North American oil and gas companies experienced a severe correction this summer, following a run-up through the first half of the year.

Speaking towards the overall market Rick noted that, “The market itself is very healthy. You are seeing a transition…a transition that doesn’t suggest, but rather screams that [junior resource issues are] under accumulation—which is a very, very bullish sign.”

A few weeks ago, we heard from Pierre Lassonde of Franco-Nevada on the power of the royalty business model. Just recently, I spoke with another ‘superstar’ of the natural resource industry -- Frank Giustra.

In a recent call with Eric Sprott, founder of Sprott Inc., he said he was still buying physical gold -and planned to keep buying it for as long as he could.

After reaching a six-year low in its price and recent industry cutbacks to production, metallurgical coal is showing classic signs of a resource that is ready for a cyclical uptrend.

Attractive way to take advantage of a recovery in natural resources.

Ian Gordon created Longwave Analytics, which studies the Longwave principle, by which economies obey long-term cyclical trends of expansion and contraction.

This is one of the greatest wealth transfers in history.

Timing not always as important as it seems.

"Speculators need to be cognizant of the fact that 50 or 60 percent of the companies in the junior resource sector are non-viable."

The mining industry can’t give guarantees just as airlines can’t.

Three big drivers.