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Silver Poised to Surge

Adam Hamilton Mar 20, 2015 Silver is scraping major support again, after a rough couple months where speculators left it for dead. But today’s brutal lows and extreme universal bearishness are the perfect breeding ground for silver’s next big rally. Investors are very underexposed, while speculators have big short positions that will have to be […]

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How Healthier Food Boosts Margins for Ag Companies and Investors: AltaCorp’s John Chu

The Energy Report: How have the collapses in the prices of oil and natural gas affected the fertilizer sector? John Chu: Natural gas is an important feedstock for nitrogen-based fertilizers—up to 50% of the production cost. This means higher margins. Fuel and lubrication-related costs account for 10–12% of farmers’ operating expenses. Lower fuel prices result

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Canadian Mining Readies for Zeolite Production

Press Release: March 16th, 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadian Mining Company Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX.V:CNG) is committed to becoming the largest producer and processor of natural zeolite and zeolitic products in Canada for national and international markets. The Company is pleased to report it has completed an updated 5 year mine plan for its Zeo-tech

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Why Hallgarten’s Chris Ecclestone Is Staying Long in the Mining Sector

The Gold Report: In the December 2014 edition of the Hallgarten & Co. Model Mining Portfolio, you outlined some reasons for investors to be cheerful. Please share some. Chris Ecclestone: The first is the oil price. The mining space has been afflicted with capital and operating expenditure inflation for 10 years. One of the most

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Will Warren Buffett Really Let This Deep Value Slip By?

Will Warren Buffett Really Let This Deep Value Slip By? By Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst Right now, even the staunchest gold investors are weary of the years-long drubbing the gold price has taken since its $1,921 peak in August 2011. Whether the frustrating experience is the work of a market-rigging conspiracy, government manipulation

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