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America’s infrastructure shortfall could be an investor’s best friend

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases its report card on the condition of America’s infrastructure, and for the second time since 2013, our nation’s roads, bridges, waterways, airports and more scored a barely-passing D+.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | March 16, 2017 | 12:05 pm

Curb your copper price enthusiasm – report

"The run-up in base metal prices, particularly after the US Presidential election, may be getting ahead of fundamentals."

Frik Els | January 19, 2017 | 11:28 am

EPA won’t pay mine spill claims

The US Environmental Protection Agency won’t pay the $1.2 billion in claims filed by local governments, farmers, ranchers, tribes, and river-running raft companies.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 15, 2017 | 8:49 am

‘Trump effect’ on resurgent Iranian mining sector close to none — analysts

Any re-instatement of sanctions will, if at all, pose minimal additional hurdles to new investors, BMI Research says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 4:15 am

CHART: How every commodity performed in 2016

It was an up and down year for commodities, but things ultimately finished in the black.

Visual Capitalist | January 8, 2017 | 2:50 pm

EPA says Colorado mine spill equivalent to 4 to 7 days of ongoing acid drainage

In a final report, the agency acknowledges that concentrations of some metals at the Animas river following the spill were higher than historical mine drainage.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2017 | 11:12 am