Commentary: FX hedging is vital to managing risk in 2014
Although we have only just ventured into 2014, already it’s clear the financial market landscape is set to deviate tremendously from the conditions we became accustomed to last year.
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Capstone misses but analysts remain upbeat
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) may have missed on earnings, but its operations are performing well, and it expects good things to come from its recently acquired Pinto Valley copper–moly mine in Arizona.
Verde Potash scores major funding from Brazilian government
VANCOUVER — It has been just over five years since Verde Potash (TSX: NPK; US-OTC: AMHPF) staked its Cerrado Verde potash project in western Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the goal of meeting the country’s growing fertilizer demand. And…
Japan sees reactors in future, uranium investors rejoice
It didn’t come as a total surprise, but the Japanese government’s pronouncement that nuclear reactors will be part of its future offered uranium miners and investors alike the shot in the arm that has been so long overdue.
Colombian Mines buoyed by assets
VANCOUVER — Colombian Mines (TSXV: CMJ; US-OTC: CMBPF) has remained active on the exploration front through a hybrid strategy of project generation and organic discovery.
Southwest Athabasca heating up thanks to NexGen, Fission
VANCOUVER — Two companies with neighbouring uranium properties released stellar drill results on the same day, stoking further excitement that the long-overlooked southwest edge of the Athabasca basin hosts significant uranium at shallow…
Editorial: Gold hops back into the saddle
Gold prices are showing renewed vigour as March begins, with spot prices rising to four-month highs above US$1,340 per oz. at press time, building on the Valentine’s Day crossing of the US$1,300 threshold.
What’s a better store of wealth: Bitcoin or gold?
There’s been a lot of talk about the new currency on the block: the bitcoin.
John Kaiser: The bull is back
It used to be that retail investors attending investment shows like the recent Vancouver Resource Investment Conference would go out and actually buy the stocks their favourite speakers touted, says John Kaiser, the editor of Kaiser Research…
Sierra Metals goes old school at Cusi
CHIHUAHUA STATE, MEXICO — The green foothills an hour west of the city of Chihuahua are peaceful now. There is nothing in the gaze of a lingering llama that would tip a visitor off to the blood spilled here roughly a hundred years ago.
Seabridge tallies ‘monster’ resource at Deep Kerr
Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony were called “garbage collectors” when they started buying up uneconomic projects from the majors 15 years ago at US$260 per oz. gold. But their faith in higher gold prices kept them going and one of the…
Low commodity prices bite into Teck’s bottom line
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) saw its adjusted fourth-quarter and full-year profit both fall 44.5%, as lower commodity prices overshadowed strong production.