Why should investors care about Alkali Metals?

2011/03/30

Welcome to the April edition of the Highgrade Review. This month's issue is completely dedicated to two Alkali Metals, known in the investment communi... Read more »

Five Lithium Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 1

Read the word lithium and it’s likely not too long before you are reading the word battery. Jon Hykawy, lithium analyst for Byron Capital Markets ec... Read more »

Five Potash Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 1

Unlike lithium, potash is not scarce. The resource, however, is concentrated in a few privileged places on the globe, such as Canada, Russia and Belar... Read more »

Five Lithium Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 2

3. Talison Lithium (TSX:TLH) With a market capitalization near half a billion dollars, Talison Lithium (Stock Profile – TSX:TLH & OTC:TLTHF)... Read more »

Five Potash Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 2

3. IC Potash (TSXV:ICP) All Potash is not created equal. The most common form, called Muriate of Potash, or MOP, accounts for about 95% of all potash ... Read more »

Platinum; rare, expensive and green

2011/03/28

Platinum, among the rarest and costliest of metals, is also one of the most green. Platinum is so rare that all of the metal ever mined would fill a r... Read more »

Can Barrick and the price of gold outpace inflation?

2011/03/21

These days, mining companies worldwide are getting hit by soaring costs. The price of raw materials, energy and labour have all experienced steep and ... Read more »

Great Panther Silver a picture of success

2011/03/16

A pretty picture. That’s what Vancouver’s Great Panther Silver (TSX:GPR), which today reported record earnings and revenue for fiscal 2010... Read more »

What will demand for Cameco’s uranium look like, post Japan?

Shares of Saskatchewan’s Cameco (TSX:CCO), the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company were, predictably, walloped after the Senda... Read more »

Mining heats up in the Afar potash region

2011/03/12

The Danakil Depression is a geological depression in the Horn of Africa that includes three areas: the Afar Triple Junction; part of the Great Rif... Read more »

Greystar, Ventana part of changing Colombian mining landscape

2011/03/10

Colombia may not be as well known for mining as some of its more established neighbors in South America such as Chile and Peru, but recently, two TSX ... Read more »

Ucore: What’s in a name?

2011/03/09

What’s in a name? A lot, apparently. When Ucore Uranium last summer changed its name to Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV:UCU) shares of the company were ... Read more »

Crunch Time for Century Mining

2011/03/08

When Century Mining, (TSXV: CMM) early last April, announced a final release agreement to eliminate royalties and future payments associated with thei... Read more »

International Northair shines as silver rises

2011/03/07

The tortoise and the hare. There’s no doubt which is which when you’re talking about gold and silver, but the slow steady rise of silver h... Read more »

Great Western Minerals on top of Rare Opportunity

2011/03/06

A cell phone the size of a shoe. A laptop that weighs more than a truck tire. If it weren’t for rare earth metals, a collection of seventeen che... Read more »

Passport joins the Potash party

2011/03/05

Food, these days, is headline news. The 2007 Mexican tortilla riots, which came after a sudden and sharp rise in the price of corn, seemed an isolated... Read more »

Patience pays off for Copper Fox investors

2011/03/04

Copper Fox (TSXV:CUU) investors are use to playing the waiting game, but the company’s management just might be experts. Copper Fox listed on th... Read more »

Gold and the Ides of March

2011/03/02

Can the price of gold keep rising? Talk to gold bugs and they will tell you key drivers such as political instability and inflation are bigger issues ... Read more »

5 Gold Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 1

Canadian listed gold mining and exploration companies are enjoying an unprecedented funding environment. Investors, consequently, are anticipating ... Read more »

5 Gold Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 2

3. Centamin Egypt Ltd. (TSX: CEE) When the world changes, the market changes. While financial concerns naturally take a backseat to those concerning h... Read more »