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  • The Amazing “Dr. Copper” and his Theory

    By Jeff Stouffer - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: FM, COPX, TRQ

    One of the simplest gauges to observe and measure the global economy is based on the price of copper. Copper is in abundance and has multiple industrial applications worldwide. All that is considered is the supply and demand of copper. When demand rises, so does the price because of the increased use in new infrastructure. This concept has the nickname of Dr. Copper.

    Even with the S&P 500 and more »

  • Huge Value Play in this Stock

    By Piyush Arora - October 18, 2012 | Tickers: BHP, NEM, RIO, TRQ

    Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) is involved in the exploration, development, and production of various minerals and metals like aluminum, diamonds, copper, and iron ore. On a global scale, the company is the second largest iron ore producer, and the lowest cost iron ore miner. Rio Tinto recently reported that it mined a record amount of iron ore in September, and that it would be ramping up its production levels by more »

  • Commodity Boom Coming to Mongolia

    By Peter Pham - September 13, 2012 | Tickers: PTR, RIO, GLD, TRQ

    According to the Asian market experts, Mongolia is going to be a major future supplier of commodities from coal through gold to copper – and maybe even crude oil, with a subsidiary of PetroChina (NYSE: PTR) and others developing deposits in the Eastern Gobi Desert. Mongolia has extensive mineral deposits: copper, coal, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, and gold account for a large part of industrial production.  However, copper, gold, and coal more »

  • Insiders Are Buying This Mining Company

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - August 31, 2012 | Tickers: CCJ, FCX, MCP, SWC, TRQ

    We have seen a number of insider purchases at Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) recently (see insider purchases at Molycorp). The largest of these, a purchase of 2.5 million shares by director Ross Bhappu’s Resource Capital at an average price of $10/share, represents a substantial amount of confidence from a major holder of the stock (Resource Capital has been a large private investor in Molycorp for some time). The more »

  • Mega Mining Mergers

    By Arthur Pinkasovitch - February 7, 2012 | Tickers: BHP, FCX, RIO, VAL, TRQ

    Mergers in the metals and mining industry have been rapidly increasing over the last 12 years; in 2000 there were approximately 390 M&A transactions in this area, jumping to 565 in 2005 and breaking 1000 in 2011. With current commodity prices high and stock prices low, the environment is ripe for this trend in M&A activity to continue. The proposed megadeal between Swiss Glencore International and UK based more »

  • A BRIC Wall? Exploring Alternatives in International Investing

    By Robert Coleman - January 12, 2012 | Tickers: GXG, EZA, AFK, RIO, TRQ

    As confidence in the eurozone continues to wane, many investors have become reluctant to tie their money up in international assets. Despite the danger of a European recession and the widespread consequences it would bring, however, there is still ample reason to look overseas for your investments. International trade as a fraction of the national economy has tripled over the past 40 years, granting ever easier access to the rapid more »