shadows of precious metal miners. But with increasing demand from China and develop... Read more »

10 Base Metal Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 2

3. Mirabela Nickel Ltd. (TSX:MNB) By the end of 2008 Nickel prices had fallen by 80% from their May 2007 high of just over (US) $52,000 per tonne. In ... Read more »

10 Base Metal Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 3

Iron is the most commonly used of all metals and accounts for the majority (est. 95%) of the world’s total annual metal production. China conti... Read more »

10 Base Metal Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 4

8. Invernia Inc. (TSX:IVW) April showers do not always bring May flowers. On April 5th, 2011 Ivernia’s shares were halted and the company announced ... Read more »

Copper M&A Mania – who’s next?

2011/04/28

Copper record highs means the base metal is making headlines most every day; merger and acquisition mania is now in full flight. MiningFeeds.com take... Read more »

Thermal coal gaining steam

2011/04/24

Thermal coal is gaining steam. When thermal, which is the cheapest and most common type of coal, is burned its steam powers turbines that generate ... Read more »

Quadra FNX celebrates a Sudbury Tuesday Night

2011/04/20

In the mining circles of Sudbury, Ontario it takes a lot to raise an eyebrow. The resource business has been ingrained in the town for a long time. Lo... Read more »

Teck surges on strong earnings from metallurgical coal

2011/04/19

After the market closed yesterday, Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) released its Q1 2011 financial results. The rosy report included earnings of $461-milli... Read more »

Peru election concerns affect miners

2011/04/15

Ollanta Humala is not a name that many outside of South America are familiar with. In 2006, however, the Peruvian Nationalist actually won the first ... Read more »

Gold juniors flying high in 2011

2011/04/12

With the TSX composite index down almost 500 points in two trading days investors are back on the fence waiting for, what some say, could be a long ov... Read more »

Avalon Rare Metals hits 52 week high

2011/04/07

On December 21st, 2010,  Avalon announced it would list on the NYSE Amex exchange. The company’s shares rose more than 20 percent after the a... Read more »

Uranium One lags peers in sector recovery

2011/04/06

The Japanese disaster, now approaching its one month anniversary, continues to be the only topic of discussion for investors in uranium stocks. The sp... Read more »

Encanto Potash: indigenous to Saskatchewan

2011/04/05

Encanto President & CEO Jim Walchuck and Muskowekwan Chief Reg Bellerose in joint development of Saskatchewan potash. After a brief pause, the pri... Read more »