In my day job as a geologist, I’ve been fortunate to be involved with a number of resource... Read More

In my day job as a geologist, I’ve been fortunate to be involved with a number of resource ventures over the years. I spend a lot of time in the wilderness looking for big mineral deposits and... Read More

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil closed above $50 a barrel for the first time in seven... Read More

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil closed above $50 a barrel for the first time in seven months on June 7. Price movements have created a deep “V” shape over the past year.... Read More

Earlier this week, news hit the wires that billionaire fund manager Georg Soros unloaded 37% of his... Read More

Earlier this week, news hit the wires that billionaire fund manager Georg Soros unloaded 37% of his stock investments in favor of gold… #-ad_banner-#And not just one gold investment, but two... Read More

We got some major news in the metals space last recently. Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) just... Read More

We got some major news in the metals space last recently. Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) just gave the OK for one of the first large-scale mining investments in years: a $5.3 billion development... Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 18,000 last week. The S&P 500, meanwhile, is up... Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 18,000 last week. The S&P 500, meanwhile, is up more than 200% since the financial crisis. Both broad indices are trading above their historical... Read More

      There was the time in the jungle of Colombia where I turned around from... Read More

      There was the time in the jungle of Colombia where I turned around from examining a rock outcrop only to find a squadron of men in camouflage emerged from the trees, pointing... Read More

Anyone following the market via their broker’s recommendations would understandably not think... Read More

Anyone following the market via their broker’s recommendations would understandably not think very highly of energy stocks. Fortunately, we have charts to follow what the market, not the... Read More

The latest rumor around the global water cooler that Russia and OPEC-leader Saudi Arabia have... Read More

The latest rumor around the global water cooler that Russia and OPEC-leader Saudi Arabia have agreed to freeze oil production at January or February levels has been dispelled… for now. The OPEC... Read More

People have been expecting a boom in renewable energy for years — but now it might finally be... Read More

People have been expecting a boom in renewable energy for years — but now it might finally be happening. Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the United Nations New Energy Program reported in March... Read More

Once heralded as the bridge to an oil-free energy future, natural gas seems to have been relegated... Read More

Once heralded as the bridge to an oil-free energy future, natural gas seems to have been relegated to stepchild status in the hierarchy of carbon fuels. Why? It’s cheap, clean, efficient and... Read More