10 Base Metal Stocks to Watch in 2011 – Part 3

2011/05/01

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 »

Romarco looks to modernize operations at historic South Carolina mine

For more than two years, the rise of Romarco Minerals (TSX:R) has been nothing less than remarkable. As late as October, 2008 shares of the Toronto ba... Read more »

Is the price of cocoa a barometer of mining risk in the Ivory Coast?

2011/04/02

In what has become a near daily occurrence, civil unrest erupted in another developing African nation today. The Ivory Coast is in the news once aga... Read more »

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 »